Multiple officials urged the FCC to develop standards
Multiple officials urged the FCC to develop standards suitable for digital cable. Montgomery County, Md., receives complaints about digital cable service quality, according to an FCC ex parte filing (http://bit.ly/15TvRVh). The filing described a meeting among NATOA Executive Director Steve…
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Traylor, Montgomery County Office of Cable and Broadband Services Cable and Broadband Administrator Mitsuko Herrera and several members of the FCC Media Bureau. Comcast, RCN and Verizon have switched to digital cable systems in Montgomery County, Herrera said at the meeting, describing the process by which the county deals with complaints. She and another county official recommended the FCC “act expeditiously to adopt updated technical and operational requirements applicable to digital cable systems,” according to the filing. The “lack of digital standards issued by the Commission made it more difficult to resolve technical issues with the cable operators,” Herrera said, noting the county doesn’t have its own standards.