The Computer & Communications Industry Association doesn’t want...
The Computer & Communications Industry Association doesn’t want Congress to include a provision killing the set-top box integration ban in the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act legislation, as it has in the current HR-4572 version of the legislation that…
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cleared the House Commerce Committee in a unanimous voice vote last week (CD May 9 p11). CCIA launched ConsumerTVChoice.net Monday to campaign on the issue and encourage people to write to Congress opposing the provision. TiVo, a CCIA member, has long opposed such provisions. The website “is to help consumers understand that ability to choose is at risk in Congress right now so they can make their views known before it’s too late,” wrote CCIA Policy Counsel Ali Sternburg in a blog post (http://bit.ly/1nAKZlP). The website said the STELA provision “would gut your ability to choose a retail alternative to your cable supplied” set-top box. NCTA has repeatedly backed the provision. STELA expires at the end of the year unless Congress reauthorizes it, and stakeholders have lobbied on including various changes in the must-pass vehicle in recent months.