ACA Praises TiVo, PK on Set-tops
Proponents of FCC-proposed changes to set-top box rules TiVo and Public Knowledge support an exemption for pay-TV carriers with 1 million or fewer subscribers, the American Cable Association said in a news release Wednesday. “TiVo['s] and Public Knowledge's stance sends…
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a strong signal to the FCC that, if it moves forward with its proposal, relief for smaller [multichannel video programming distributors] is justified.” The FCC should “terminate” the set-top proceeding without creating any new rules, but if set-top regulations change, they should include a carve-out exempting smaller providers, ACA said. It cited Public Knowledge and TiVo comments on the set-top proceeding (see 1604220063).