Cable Modem Issues Should Be Considered Separately From Set-Tops, Zoom Says
The FCC should act promptly on cable modem billing and marketing issues that were a small part of the commission’s open set-top box proceeding, Zoom Telephonics said in a letter posted in docket 16-42 Friday. Chairman Ajit Pai was asked…
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to close the set-top proceeding by legislators overseeing the agency (see 1701250079). Zoom didn’t take a position on closing the proceeding, but said the cable modem issues would remain were the proceeding to be closed, and those issues should be considered separately from the larger set-top issue. “Prompt resolution of them will contribute to maintaining what i[s] currently a robust retail market for cable modems, and will remove uncertainty for consumers, cable operators and equipment manufacturers,” Zoom said.