CEA put a positive spin on a Nov. 27 letter sent to FCC Chmn. Mar...
CEA put a positive spin on a Nov. 27 letter sent to FCC Chmn. Martin by House and Senate Commerce Committee Republican leaders that said forcing costly deployment of “outdated technology” in CableCARDs is “not good public policy” (CD…
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Nov 29 p11). The letter -- signed by Senate Commerce Committee Chmn. Stevens (R-Alaska), House Commerce Committee Chmn. Barton (R-Tex.) and House Telecom Subcommittee Chmn. Upton (R-Mich.) -- backs “a solution that we proposed to the FCC and cable several weeks ago” to hasten 2-way plug & play to market with OCAP as an option, not a requirement, CEA said. CEA again urged cable to remove NDA curbs from downloadable security “so that we all can have a thorough and open discussion about this in plain public view… We are pleased to see that Chairmen Stevens, Barton, and Upton agree with us.”