Cable Girds for New Set-Top Rules.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

Multichannel News, June, 2000 by HEARN, TED

WASHINGTON -- The cable industry has until the end of this week to comply with federal rules designed to promote the retail sale of set-top boxes.

The industry is expected to easily meet the July 1 deadline, and only a few operators have alerted the Federal Communications Commission that they will not be able to comply with the regulations.

On the heels of waiver requests filed by AT&T Broadband and Charter Communications Inc. in May, Insight Communications Co. Inc. also asked for a waiver to cover 128,000 basic subscribers and 7,400 digital subscribers.

Insight said a temporary waiver was necessary for the company to complete rebuilds that will add the channel space needed to comply with the rules.

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