Set-top deal on; FCC next.(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, April, 1999 by McConnell, Bill

Cable industry officials are hoping a deal with consumer electronics companies will spur the FCC to settle a dispute over set-top boxes. In a partial reversal, the Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association and Circuit City Stores have agreed that analog-only equipment should be exempt from new regulations requiring manufacturers to separate the channel-surfing and security functions of set-top boxes.

The deal would meet- halfway-cable demands that all analog equipment be exempt from rules requiring industry engineers to separate the channel-surfing and security functions of set-top boxes. Cable companies also want hybrid boxes with both analog and digital capability to be exempted, but CEMA and Circuit City refused to go that far. Such an...

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