Not So Fast—CEA Asks FCC to Reconsider Charter Waiver
By | May 21, 2013
While the industry closely watched Charter’s request and eventual grant last month of a 2-year waiver of the FCC’s set-top integration ban, the saga isn’t quite over. CEA wants the Commission to review the Media Bureau’s order, arguing that the agency exceeded its authority when it let the MSO stop providing CableCARDs under certain conditions in the postwaiver period without seeking public comment. Here is CEA’s argument and details on Charter’s waiver.
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