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FCC changes CableCARD rules
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http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/14/the-fcc-changes-the-cablecard-rules-but-not-dramatically/
They have 12 months to put it in place.
changes, which include:
- CableCARD fees have to be the same for everyone, no matter which package you have.
- If your cable company allows any self installs, they must allow CableCARD self-installs.
- Cable companies must support SDV for CableCARD users -- this was implied before, now it is black and white.
- By default, all new deployments must be M-Cards (unless you actually request a S-Card).
- Cable companies can include an IP interface in set-top-boxes leui of a 1394 port.
- One way HD boxes without CableCARDs are no longer forbidden and they don't require IP interfaces.