No Set-Top Waiver, Says Martin

NO SET-TOP WAIVER, SAYS MARTIN
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: Glen Dickson]
At the Consumer Electronics Show, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said that Comcast isn't likely to get a waiver of the FCC's July 2007 deadline for requiring cable companies to separate the security and channel surfing functions of their digital cable boxes: "there are a series of waivers in front of us. We shouldn't just provide a blanket waiver to the whole industry, at this point, to a rule that was adopted in 1998. Comcast is asking for further delay without giving a timetable on downloadable security." Asked about the status of the transition to DTV, which is scheduled to be completed by February 2009, Chairman Martin said, "We'll do everything we can to help them [broadcasters]. Missing the date is not an option."
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