DTV News for 1-12-2007

[Lee Wood]

DTV News for 1-12-2007
767 Days Until the Scheduled End of Analog Television Broadcasting


FCC denies Comcast set-top waiver request
U.S. regulators have denied a request by Comcast Corp. to continue to require its subscribers use its own television set-top boxes, in an effort to allow consumers choice over how they receive TV services.
(Reuters / Yahoo News)
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlene ... stryNews-2
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070111/med ... ecard_dc_1

FCC denies Comcast request; "integration ban" coming in July
The FCC Media Bureau yesterday put the kibosh on Comcast's request to ditch the "integration ban" that goes into effect on July 1, 2007.
(Ars Technica)
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070111-8599.html

Set-Top Order Distresses Small Ops
The Federal Communications Commission