Goto Section: 76.1204 | 76.1206 | Table of Contents
FCC 76.1205
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 |
2016
§ 76.1205 CableCARD support.
(a) Technical information concerning interface parameters that are needed to
permit navigation devices to operate with multichannel video programming
systems shall be provided by the system operator upon request in a timely
manner.
(b) A multichannel video programming provider that is subject to the
requirements of § 76.1204(a)(1) must:
(1) Provide the means to allow subscribers to self-install the CableCARD in
a CableCARD-reliant device purchased at retail and inform a subscriber of
this option when the subscriber requests a CableCARD. This requirement shall
be effective August 1, 2011, if the MVPD allows its subscribers to
self-install any cable modems or operator-leased set-top boxes and November
1, 2011 if the MVPD does not allow its subscribers to self-install any cable
modems or operator-leased set-top boxes;
(i) This requirement shall not apply to cases in which neither the
manufacturer nor the vendor of the CableCARD-reliant device furnishes to
purchasers appropriate instructions for self-installation of a CableCARD,
and a manned toll-free telephone number to answer consumer questions
regarding CableCARD installation but only for so long as such instructions
are not furnished and the call center is not offered;
(ii) [Reserved]
(2) Effective August 1, 2011, provide multi-stream CableCARDs to
subscribers, unless the subscriber requests a single-stream CableCARD;
(3) With respect to professional installations, ensure that the technician
arrives with no fewer than the number of CableCARDS requested by the
customer and ensure that all CableCARDs delivered to customers are in good
working condition and compatible with the customer's device;
(4) Effective August 1, 2011, provide, through the use of a commonly used
interface and published specifications for communication, CableCARD-reliant,
firmware-upgradable navigation devices the ability to tune simultaneously as
many switched-digital channels as the greatest number of streams supported
by any set-top box provided by the cable operator, or four simultaneous
channels, whichever is greater;
(5) Separately disclose to consumers in a conspicuous manner with written
information provided to customers in accordance with § 76.1602, with written
or oral information at consumer request, and on Web sites or billing
inserts;
(i) Any assessed fees for the rental of single and additional CableCARDs and
the rental of operator-supplied navigation devices; and,
(ii) If such provider includes equipment in the price of a bundled offer of
one or more services, the fees reasonably allocable to:
(A) The rental of single and additional CableCARDs; and
(B) The rental of operator-supplied navigation devices.
(1) CableCARD rental fees shall be priced uniformly throughout a cable
system by such provider without regard to the intended use in
operator-supplied or consumer-owned equipment. No service fee shall be
imposed on a subscriber for support of a subscriber-provided device that is
not assessed on subscriber use of an operator-provided device.
(2) For any bundled offer combining service and an operator-supplied
navigation device into a single fee, including any bundled offer providing a
discount for the purchase of multiple services, such provider shall make
such offer available without discrimination to any customer that owns a
navigation device, and, to the extent the customer uses such navigation
device in lieu of the operator-supplied equipment included in that bundled
offer, shall further offer such customer a discount from such offer equal to
an amount not less than the monthly rental fee reasonably allocable to the
lease of the operator-supplied navigation device included with that offer.
For purposes of this section, in determining what is “reasonably
allocable,” the Commission will consider in its evaluation whether the
allocation is consistent with one or more of the following factors:
(i) An allocation determination approved by a local, state, or Federal
government entity;
(ii) The monthly lease fee as stated on the cable system rate card for the
navigation device when offered by the cable operator separately from a
bundled offer; and
(iii) The actual cost of the navigation device amortized over a period of no
more than 60 months.
(c) A cable operator shall not provide misleading information regarding the
ability of navigation devices to access switched digital channels.
[ 76 FR 40279 , July 8, 2011]
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Goto Section: 76.1204 | 76.1206
Goto Year: 2014 |
2016
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