FCC Web Documents citing 76.1205

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  • will review complaints carefully to determine if cable systems comply with the rules. What are cable operators required to do? Beginning August 8, 2011, cable operators must: Provide accurate information about the capability of retail CableCARD-compatible devices. Cable operators must not mislead their customers regarding the ability of retail CableCARD-compatible devices to tune switched digital channels. See 47 C.F.R. � 76.1205(c). Discount packaged services for subscribers who do not rent devices. Cable operators must reduce the price of programming packages that include set-top box rentals by the cost of the set-top box rental for customers who use retail devices. See 47 C.F.R. � 76.1205(b)(5). Price CableCARDs uniformly and disclose fees prominently. Cable operators must price CableCARD rental fees uniformly across a
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  • Competition and Broadband Reporting, 15 FCC Rcd 7717, 7760 (2000). Supplement to Request at 3. The Data Over Cable System Interface Specification (DOCSIS) specifies that the spectrum on the system from 5 to 42 MHz be set aside for cable modem upstream. ANSI/SCTE 21-1 2002, Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specification, DOCSIS 1.0 Radio Frequency Interface (RFI) at 9. 47 C.F.R. � 76.1205. Request at 2. Federal Communications Commission DA 04-1982 Federal Communications Commission DA 04-1982 �@��� W X Z ] r  � hY hY hY hY hY hY F bJ cJ dJ eJ fJ gJ hJ iJ jJ kJ lJ mJ nJ oJ pJ qJ rJ sJ tJ uJ vJ wJ xJ yJ zJ {J |J }J ~J J �J �J
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  • Competition and Broadband Reporting, 15 FCC Rcd 7717, 7760 (2000). Supplement to Request at 1. The Data Over Cable System Interface Specification (DOCSIS) specifies that the spectrum on the system from 5 to 42 MHz be set aside for cable modem upstream. ANSI/SCTE 21-1 2002, Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specification, DOCSIS 1.0 Radio Frequency Interface (RFI) at 9. 47 C.F.R. � 76.1205. Id. � 76.1709. Request at 3. Request at 3. Id. at 4. (...continued from previous page) (continued....) Federal Communications Commission DA 04-1983 Federal Communications Commission DA 04-1983 �@��� s t v y � � � hY hY hY hY hY hY hY F 0 �J �J ...J �J �J �J �J �J �J �J �J �J �J �J `J 'J
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  • 51 (D.C. Cir. 1981). Local Competition and Broadband Reporting, 15 FCC Rcd 7717, 7760 (2000). The Data Over Cable System Interface Specification (DOCSIS) specifies that the spectrum on the system from 5 to 42 MHz be set aside for cable modem upstream. ANSI/SCTE 21-1 2002, Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specification, DOCSIS 1.0 Radio Frequency Interface (RFI) at 9. 47 C.F.R. � 76.1205. Request at 2. Id. at 3. (...continued from previous page) (continued....) Federal Communications Commission DA 04-1984 Federal Communications Commission DA 04-1984 �@��� G H J M b o � hY hY hY hY hY hY F � & 1 �& �& �& �& �& �& �& �& �J (c)J �J "J �J �J (R)J �J �J �J �J �J �J
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  • 76.640(b)(4)(iii), which requires cable operators to include a home networking output on high-definition set-top boxes (except for unidirectional, non-recording set-top boxes), has an effective date of December 1, 2012. Second, and only with respect to operators that did not previously offer self install for leased boxes or cable modems and needed time to establish the necessary customer support infrastructure, Section 76.1205(b)(1)'s requirement that cable operators provide the means to allow subscribers to self-install CableCARDs becomes effective on November 1, 2011. For more information contact Brendan Murray, Media Bureau, Policy Division, at (202) 418-1573. Press inquiries should be directed to Janice Wise, (202) 418-8165. TTY: (202) 418-7172 or (888) 835-5322. - FCC - See Implementation of Section 304 of the Telecommunications Act
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  • will review complaints carefully to determine if cable systems comply with the rules. What are cable operators required to do? Beginning August 8, 2011, cable operators must: Provide accurate information about the capability of retail CableCARD-compatible devices. Cable operators must not mislead their customers regarding the ability of retail CableCARD-compatible devices to tune switched digital channels. See 47 C.F.R. � 76.1205(c). Discount packaged services for subscribers who do not rent devices. Cable operators must reduce the price of programming packages that include set-top box rentals by the cost of the set-top box rental for customers who use retail devices. See 47 C.F.R. � 76.1205(b)(5). Price CableCARDs uniformly and disclose fees prominently. Cable operators must price CableCARD rental fees uniformly across a
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  • Comments at 24-26; SBC Reply Comments at 2. 47 C.F.R. � 76.1200 et seq. See Navigation Devices Order, 13 FCC Rcd at 14776 � 2. 47 U.S.C. � 549. Section 629 was adopted as part of the 1996 Act. 47 U.S.C. � 549(a). See Navigation Devices Order, 13 FCC Rcd at 14778, 14787 �� 8, 34; see 47 C.F.R. � 76.1205. See 47 C.F.R. �� 76.1201, 76.1202. Navigation Devices Order, 13 FCC Rcd at 14775, 14776 � 2. The House Report stated that [C]ompetition in the manufacturing and distribution of consumer devices has always led to innovation, lower prices and higher quality. Clearly, consumers will benefit from having more choices among telecommunications subscription services arriving by various distribution services. H.R. Rep.
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  • recording functionality; or (ii) to a multichannel video programming distributor that supports the active use by subscribers of navigation devices that: (A) operate throughout the continental United States, and (B) are available from retail outlets and other vendors throughout the United States that are not affiliated with the owner or operator of the multichannel video programming system. 2. Amend � 76.1205 to read as follows: � 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 Section 76.1204(a)(1) must: (1) provide the
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  • recording functionality; or (ii) to a multichannel video programming distributor that supports the active use by subscribers of navigation devices that: (A) operate throughout the continental United States, and (B) are available from retail outlets and other vendors throughout the United States that are not affiliated with the owner or operator of the multichannel video programming system. 2. Amend � 76.1205 to read as follows: � 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 Section 76.1204(a)(1) must: (1) include the
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  • service, and enjoy it immediately, without waiting for a service appointment to install or reactivate a drop.''). Likewise, beginning November 1, 2011, our rules will require all cable operators to allow self-installation of CableCARDs in devices provided that the device manufacturer or vendor includes appropriate installation instructions, and a manned toll-free telephone number to answer installation questions. 47 C.F.R. � 76.1205(b)(1). See, e.g., CEA Comments, MB Docket No. 09-168, at 1-3 (filed Oct. 22, 2009); EFF Reply, MB Docket No. 09-168, at 2 (filed Nov. 7, 2009); Elgato Comments, MB Docket No. 09-168, at 2 (filed Oct. 15, 2009); Vincent E. Fasano Comments, MB Docket No. 09-168 (filed Oct. 5, 2009); Michael Mahan Comments, MB Docket No. 09-168 (filed Oct. 2,
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  • and 629 of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C �� 151, 154(i) and (j), 303, 403, 521, 544a and 549, and Section 1.108 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. � 1.108, that the Commission's rules ARE HEREBY AMENDED as set forth in Appendix A, and shall become effective 30 days after publication in the Federal Register, except for Section 76.1205(b)(5), which contains information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act. Section 76.1205(b)(5) shall become effective immediately upon announcement in the Federal Register of OMB approval. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference Information Center, SHALL SEND a copy of this Order on Reconsideration, including the Final Regulatory Flexibility Certification, to the Chief Counsel
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  • interactive features, which are not made available by DTAs. See Cable One Waiver, 24 FCC Rcd at 7887, �� 13-14. Nevertheless, to the extent such advanced two-way boxes are offered below the cost reasonably allocable to such box, we remind operators of their obligations to offer a comparable discount to CableCARD customers on the same service plan. 47 C.F.R. � 76.1205(b)(5)(ii)(B)(2). (visited May 3, 2012). TWC Ex Parte (dated May 7, 2012) at 1. Bright House Ex Parte (dated May 14, 2012) at 1. We note that, to the extent a cable operator of a hybrid system elects to cease down-converting a must-carry signal and instead chooses to provide analog customers the necessary digital equipment to view such signal, such equipment
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  • as the commercial market develops as a source for navigation devices and will aid consumers seeking to buy their own navigation devices. Accordingly, we will require that MVPDs provide to the requesting party the technical information concerning interface parameters necessary for a navigation device to operate with the services delivered by the MVPD's system. This rule is found in Section 76.1205. As discussed below, we will not replicate the more Federal Communications Commission FCC 98-116 57See 47 C.F.R. � 68.500. 58 In many cases, MVPDs are already using a standard connector and thus in the cable television Inside Wiring Proceeding, we noted that the type of connector used had become the de facto connector for services delivered via coaxial cable and
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  • Comments at 24-26; SBC Reply Comments at 2. 47 C.F.R. � 76.1200 et seq. See Navigation Devices Order, 13 FCC Rcd at 14776 � 2. 47 U.S.C. � 549. Section 629 was adopted as part of the 1996 Act. 47 U.S.C. � 549(a). See Navigation Devices Order, 13 FCC Rcd at 14778, 14787 �� 8, 34; see 47 C.F.R. � 76.1205. See 47 C.F.R. �� 76.1201, 76.1202. Navigation Devices Order, 13 FCC Rcd at 14775, 14776 � 2. The House Report stated that [C]ompetition in the manufacturing and distribution of consumer devices has always led to innovation, lower prices and higher quality. Clearly, consumers will benefit from having more choices among telecommunications subscription services arriving by various distribution services. H.R. Rep.
• http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/Public_Notices/DA-11-1373A1.html
  • review complaints carefully to determine if cable systems comply with the rules. What are cable operators required to do? Beginning August 8, 2011, cable operators must: * Provide accurate information about the capability of retail CableCARD-compatible devices. Cable operators must not mislead their customers regarding the ability of retail CableCARD-compatible devices to tune switched digital channels. See 47 C.F.R. S: 76.1205(c). * Discount packaged services for subscribers who do not rent devices. Cable operators must reduce the price of programming packages that include set-top box rentals by the cost of the set-top box rental for customers who use retail devices. See 47 C.F.R. S: 76.1205(b)(5). * Price CableCARDs uniformly and disclose fees prominently. Cable operators must price CableCARD rental fees uniformly
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  • as the commercial market develops as a source for navigation devices and will aid consumers seeking to buy their own navigation devices. Accordingly, we will require that MVPDs provide to the requesting party the technical information concerning interface parameters necessary for a navigation device to operate with the services delivered by the MVPD's system. This rule is found in Section 76.1205. As discussed below, we will not replicate the more Federal Communications Commission FCC 98-116 57See 47 C.F.R. � 68.500. 58 In many cases, MVPDs are already using a standard connector and thus in the cable television Inside Wiring Proceeding, we noted that the type of connector used had become the de facto connector for services delivered via coaxial cable and
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  • Comments at 24-26; SBC Reply Comments at 2. 47 C.F.R. � 76.1200 et seq. See Navigation Devices Order, 13 FCC Rcd at 14776 � 2. 47 U.S.C. � 549. Section 629 was adopted as part of the 1996 Act. 47 U.S.C. � 549(a). See Navigation Devices Order, 13 FCC Rcd at 14778, 14787 �� 8, 34; see 47 C.F.R. � 76.1205. See 47 C.F.R. �� 76.1201, 76.1202. Navigation Devices Order, 13 FCC Rcd at 14775, 14776 � 2. The House Report stated that [C]ompetition in the manufacturing and distribution of consumer devices has always led to innovation, lower prices and higher quality. Clearly, consumers will benefit from having more choices among telecommunications subscription services arriving by various distribution services. H.R. Rep.
• http://www.fcc.gov/eb/Public_Notices/DA-11-1373A1.html
  • review complaints carefully to determine if cable systems comply with the rules. What are cable operators required to do? Beginning August 8, 2011, cable operators must: * Provide accurate information about the capability of retail CableCARD-compatible devices. Cable operators must not mislead their customers regarding the ability of retail CableCARD-compatible devices to tune switched digital channels. See 47 C.F.R. S: 76.1205(c). * Discount packaged services for subscribers who do not rent devices. Cable operators must reduce the price of programming packages that include set-top box rentals by the cost of the set-top box rental for customers who use retail devices. See 47 C.F.R. S: 76.1205(b)(5). * Price CableCARDs uniformly and disclose fees prominently. Cable operators must price CableCARD rental fees uniformly
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  • Specific unfair practices prohibited. [147]76.1003 Program access proceedings. [148]76.1004 Applicability of program access rules to common carriers and affiliates. [149]76.100576.1010 [Reserved] Subpart P -- Competitive Availability of Navigation Devices [150]76.1200 Definitions. [151]76.1201 Rights of subscribers to use or attach navigation devices. [152]76.1202 Availability of navigation devices. [153]76.1203 Incidence of harm. [154]76.1204 Availability of equipment performing conditional access or security functions. [155]76.1205 Availability of interface information. [156]76.1206 Equipment sale or lease charge subsidy prohibition. [157]76.1207 Waivers. [158]76.1208 Sunset of regulations. [159]76.1209 Theft of service. [160]76.1210 Effect on other rules. Subpart Q -- Regulation of Carriage Agreements [161]76.1300 Definitions. [162]76.1301 Prohibited practices. [163]76.1302 Carriage agreement proceedings. [164]76.13031305 [Reserved] Subpart R -- Telecommunications Act Implementation [165]76.1400 Purpose. [166]76.1402 CPST rate complaints. [167]76.1404 Use of
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  • access proceedings. � 76.1004 Applicability of program access rules to common carriers and affiliates. �� 76.1005-76.1010 [Reserved] Subpart P-Competitive Availability of Navigation Devices � 76.1200 Definitions. � 76.1201 Rights of subscribers to use or attach navigation devices. � 76.1202 Availability of navigation devices. � 76.1203 Incidence of harm. � 76.1204 Availability of equipment performing conditional access or security functions. � 76.1205 Availability of interface information. � 76.1206 Equipment sale or lease charge subsidy prohibition. � 76.1207 Waivers. � 76.1208 Sunset of regulations. � 76.1209 Theft of service. Page 4of 243 Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: 5/6/2011 http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=a0b1c7045abd9e3f08f6d3233a640e58&rg... � 76.1210 Effect on other rules. Subpart Q-Regulation of Carriage Agreements � 76.1300 Definitions. � 76.1301 Prohibited practices. � 76.1302 Carriage agreement proceedings. ��