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CableCARD

According to the agreement, by July 2004, digital cable operators

are to provide a CableCARD to subscribers that request one.

Motorola is already testing their CableCARD with most set

manufacturers and have enough CARDS for the starting, and

operators have few as well.

For operators to been able to work with CableCARDs they have t

upgrade their equipment (video controllers, software, billing system, etc), and some industry

analysts say that the cable-company would have to send a cable tech to the subscriber’s place to

install and activate the card, as well as confirming that the HDTV performs as expected. Perhaps

the actual implementation could be easier when the time comes.

According to Cox, they have ordered CableCARDs from Motorola and Scientific Atlanta to

start testing in two eastern markets (Pensacola, FL and Orange County, CA).

Comcast plans to introduce their CableCARD in St. Paul, Minnesota and Portland, Oregon;

distribution is expected to take place via professional installations.

The expected cost to customers would be similar than an HD-STB rental, which could

entail a small installation fee and a Card rental. Some small cable operators estimate that their

cost for a CableCARD could oscillate between $30 and $90, volume would certainly affect such

pricing, however, the actual cost of a CableCARD has not yet been disclosed.

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Broadcast DTV Regulations Recently Approved

In November 2003, the FCC approved the “broadcast flag” anti-piracy order, to limit the

indiscriminate redistribution of digital broadcast content. A digital code embedded into a digital

broadcasting stream would signal DTV reception equipment to activate the redistribution limit.

The FCC allowed broadcasters to decide whether or not to include the flag with specific

types of programming, and declined to prohibit the use of the flag with regard to certain types of

programming, such as news or public affairs, although two of the five commissioners disagreed

with the section that dealt with restricting also news programs, and content with expired

copyrights, which would affect the sharing of such video clips over the Internet.

This regulation excludes digital devices that are not built with internal digital tuners, such as

digital VCRs, DVD players, personal computers, etc. According to the FCC …………………………

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