Mediacom Wants FCC Digital Waiver For Rural Systems

MEDIACOM WANTS FCC DIGITAL WAIVER FOR RURAL SYSTEMS
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Todd Spangler]
Mediacom Communications filed a request with the Federal Communications Commission seeking an “emergency” waiver to the agency’s integrated set-top ban for cable systems in small, rural communities that it promises to upgrade to all-digital operation before Feb. 17, 2009. The operator said the systems for which it is seeking a waiver serve less than 9% of its1.3 million subscribers. Under an FCC rule that went into effect July 1, most cable operators are required to deploy only set-top boxes that have removable CableCards for handling security functions.
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