NCTA responds to senators' set-top complaints, says consumers already have plenty of choice

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The National Cable & Telecommunications Association responded aggressively to comments made by Sens Ed Markey (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), refuting their assertion that pay-TV consumers are paying too much for video set-top boxes and that more competition is needed in the set-top market. "In today's competitive video marketplace, American consumers have a growing number of choices of video providers and ways to access video content on multiple devices in and out of the home," a statement from the National Cable Telecommunications Association reads. "Retail devices including TiVo, Roku and Apple TV have been purchased by tens of millions of consumers. Pay-TV and content providers have embraced the mobile marketplace and offer robust apps that have been downloaded 52 million times on Apple and Android devices."


NCTA responds to senators' set-top complaints, says consumers already have plenty of choice