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FCC Issues NPRM To Open Up Set-Top Box Market

By Media Law Prof Blog

The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that begins the process of allowing third party entities to develop alternatives to the set-top boxes through which consumers receive subscription video programming. Nearly all pay-TV subscribers currently receive such programming through set-top boxes they rent from cable and satellite companies, and such rental fees average more than $230 per year for the average U.S. household.

Read more about the NPRM and the FCC’s action here.