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Cablecard has been eliminated as a requirement by "Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization" (STELAR). It was eliminated because it had
by nickff 10y ago
Cablecard has been eliminated as a requirement by "Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization" (STELAR). It was eliminated because it had failed to increase competition in the set top box market, while increasing cost and energy consumption.
- rhino369 10y agoAh makes sense. I know Verizon still supported it last year. Do you know if cable companies are ending their support?
- nickff 10y agoI think they are going to wait to see how this rule pans out before deploying their next generation of set-top boxes, which are unlikely to contain cable cards.
- douche 10y agoI'll be a little irked if I have to stop using my HD Homerun tuner and go back to the atrocious Comcast set-top boxes.
- __david__ 10y agoWell that's sad. The day my TiVo stops working is the day I cut the cord.