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Statement of – The Internet & Television Association Regarding Senate Approval of FCC Nominees Rosenworcel and Carr

“We applaud the Senate for confirming FCC nominees Jessica Rosenworcel and Brendan Carr. Both Jessica and Brendan are outstanding public servants who will serve our nation well. Now that the FCC is complete with all five members, we look forward to working with the entire commission on important communications and technology issues to benefit American consumers.”
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New Data Shows Vast Majority of Evening Internet Traffic is From Streaming Media

Sandvine, a network policy company known for their deep research and insight into internet trends, recently released the 2016 Global Internet Phenomena Report. Among the many revealing broadband stats was one number that crystalizes just how significantly streaming content has changed how we use the internet. According to Sandvine, 71 percent of all evening internet traffic in North America is
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Voluntary Set-Top Box Energy Agreement Leads to Billions in Energy Savings

Though sometimes it feels like it happened overnight, the digital revolution, the profound shift in how we use technology to connect, learn, and entertain ourselves, took decades. Thousands of cycles of research, development, deployment, and adoption have delivered us an unlimited selection of devices that enable us to do just about anything we can imagine – from watching TV in
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Consumer Savings From Set-Top Box Energy Agreement Tops $2 Billion

Independent report shows industry innovation saved $2.1 billion, 11.8 million metric tons of CO2 Washington, DC, August 2, 2017 - Consumers saved approximately $941 million in energy costs in 2016 – and almost $2.1 billion over the last four years – as a result of the award-winning voluntary set-top box energy conservation agreement among pay-TV providers, manufacturers and energy efficiency
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Statement of NCTA – The Internet & Television Association Regarding Senate Commerce Committee Approval of FCC Nominees

“We congratulate FCC nominees Ajit Pai, Jessica Rosenworcel and Brendan Carr for their approval by the Senate Commerce Committee and encourage the full Senate to swiftly move ahead with their nominations. Each of these nominees is thoroughly qualified to serve at the FCC and we look forward to working with a full slate of commissioners soon.”
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Majority of US Households Use a Streaming Video Service

The emergence of subscription video on-demand (SVOD) has revolutionized the way Americans view television. Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and other services put consumers in control of what, when, and where they watch. Within the past few years, SVOD’s have seen a vast increase in popularity. A staggering 64 percent of Americans now have at least one SVOD subscription, compared to
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Game of Thrones, Breaker of Records

It may not feel like it outside, but the long summer is over and winter is here. Game of Thrones fans tuned into the show’s eagerly awaited seventh season two weeks ago in record numbers. At 16.1 million live viewers, the episode beat the HBO record for a season premiere. That’s more than the population of New York, LA, and
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America's Competitive TV and Internet Markets

In 1992, 98 percent of American homes relied on cable to watch subscription TV. There were no satellite TV options or telco-provided TV options. There certainly weren’t internet streaming options because, among other reasons, broadband wouldn’t be launched for another four years. It would be a full decade after that before a video streaming service would be made available. 25
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Our Comments to the FCC on Restoring Internet Freedom

Yesterday, NCTA submitted comments to the FCC in its docket on Restoring Internet Freedom. The comments reaffirm NCTA’s longstanding commitment to core open internet principles that ensure that all consumers can enjoy free and unimpeded access to the lawful internet content of their choosing. Those core principles, which have evolved from the four internet freedoms first articulated by then-FCC Chairman
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Collaborating Across the Entire Internet Ecosystem to Defeat Botnets

A May 2017 executive order – Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure – tasked the Departments of Commerce and Homeland Security to lead an open and transparent process to identify ways to improve the resilience of the internet and communications ecosystem, and reduce threats perpetuated by botnets, particularly distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks. In support of
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