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A TV and Internet Mashup: What You Will See at INTX 2015

Collaborators. Competitors. Frenemies. That’s who will be featuring at the upcoming inaugural INTX: The Internet & Television Expo in Chicago May 5 – 7. They will be speaking on panels, chatting at parties, passing in hallways and most importantly, on full display in a new Marketplace setting on the INTX floor. Next week, exhibits are going up, signage and displays
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Statement of NCTA President & CEO Michael Powell Regarding House Passage of Cybersecurity Bills

"This week the House of Representatives took an important bipartisan step toward securing the nation’s critical infrastructure and economy, protecting our Internet networks, and safeguarding consumers. We commend the House on passage of two complementary cybersecurity bills (H.R. 1560 and H.R. 1731) that remove barriers to real-time sharing of cyber threat indicators to improve our cyber defenses. Everyday cyber attacks
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Celebrate Earth Day by Watching TV

Happy Earth Day! People everywhere are finding ways to make cities greener, fight climate change, and support renewable energy solutions. And in the wonderful world of technology, building and upgrading devices with energy conservation in mind is just as important. The cable industry views energy efficiency as a strategic imperative that is good for our business and good for our
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Chief Executives and FCC Leaders Take the Stage at INTX 2015

We’re exactly two weeks from the start of INTX: The Internet & Television Expo and the speakers and sessions are almost final. Today, we’re thrilled to reveal the latest, and quite impressive, group of speakers for the Wednesday General Session and Wednesday INTX Talks. First, a panel of chief executives from leading national and international cable operators will be featured.
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How Broadband Competition is Really Technology Competition

On NCTA.com’s Broadband By the Numbers page, we show that 88 percent of Americans have access to at least two wired Internet service providers and 98 percent have access to at least two mobile wireless providers. Not to mention 97 percent have access to at least three mobile providers. These are impressive stats, but only tell part of the story.
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Statement of NCTA Regarding Mark Up of the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act

"Today’s mark of up the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act (H.R. 1731) represents another step forward in our collective efforts to improve America’s cyber readiness by sharing threat indicators. House Homeland Security Chairman McCaul and Cybersecurity Subcommittee Chairman Ratcliffe, along with Ranking Members Thompson and Richmond, have worked to advance a bill that balances cybersecurity, privacy and civil liberties concerns.
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Why We Are Appealing The FCC’s Title II Decision

Today, NCTA filed a Petition for Review of the FCC’s February 26, 2015 order which reclassified broadband Internet service as a public utility, or telecommunications service, under Title II of the Communications Act. We filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. So why are we appealing? It has nothing to do with net neutrality. Indeed, for
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NCTA Appeals FCC Decision to Impose Public Utility Regulation on Internet Services

Former U.S. Solicitor General Theodore B. Olson and Assistant to the Solicitor General Miguel A. Estrada to Represent NCTA (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Today, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) filed a Petition for Review of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) February 26, 2015 decision to change the classification of broadband Internet access service, and as a result, to impose public
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Wanted: More Spectrum, Better Wi-Fi

As our technological and digital demands increase and devices expand, so will our need for more spectrum. Fortunately, there is a solution to the Wi-Fi crunch. By freeing up more spectrum and allowing it to be used by unlicensed technologies, we could jump start a new generation of Wi-Fi available in more places and at much higher speeds.
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Gigasphere: The Technology Behind Gigabit Broadband

Recently we announced “Gigasphere,” the new consumer-facing name representing DOCSIS 3.1 technology. DOCSIS 3.1 is the technology specifications developed by CableLabs that enables broadband speeds up to 10 gigabits per second, reduces network delays due to congestion, and improves cable modem energy efficiency. For something so impressive, it certainly deserves a better name than DOCSIS 3.1 – hence Gigasphere. Now
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