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“We are pleased that the FCC has chosen to delay consideration of its set-top box item, and hope that additional time will lead to meaningful public review and comment on any newly-crafted proposal under consideration. Our industry is committed to a future where viewers have the freedom to watch their favorite shows on a wide variety of tablets, streaming consoles,

"Today the Wi-Fi Alliance released a plan for testing whether a LTE-U device shares fairly without disrupting consumers' Wi-Fi devices. This test plan represents a year of hard work by the Wi-Fi Alliance and by a diverse group of industry stakeholders, all of whom made significant compromises to reach a final result based on sound engineering principles. Although the details

New NCTA Brand Projects Unity, Partnership and Energy (Washington, D.C.) – NCTA President & CEO Michael Powell announced today that the association has launched a modernized brand that better reflects the makeup of the industry that NCTA represents and the consumer services its members deliver. The new brand and descriptor is “NCTA – The Internet & Television Association” and will

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"Notwithstanding the rhetorical flourishes in the public materials used to describe the Chairman’s latest set-top proposal, there are some important details being left out. According to several public sources, the Commission will play a much more significant role in the licensing process than simply the ‘backstop’ as it was described today. That is, the Chairman isn’t just proposing a ‘standard

Independent audit shows total savings of $1.2 billion and 6.5 million metric tons of CO2 emissions since award-winning Voluntary Agreement began Washington, DC, - Consumers saved approximately $646 million in energy costs in 2015 as a result of the award-winning voluntary set-top box energy conservation agreement among pay-TV providers, consumer technology manufacturers and energy efficiency advocates. A new report by

Washington, DC – Nearly 90 percent of home Internet modems, routers and other equipment that deliver broadband to millions of American consumers purchased in 2015 met rigorous new energy efficiency standards, according to a new report by independent auditor D+R International. In 2015, the major U.S. Internet service providers that together serve more than 85 percent of the consumer market,

NCTA mourns the passing of a cable pioneer, and the first chairman of the C-SPAN Board, Bob Rosencrans. Bob embodied the cable entrepreneur, investing time, money and sweat equity in the creation of products and services that have become vital to consumers. His work with Brian Lamb and other colleagues, to create, build, and launch C-SPAN, was perhaps his most

A Growing Consensus That the FCC Must Change Course on Privacy Opposition to the FCC’s proposed broadband privacy rules continues to grow. The recently filed “reply round” comments, new reports, and expert submissions to the Commission, and testimony before Congress all demonstrate a growing consensus that the Commission’s proposed approach is flawed and a new course must be taken—one that

WASHINGTON, DC – A+E Networks and the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) will be honored at the 33rd Annual Walter Kaitz Foundation Fundraising Dinner on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, in New York City. John Martin, Chairman & CEO, Turner Broadcasting System, and Thomas Rutledge, Chairman & CEO, Charter Communications, are the dinner co-chairs. Other industry executives joining them