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Article: Set makers, cable are incompatible. (electronics industry and cable industry dispute responsibility for equipment incompatibility) (Brief Article)
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- Broadcasting & Cable
- Article date:
- May 3, 1993
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The Electronic Industries Association has harshly attacked the cable industry, accusing it of ignoring the 1992 Cable Act.
In comments filed at the FCC, the EIA said the cable industry is trying to thwart the will of Congress and mislead the FCC by placing the blame for incompatibility between television sets and cable systems at the feet of the consumer electronics industry.
"The commission must work with the statute as it was enacted into law, not as the cable industry wishes to have it rewritten," EIA wrote.
EIA accused cable operators of proposing to increase the number and complexity of set-top converter boxes, which it said will increase ...