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Article: New rule for set-top boxes likely to increase cable bill
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- June 30, 2007
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MIKE HUGHLETT, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
06-30-2007
New rule for set-top boxes likely to increase cable bill
By MIKE HUGHLETT, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Date: 06-30-2007, Saturday
Section: BETTER LIVING
Edtion: All Editions
On the gizmo glamour scale, the TV set-top box is a bit of a frump — something the cable company dumps on the doorstep, not the quarry of a shopping spree at Best Buy.
But next month, a new federal rule goes into effect that's aimed at creating a retail market for set-top boxes and fostering more competition and innovation in a business dominated by Schaumburg, Ill.-based Motorola Inc. and one other company.
While that may sound like admirable policy, some ...