Verizon's CableCARD waiver expires July 1

by Richard Lawler, posted May 16th 2008 at 1:41PM

Last year Verizon and other IPTV providers asked for and were granted a pass to continue issuing set-top boxes with integrated security, but it runs out July 1. To comply with the separable security order, Motorola's whipped up two new boxes, the QIP7100 HD and QIP7216 HD DVR, which also apparently feature upgraded processing power and MPEG-4 support (not that you'd need any extra compression in your FiOS anytime soon). Comcast and other cable companies have already issued over 4 million STBs with CableCARDs and were decidedly nonplussed by the telcos get a pass, although Verizon will still be distributing SD boxes sans-Card due to their all digital plans for next year -- as if anyone would want one of those. We suppose insisting on a steady supply would be too much to ask?

Filed under: Fiber

Tags: cablecard, fcc, fios, mpeg-4, qip7100 hd, Qip7100Hd, qip7216 hd dvr, Qip7216HdDvr, verizon, waiver

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palehorse @ May 16th 2008 2:29PM

besides the additional MPEG4 support, is there any other reason to upgrade my FIOS STB's to the new models?

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Burrens @ May 16th 2008 2:53PM

So if Verizon has to comply with CableCARD requirements, where does this place AT&T's U-Verse? Will they have to comply a separate security order?

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Ian @ May 16th 2008 6:09PM

Will these new CableCard boxes use 2 way cablecards? If not why not?

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keith @ May 16th 2008 7:54PM

Cablecards are neither one-way or two-way. It is the host device they are in that is one-way or two-way.

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