FCC to "improve" CableCARD rules this month

FCC to "improve" CableCARD rules this month: Via Law & Disorder Section - Ars Technica.

The FCC's new National Broadband Plan made it clear that the agency has had it with CableCARD's failings and wants to try something else. Specifically, the FCC wants a new "gateway" device that would apply to all TV providers (cable, satellite, IPTV). Like a broadband modem, the gateway device would take its inputs from the different TV systems, but output a signal in a standard format that can be used by DVRs, TVs, and set-top boxes.

The changes start this month. The FCC has just announced plans for its April meeting, and they include these two juicy items:

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