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To: BillyG who wrote (36155)	9/22/1998 5:26:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

On first blush - as a consumer I like the idea of an open cable box. Does Cube benefit or get hit if an open cable standard is pushed?

To: BillyG who wrote (36155)	9/23/1998 9:50:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Circuit City weighs in on open cable boxes..................... multichannel.com Circuit City Lets Cable Down Washington -- In a setback for the cable industry, Circuit City Stores Inc. is urging the Federal Communications Commission to shorten the Jan. 1, 2005, deadline for the phase-out of set-tops with integrated-security and channel-surfing functions. The cable industry was hopeful that Circuit City would back the industry's call to the FCC to eliminate the phase-out not only because it was contrary to law, but also because it would deny consumers access to perhaps the most affordable advanced set-tops. "The record clearly supports a phase-out by an earlier date, and it is wholly within the FCC's discretion to assure competition by shortening the deadline," Circuit City said in a filing Wednesday at the FCC. However, Circuit City said it would back cable's position that analog-only boxes should be exempt from rules requiring a separate security interface. Also, the company, agreeing with cable, said the FCC should remove the exemption that it gave to open-video systems. - 9/23/98