Key Issues

DTV – Beginning on February 17, 2009, over-the-air television stations will broadcast in a digital-only format. This means that millions of analog TV sets will no longer display …

Broadband Deployment – Cable companies are investing billions of dollars nationally to upgrade their infrastructure and improve their facilities – about $1 billion in 2005 alone …

A La Carte – With the upcoming DTV switch strides have been made to create laws that force cable providers to allow consumers to purchase individual cable TV channels …

TV Parental Controls – The cable industry has a longstanding commitment to addressing parents’ concerns about what they and their children see …

Net Neutrality – Net neutrality is a principle that is applied to residential broadband networks, and potentially to all networks. A neutral broadband network …

Internet Safety – Numerous groups, internet sites and governments have expressed concerns over the safety of children using the internet …

Tax Parity – Today’s video marketplace is intensely competitive. More than 30 million consumers, representing about a third of the market, subscribe to a video provider other than cable …