The fcc's set-top box proposal has triggered some of the most rancorous responses in recent memory and has prompted a particularly ugly divide between supporters and opponents in the diverse programming community. We think it is time to ratchet down the rhetoric. FCC chairman Tom Wheeler's proposal to require multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) to disaggregate their set-top box programming and data streams and let third parties reaggregate them was clearly meant to address a set-top box marketplace that is dominated by rentals-99% of set-top boxes are leased from MVPDs.
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