Verizon's CableCARD waiver expires July 1

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?

[(Unverified) Posted 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?

[(Unverified) Posted 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?

[(Unverified) Posted May 16th 2008 6:09PM]

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

[(Unverified) Posted 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.