Cox Communications in Orange County, CA has disabled the IEEE1394 output on all of their cable boxes.<br><br>I called Technical Support this afternoon and spoke to a supervisor, who informed me that this was a Cox Cable corporate decision.
<br><br>When I informed him that this violated FCC regulations, he simply repeated the new policy. <br><br>I promptly informed him that I was going to file a complaint with the FCC - and immediately start the process of switching my telephone, internet provider and cable TV service elsewhere.
<br><br>I have filed a complaint with the FCC.<br><br>FYI, The specific FCC regulation that requires this is 47cfr76.640 where it says:<br><br>
(4) Cable operators shall:<br>
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(i) Effective April 1, 2004, upon request of a customer, replace any
leased high definition set-top box, which does not include a functional
IEEE 1394 interface, with one that includes a functional IEEE 1394
interface or upgrade the customer's set-top box by download or other
means to ensure that the IEEE 1394 interface is functional.<br>
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(ii) Effective July 1, 2005, include both a DVI or HDMI interface and
an IEEE 1394 interface on all high definition set-top boxes acquired by
a cable operator for distribution to customers.<br><br>I'm not entirely convinced this is a nationwide issue. Perhaps, we have a local yokel here that is feeling his Wheaties. Is anyone else having this problem?<br>
<br>Tom<br><br><br>