Comcast Said Near U.S. Approval to Encrypt Basic-Cable Signals
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Cable companies led by Comcast Corp. are close to winning U.S. permission to start encrypting basic-tier signals, two regulatory officials said, in a move to fight theft and reduce service calls.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski has asked fellow commissioners to lift an encryption prohibition in place since 1994, the agency officials said yesterday. They asked not to be identified because the request hasn’t been made public.