Not really sure if this will result in anything concrete, but at least the intent is there: the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), AT&T, BellSouth and Verizon have struck an agreement outlining guidelines for how the growing array of consumer devices available at retail link into the telcos’ IP-enabled video networks.
The pact spells out goals including nationwide compatibility, and includes the creation of attachment standards for devices consumers could connect to their home networks and, by extension, to telco operators’ content-delivery networks.
Also, more importantly, unless there is a threat of electronic or physical harm to the telco network or a threat of service theft, the telcos also agreed not to limit consumers’ ability to use these devices to access services, according to the agreement. We’ll have to see what that means in implementation…
Full details in the CEA release here.
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