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Today, President Obama for the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) effort to promote competition in the market for set-top navigation devices. The president is also expected to take the unusual step of personally filing comments in the FCC’s proceeding. ������Ƶ’s Open Technology Institute (OTI) has long supported set-top box reform and called on the FCC last year to create a technical standard that would foster third-party device competition.

The following quote can be attributed to Joshua Stager, policy counsel for ������Ƶ’s Open Technology Institute:

“The president recognizes what consumers have long known: the market for set-top devices is broken. The antiquated boxes that most consumers rent from their cable provider are needlessly overpriced, difficult to use, and drain more energy than a refrigerator. These are all signs of a failed market that needs more consumer choice and innovation. We applaud the FCC’s efforts to unleash competition and welcome the president’s support for this important work.”