The White House said it's asking the FCC to open up set-top box competition. The Federal Communications Commission is pursuing new regulations giving consumers more options to buy cable boxes. Matt ...

Adam Gillitt does not hate what is on his TV as much as he dislikes what is attached to it. Gillitt, a graphic designer from Alameda, Calif., is exasperated by his high-definition cable box, made by ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - You should be able to choose your TV set-top box the same way you pick a smartphone. That's one argument being made by proponents of a push for competition in the market long ...

The FCC has good news this morning for cable and satellite companies, but bad news for their subscribers who hate the set-top boxes they usually must lease in order to watch TV. The agency’s new ...

President Obama is throwing his weight behind a plan that would lead to competition in the market for set-top cable and satellite TV boxes. Most viewers now rent the boxes from their TV providers. The ...

The White House has unveiled a proposal that it hopes will free cable subscribers from having to lease set-top boxes, potentially saving the average family hundreds of dollars a year.Cable and ...