Tired of renting that anything-but-cutting-edge box from your cable provider? The FCC wants to open the market to competition. CNET tells you what you need to know and how long you'll have to wait.

Even as the Federal Communications Commission pushes a plan to let cable television subscribers choose their own set-top boxes, the nation’s biggest cable company said Wednesday that it’s getting ...

Commentary: A proposal by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler calls for cable companies like Comcast to "unlock the set-top box." Unlocking isn't enough. The box should die, once ...

The FCC has adopted rules reached between the cable and consumer electronics industries that will help smooth the transition to DTV for millions of Americans. These “plug-and-play” rules will ensure ...