Editing CableCARD (section)

== Successor initiatives ==
In 2010, the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) issued a [[notice of inquiry]] for a successor system, called [[AllVid]].<ref name="noi">''[https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-60A1.pdf AllVid Notice of Inquiry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312020147/https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-60A1.pdf |date=2015-03-12 }}'', 25 [[FCC Record|FCC Rcd]] [https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28495/m1/792/ 4275]  (adopted April 21, 2010)</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.wired.com/2011/02/allvid-tech-alliance/ | title=AllVid Battle Lines: Google, Best Buy, Sony Ally Against Big Cable | first=Matthew | last=Lasar | work=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] | date=February 19, 2011 | url-access=limited}}</ref> Unlike CableCARD, AllVid intended to enable two-way services such as [[electronic program guide]]s, [[pay-per-view]], and [[video on demand]].

There are still many in the cable industry who are advocating that physical CableCARDs be dropped entirely.{{Citation needed|date=January 2017}} These cable companies prefer to move away from physical cards, and have proposed that a downloadable security component known as [[Downloadable Conditional Access System]] (DCAS) be used instead of a physical CableCARD. In this proposal, a custom security chip must be soldered into every compliant host; if a security scheme is compromised, a new security program can be downloaded to the host device. The FCC has not yet approved it.

Consumer electronic companies advocate their proposal for more unfettered access to cable company networks, with CableLabs' role reduced to addressing only cable company interests of maintaining network stability and security.{{Citation needed|date=January 2017}}

In September 2020, the FCC eliminated CableCARD support and reporting requirements by cable operators, recognizing that cable industry deployment and use of CableCARDs have been “disappointing”, and noting that competition has provided other options for consumer flexibility via [[streaming media]] over the [[Internet]].<ref name=":0" />

Comcast ceased providing new and replacement CableCARDs on October 24, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baumgartner |first=Jeff |date=August 26, 2024 |title=CableCARD era at Comcast is drawing to a close |url=https://www.lightreading.com/cable-technology/cablecard-era-at-comcast-is-drawing-to-a-close |website=www.lightreading.com/}}</ref>