| # | Name | Comments |
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| 1 | Anonymous | Thank you |
| 2 | Daniel Wilson | |
| 3 | Ronald Vermette | |
| 4 | Sean Oetting | |
| 5 | Barrett Frazier | |
| 6 | Terry Potter | |
| 7 | Anonymous | |
| 8 | Scott Pope | |
| 9 | Anonymous | I have been forced to throw away my original Tivo investment in order to gain HD access via my satellite provider (DirectTV). Otherwise, I have to pay a significant cancellation fee. |
| 10 | Andrew Bacik | It is time to end the waiver for DBS companies. Specifically DirecTV and Dish |
| 11 | Dean Woodward | Restriction of choice is contrary to established law in the communications arena. |
| 12 | Doug Hill | |
| 13 | Kurt Jordan | |
| 14 | Peter Sassi | I have an old SD TiVo and want to be able to use the best DVR service in the industry with my HD reception.
Thanks... |
| 15 | robert Horky | |
| 16 | Anonymous | |
| 17 | Mike Mikovsky | Please require cablecard-like functionality for satellite providers . |
| 18 | Gary D. Walborn | The satellite companies have had a "blank check" for too long. The cable companies are required to support cablecard, firewire, and 3rd party equipment. Why should the satellite providers (who are using public airwaves), be exempt??? |
| 19 | Kelly Hales | |
| 20 | Mark Evanetich | Cable and Satellite will never be truly competitive until customers can plug in their own DVR or Receiver and have it just work. Failure to get off the dime and make this happen is simply kowtowing to the two monopolies and keeping their moats intact. That is not competition, good business or the American way. |
| 21 | Patrick M McCarthy | Make it fair and equal. |
| 22 | Joe Weber | |
| 23 | Anonymous | |
| 24 | Scott Jackson | Satellite companies are getting an unfair advantage by forcing their customers to purchase their branded DVRs and tuner boxes. |
| 25 | Anonymous | It seems reasonable that if cable companies have to have a cable card solution, Directv and Dish should have to do the same. |
| 26 | Anonymous | |
| 27 | Anonymous | I want to be able to use my own HD DVR and not be forced to use the inept in-house HD DVR from DirecTV. |
| 28 | Irwin Wentzien | consumers should be able to use their own DVRs with satellite. It doesn't make sense nor be fair to only force cable companies to accept foreign devices. |
| 29 | Greg Salyer | I want my TiVo back!!!!! |
| 30 | Neil Patel | The consumer should have a choice on Satellite DVRs as consumers have a choice in the cable industry. |
| 31 | Mark Fiester | The cable industry was forced to let 3rd partys such as Tivo work on their systems
Why should the satellite industry not be required to do the same. |
| 32 | Anonymous | |
| 33 | jerry davis | |
| 34 | Matt Boyer | We should be allowed to use Tivo on Satellite |
| 35 | Ray Cooper | Sat companys are no different than a cable company. Rules should apply the same to both. |
| 36 | Steve Steuart | |
| 37 | Anonymous | How could it be bad for Microsoft to bundle a browser with Windows but OK for the satellite companies to force you to use their craptastic feature-poor DVRs? The government is falling down on this one. |
| 38 | Brandon | Satellite is often cited as competition for cable. If this is the case the playing field should be level and satellite TV providers should allow a cable card style of interface instead of forcing me to use proprietary hardware. |
| 39 | Roger Hsu | Currently, Dish/Echostar and DirecTV customers have no choice in set-top boxes and are forced to accept the ones that are provided to them. Mandating a CableCARD-like system for conditional access on satellite systems will result in greater innovation, foster competition, and result in better products and lower prices for consumers. |
| 40 | Davis Freeberg | |
| 41 | Chris Cain | I do not believe satellite providers deserve any special exemption. Currently, the satellite companies can lock out TiVo from providing DVR service. Consumers are required to purchase the satellite brand DVRs (which require extended service commitment) |
| 42 | Brian Price | It used to be several different companies made Directv box's so if you did like the way 1 of them worked you had options for othger brands. Now Directv forces you to use there horrible Hd dvr without any other options. Cable companies had to use cable card so that the customer has choices in there delivery platform and directv needs to have the same rules. |
| 43 | Doug Owen | This is clear unfair competition. If Microsoft has to allow netscape and firefox to be used on its system, then DTV should have to allow Tivo to be used. |
| 44 | Joseph Colditz | |
| 45 | Anonymous | |
| 46 | Anonymous | I am so mad that Tivo is being phased out of direct TV, they knew years ago that TIVO was goign to be phased but continued to sell the product. Come on GOVT, you can bust the chops of Spitzer, you can bust the chops of Directv |
| 47 | George Picarello | |
| 48 | Anonymous | Because their is no CableCard box option for satellite, people are getting stuck with equipment that doesn't function as expected and are locked into a two year contract. Satellite companies should have to play by the same rules as cable companies. |
| 49 | Steve Speece | |
| 50 | ben | please allow tivo to be used with ALL TV SERVICES |