• Dslreports, Thursday, April 21, 2016 4:11 PM

Comcast says it will let Roku, Samsung and other smart TVs and streaming video boxes delivery Xfinity TV to subscribers through an app. Comcast says the new app shows the FCC's proposal to unlock the cable box is unnecessary. "The FCC's proposed set-top box mandate threatens to undermine this highly-dynamic marketplace, create substantial costs and consumer harms, and will take years to develop -- only to be likely outdated by the time it reaches the marketplace -- all in an effort to achieve what apps are already delivering for consumers," Comcast senior vice president Mark Hess wrote in a blog post. But the FCC indicated the new offering doesn't achieve all of the goals of its proposal to unlock the box.

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