Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.| Identifier | Return Reference | Explanation |
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| GENERAL STATEMENT 1 | PART I: SUMMARY: STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 - BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. IN COLLABORATION WITH CABLELABS' MEMBER COMPANIES AND THEIR SUPPLIERS, OUR MISSION IS TO EFFICIENTLY EVOLVE CABLE NETWORKS, SERVICES, AND OPERATIONS. IN SO DOING, WE DEVELOP AND PROMOTE TECHNOLOGIES THAT REVOLUTIONIZE THE CABLE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE. 1. PROVIDE A CENTRAL SOURCE OF TIMELY, EVALUATED INFORMATION ABOUT TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS OF INTEREST TO THE INDUSTRY 2. PLAN, PERFORM, OR FUND R&D PROJECTS THAT ALIGN WITH THE OVERALL INTERESTS OF THE CABLE INDUSTRY 3. FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF RELEVANT TECHNOLOGY, AND BEST PRACTICES FOR DEPLOYING NEW TECHNOLOGY, TO MEMBER COMPANIES, AMONG MEMBER COMPANIES, AND TO PROVIDERS TO THE INDUSTRY. 4. PROVIDE SERVICES THAT PROMOTE INTEROPERABILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF RELEVANT TECHNOLOGIES SO THAT THEY ARE SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED BY MEMBER COMPANIES THE CORPORATION IS A "JOINT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT VENTURE" AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE NATIONAL COOPERATIVE RESEARCH ACT OF 1984, AS AMENDED, 15 U.S.C.A SECTION 4301 - 4305. |
| GENERAL STATEMENT 2 | PART III: STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, B, AND C - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICES ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOUNDED IN 1988 BY CABLE OPERATING COMPANIES, CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC. (CABLELABS OR THE COMPANY) IS A NONPROFIT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM THAT IS DEDICATED TO EFFICIENTLY EVOLVE CABLE NETWORKS, SERVICES, AND OPERATIONS IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS MEMBER COMPANIES. IN SO DOING, THE COMPANY DEVELOPS AND PROMOTES TECHNOLOGIES THAT REVOLUTIONIZE THE CABLE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE. THE COMPANY'S KEY OBJECTIVES ARE TO PROVIDE A CENTRAL SOURCE OF TIMELY, EVALUATED INFORMATION ABOUT TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS OF INTEREST TO THE INDUSTRY; PLAN, PERFORM, OR FUND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT ALIGN WITH THE OVERALL INTERESTS OF THE CABLE INDUSTRY; FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF RELEVANT TECHNOLOGY AND BEST PRACTICES FOR DEPLOYING NEW TECHNOLOGY TO MEMBER COMPANIES AND PROVIDERS TO THE INDUSTRY; AND PROVIDE SERVICES THAT PROMOTE INTEROPERABILITY OF RELEVANT TECHNOLOGIES SO THAT THEY ARE SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED BY MEMBER COMPANIES. MEMBERSHIP IN THE COMPANY IS OPEN TO ALL QUALIFIED OPERATORS OF CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPRISES TWENTY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MEMBERSHIP, ONE INDEPENDENT REPRESENTATIVE, THREE NONVOTING REPRESENTATIVES, AND THREE ACTIVE REPRESENTATIVES EMERITUS. AS OF JUNE 30, 2011, THERE WERE THREE VACANCIES, TWO OF WHICH THE COMPANY DOES NOT CURRENTLY INTEND TO FILL. THE COMPANY'S ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING MAJOR PROGRAMS: (A) ACCESS NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES ACCESS NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES' PRIMARY ACTIVITIES FALL INTO FOUR AREAS - DOCSIS (DATA OVER CABLE SERVICE INTERFACE SPECIFICATION), PACKETCABLE, PEERING REGISTRY AND CABLELABS' WI FI SPECIFICATIONS. DOCSIS DEFINES INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS FOR BROADBAND ACCESS ARCHITECTURE INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONSUMER PREMISE EQUIPMENT ALONG WITH NEXT GENERATION INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) AND HYBRID FIBER COAX (HFC) ARCHITECTURES. PACKETCABLE DEVELOPS INTEROPERABLE INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS FOR DELIVERING ADVANCED, REAL TIME MULTIMEDIA SERVICES OVER CABLE OPERATORS' NETWORKS. PACKETCABLE NETWORKS USE IP TECHNOLOGY TO ENABLE A WIDE RANGE OF CABLE MULTIMEDIA SERVICES SUCH AS DIGITAL VOICE, MULTIMEDIA CONFERENCING, HIGH DEFINITION VOICE, FIXED MOBILE CONVERGENCE, SECURITY, ENERGY MANAGEMENT, AND HOME AUTOMATION FEATURES. THE PEERING REGISTRY PROGRAM ENABLES END-TO-END IP COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN CABLE OPERATORS AND THEIR AUTHORIZED PARTNERS. THE CABLE VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL (VOIP) PEERING REGISTRY, OPERATED IN PRODUCTION BY CABLELABS PROVIDES SCALE AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES TO MEMBERS WHO ARE ACTIVELY USING THE PEERING REGISTRY. THE CABLELABS WI-FI SPECIFICATIONS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP BRING CABLE OPERATOR BROADBAND SERVICES TO MOBILE DATA SUBSCRIBERS. SUBSCRIBERS ARE ABLE TO ENJOY BROADBAND SERVICES ON CABLE OPERATOR AND PARTNER OPERATOR WI-FI NETWORKS. THE SPECIFICATIONS AND TECHNICAL REPORTS IDENTIFY ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS TO SUPPORT WI-FI ROAMING BETWEEN SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND DEFINE VENDOR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROVISIONING AND MANAGEMENT OF WI-FI GATEWAYS ON CABLE NETWORKS. THE WIRELESS PROGRAM IS ALSO FOCUSED ON 3G/4G TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS INCLUDING OFFLOAD OF MOBILE WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES TO WI-FI NETWORKS. (B) ADVERTISING AND INTERACTIVE SERVICES CABLELABS IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY SPECIFICATIONS SUPPORTING NEW REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES IN FOUR AREAS AROUND ADVANCED ADVERTISING TECHNOLOGIES - DIGITAL AD INSERTION, INTERACTIVE ADVERTISING, ADDRESSABILITY, AND COORDINATED MARKETING AND REPORTING. DIGITAL AD INSERTION SYSTEMS ENABLE CABLE HEADENDS AND BROADCAST AFFILIATES TO INSERT LOCALLY GENERATED COMMERCIALS AND SHORT PROGRAMS INTO REMOTELY DISTRIBUTED REGIONAL PROGRAMS BEFORE THEY ARE DELIVERED TO HOME VIEWERS. INTERACTIVE ADVERTISING ALLOWS A CUSTOMER TO SELECT AN INTERACTIVE LINK DURING AN AD TO REQUEST FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRODUCT. ADDRESSABILITY PROVIDES CABLE COMPANIES THE ABILITY TO DELIVER AN AD TO CUSTOMERS WHO MAY HAVE A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN THAT PRODUCT. IN AN EFFORT TO APPEAL MORE TO NATIONAL ADVERTISERS, CABLELABS IS WORKING TO COORDINATE ADVERTISING EFFORTS ACROSS MULTIPLE CABLE OPERATORS, AND IMPROVE AD VIEWING AND INTERACTIVE USAGE REPORTING BACK TO THE ADVERTISER IN STANDARD FORMATS. (C) BUSINESS SERVICES THE BUSINESS SERVICES GROUP IS WORKING TO DEVELOP INTEROPERABLE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS THAT FACILITATE THE DEPLOYMENT OF VOICE, VIDEO AND HIGH SPEED DATA SERVICES TO SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES. CABLELABS IS WORKING WITH EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS TO EXTEND PACKETCABLE SPECIFICATIONS TO SUPPORT BUSINESS TELEPHONE FEATURES AND ENTERPRISE INTERNET PROTOCOL BASED TELEPHONE INTERCONNECTION (IP PBX). CABLELABS IS ALSO DEVELOPING A "BUSINESS CLASS" HYBRID FIBER/COAX SYSTEM WITH AN EMPHASIS ON PROVIDING METRO ETHERNET SERVICES OVER DOCSIS NETWORKS. SPECIFICATIONS ARE BEING DEVELOPED TO STANDARDIZE THE PROVISIONING OF BUSINESS SERVICES OVER PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKING EQUIPMENT. |
| GENERAL STATEMENT 3 | PART III: STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES ACCOMPLISHMENTS (D) CABLE 3.0 CABLELABS CONTINUOUSLY LOOKS FORWARD TO IDENTIFY AND TO DEVELOP KEY TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL HELP THE INDUSTRY TO POWER THE NEXT GENERATION OF CABLE SERVICES. CURRENTLY, THIS EFFORT INVOLVES WORKING WITH MEMBERS TO DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY APPROACHES FOR PROVIDING ONLINE ACCESS TO CABLE SUBSCRIPTION CONTENT, FOR ENHANCING THE CABLE USER INTERFACE, AND FOR DELIVERING CABLE PROGRAMMING TO A VARIETY OF CONNECTED CONSUMER DEVICES WITHIN THE HOME. KEY CABLE 3.0 INITIATIVES FOCUSED IN THESE AREAS ARE THE ONLINE CONTENT ACCESS PROJECT (OLCA), THE IP REMOTE PROJECT, AND THE REMOTE USER INTERFACE PROJECT. THE OLCA PROJECT IS DEFINING A COMMON INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY APPROACH FOR AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE SUBSCRIBERS WITH ACCESS TO SUBSCRIPTION CONTENT FROM COMMON WEB BROWSERS. THE IP REMOTE PROJECT IS BUILDING A SET OF WEB SERVICE DEFINITIONS, REFERENCE SOFTWARE, AND A SAMPLE IPAD APPLICATION THAT CABLE OPERATORS CAN USE AS A BASIS FOR DEVELOPING TABLET-BASED REMOTE CONTROL PRODUCTS THAT GREATLY ENHANCE THE USER EXPERIENCE FOR LINEAR AND ON-DEMAND CONTENT NAVIGATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXISTING SET TOP BOXES. THE RUI PROJECT IS DEVELOPING A STANDARDIZED APPROACH IN THE W3C AND DLNA ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL ALLOW HTML5 TO BE USED AS A CORE ELEMENT OF THE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM FOR DELIVERING A NEXT GENERATION CABLE TELEVISION EXPERIENCE TO BOTH LEASED AND RETAIL DEVICES WITHIN THE HOME. UTILIZING CABLE 3.0 TECHNOLOGIES, CABLE OPERATORS WILL BE ABLE TO DELIVER CONTENT FAR BEYOND THE TELEVISION TO SERVE THE BEVY OF HIGH TECH, PERSONALIZED DEVICES THAT CONSUMERS ARE INCREASINGLY USING TO ACCESS THEIR ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES. (E) CABLE INFORMATION SERVICES CABLE INFORMATION SERVICES PROVIDES SECURE INDUSTRYWIDE DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICES TO THE CABLE COMPANIES. IT ADDRESSES THE INHERENT INEFFICIENCIES OF EXCHANGING INFORMATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE CABLE COMPANIES AND MULTIPLE BUSINESS PARTNERS. WORKING WITH CABLE COMPANY EXPERTS, CABLE INFORMATION SERVICES DEVELOPS STANDARDIZED INTERFACES AND PROVIDES PLATFORMS TO ENABLE INFORMATION EXCHANGE. ONE OF THESE IS GO2BROADBAND, WHICH IS THE CABLE INDUSTRY'S AUTOMATED NATIONAL PLATFORM FOR SERVICE LOCATION, LEAD GENERATION, AND STATUSING. IT PROVIDES BOTH THE TOOLS AND NETWORK SUPPORT REQUIRED TO ENABLE INTERNET BASED ELECTRONIC COMMERCE FOR THE CABLE INDUSTRY'S INDIRECT SALES CHANNELS. GO2BROADBAND PROVIDES THE ABILITY TO LOCATE, QUOTE, AND ORDER VIDEO, PHONE, AND HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVICES AT A NATIONAL LEVEL BY INTERACTING WITH MULTIPLE CABLE OPERATOR BACK OFFICE SYSTEMS IN REAL TIME. THE MAJOR CABLE OPERATORS (REPRESENTING 94% OF THE NATIONAL FOOTPRINT) AND MORE THAN 500 AFFILIATES CURRENTLY PARTICIPATE IN THE GO2BROADBAND PROGRAM. (F) OPENCABLE OPENCABLE HAS PRODUCED A SET OF INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS THAT DEFINES THE NEXT GENERATION OF DIGITAL CABLE TELEVISION SET TOP BOXES AND OTHER DIGITAL DEVICES TO BE DEPLOYED BY CABLE OPERATORS OR SOLD DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS AT RETAIL. KEY TO THESE INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS IS THE CABLECARD, A REMOVABLE SECURITY MODULE THAT IS THE BASIS FOR MAKING THE DEVICES FULLY PORTABLE FROM ONE CABLE SYSTEM TO ANOTHER REGARDLESS OF THE NETWORK OPERATOR. CABLELABS ALSO HAS ISSUED A SOFTWARE SPECIFICATION CALLED THE OPENCABLE APPLICATIONS PLATFORM (OCAP). OCAP IS AN INNOVATIVE NATIONAL SOFTWARE PLATFORM THAT ENABLES CABLE'S INTERACTIVE SERVICES TO BE DELIVERED TO TWO WAY PLUG AND PLAY TVS, SET TOP BOXES, AND OTHER DEVICES. PROVIDING A COMMON SET OF MIDDLEWARE APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES ENABLES APPLICATION DEVELOPERS TO WRITE A SINGLE APPLICATION THAT WILL RUN ON ALL MODELS OF OPENCABLE DEVICES ACROSS MULTIPLE CABLE SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE NATION. OPENCABLE HOME NETWORKING IS A FAMILY OF SPECIFICATIONS THAT INCLUDE EXTENSIONS TO THE OCAP SPECIFICATION AND A COPY PROTECTION SOLUTION THAT USES DIGITAL TRANSMISSION CONTENT PROTECTION (DTCP) IP LINK PROTECTION. THESE SPECIFICATIONS ENABLE SECURE DISTRIBUTION OF CABLE CONTENT TO ANY IP-BASED DEVICE (E.G. PCS, GAME CONSOLES, PORTABLE DEVICES, AND IP SET-TOP BOXES) IN ANY ROOM IN THE CONSUMER'S HOME. THESE SPECIFICATIONS ARE BASED ON OPEN INDUSTRY STANDARDS SUCH AS UNIVERSAL PLUG AND PLAY (UPNP) AND DIGITAL LIVING NETWORK ALLIANCE (DLNA). TRU2WAY IS A CONSUMER FACING BRAND HELD BY CABLELABS BASED ON THE OPENCABLE AND OCAP TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS. (G) SECURITY CABLELABS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENHANCING THE SECURITY OF SERVICES DELIVERED BY CABLE OPERATORS. THE FOUNDATION OF THE CABLE INDUSTRY'S SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE IS THE CABLELABS PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH ALLOWS CABLE OPERATORS TO AUTHENTICATE DEVICES CONNECTED TO THEIR NETWORKS AND ENABLES THE SECURE DELIVERY OF CABLE SERVICES TO SUBSCRIBERS. A STRATEGIC GOAL OF THE CABLELABS SECURITY GROUP IS TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE THE SECURITY OF CABLE VOICE, VIDEO, DATA, AND WEB SERVICES THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND STANDARDS BASED SECURITY SOLUTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CABLELABS SECURITY GROUP ANTICIPATES THE SECURITY NEEDS OF FUTURE CABLE SERVICES AND MAPS THE REQUIREMENTS TO EMERGING CABLELABS SPECIFICATIONS SUCH AS OUR ONLINE CONTENT ACCESS SPECIFICATION FOR TV EVERYWHERE SERVICES. (H) SYSTEMS EVALUATION THE SYSTEMS EVALUATION GROUP'S PRIMARY ACTIVITIES ARE CERTIFICATION TESTING, INTEROPERABILITY EVENTS, MEMBER SPECIFIC TESTING AND DEVELOPMENT LAB SERVICES. THE GROUP TESTS AND EVALUATES EQUIPMENT FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE COMPANY SPECIFICATIONS USING PROCEDURES THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED IN COOPERATION WITH THE MANUFACTURERS OF THE EQUIPMENT AND CABLELABS' MEMBERS. |
| GENERAL STATEMENT 4 | PART VI, SECTION A, GOVERNING BODY AND MANAGEMENT | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINES 6 AND 7A - CABLELABS IS A NON-STOCK MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE. THE MEMBERSHIP OF CABLELABS IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR CLASSES OF MEMBERS AS FOLLOWS: CLASS A MEMBERS ARE OPERATORS OF CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES WITH 100,000 OR FEWER SUBSCRIBERS. CLASS B MEMBERS ARE OPERATORS OF CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES WITH MORE THAN 100,000 SUBSCRIBERS. CLASS C MEMBERS ARE OPERATORS OF CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS IN CANADA OR MEXICO. CLASS D MEMBERS ARE OF CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD. THE MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO ELECT CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS ITS GOVERNING BODY, BASED ON THEIR NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS AND CLASSES NOTED ABOVE. EACH OF THE TEN LARGEST MEMBER OPERATORS LOCATED IN NORTH AMERICA, HAVING THE GREATEST NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS AS OF THE END OF THE FISCAL QUARTER IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS, IS ENTITLED TO ELECT ONE DIRECTOR FOR A TOTAL OF TEN TOP TEN DIRECTORS. TWO DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY THE CLASS A MEMBERS VOTING SEPARATELY AS A CLASS. FIVE DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY THE CLASS B MEMBERS VOTING SEPARATELY AS A CLASS. TWO DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY THE CLASS C MEMBERS VOTING SEPARATELY AS A CLASS. ONE DIRECTOR IS ELECTED BY THE CLASS D MEMBERS VOTING SEPARATELY AS A CLASS. THREE DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, AND CLASS D MEMBERS VOTING TOGETHER AS A SINGLE CLASS. THE MEMBERS MAY ALSO REMOVE DIRECTORS, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE, BY A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST BY MEMBERS OF THE CLASS ENTITLED TO ELECT SUCH DIRECTORS OF THEIR MEMBERSHIP CLASS. ALL OTHER RIGHTS, DUTIES AND POWERS ARE VESTED IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| GENERAL STATEMENT 5 | PART VI, SECTION A, GOVERNING BODY AND MANAGEMENT | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 8B - THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS THE ONLY COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED, BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CORPORATE BY-LAWS, TO HAVE AND EXERCISE ALL THE POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION. THERE IS CONTEMPORANEOUS WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION FOR ALL FULL BOARD MEETINGS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS. THE BY-LAWS ALSO PERMIT THE BOARD BY RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE OTHER COMMITTEES, AND SUCH COMMITTEES KEEP SUCH MINUTES AND MAKE SUCH REPORTS AS THE BOARD MAY FROM TIME TO TIME REQUEST. HOWEVER, THE BOARD HAS NOT REQUESTED THE AUDIT COMMITTEE GENERALLY TO CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENT ITS MEETINGS. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR CONDUCTS MOST OF THE ROUTINE FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE AND INFORMS OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF ISSUES AND DISCUSSION ITEMS AND SOLICITS THEIR INPUT, BY PHONE OR E-MAIL, ON ANY MATERIAL ACTION ITEMS. |
| GENERAL STATEMENT 6 | PART VI, SECTION B, POLICIES | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11 - THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES A PAID PREPARER EXPERIENCED IN THE PREPARATION OF THE FORM 990 TO PREPARE THE FORM. ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT STAFF, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND OUR GENERAL COUNSEL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE PAID PREPARER IN THE PREPARATION OF THE RETURN AND THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND GENERAL COUNSEL REVIEW THE RETURN AS PREPARED BY THE PREPARER. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BEFORE IT IS FILED. |
| GENERAL STATEMENT 7 | PART VI, SECTION B, POLICIES | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C - AN ANNUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE CODE OF ETHICS FOR DIRECTORS CONTAINING CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROVISIONS IS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE CODE AND DISCLOSE TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OR CHAIRMAN OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY FAMILY RELATIONSHIP OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH ANY OTHER OFFICER, DIRECTOR OR KEY EMPLOYEE. THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT THAT THIS CODE IS VIOLATED. APPROPRIATE ACTIONS SHALL BE REASONABLY DESIGNED TO DETER WRONGDOING AND TO PROMOTE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ADHERENCE TO THE CODE. SUCH ACTIONS MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO REMOVAL OF A BOARD MEMBER FROM THE BOARD FOR A VIOLATION OF THE CODE. ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST E-MAIL REQUESTS ARE SENT TO OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, TO WHICH ALL RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO RESPOND WITH DISCLOSURE OF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OF WHICH THEY ARE AWARE. CABLELABS' EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK STATES THAT EMPLOYEES MUST NOT HAVE ANY PERSONAL INTERESTS WHICH CONFLICT WITH THOSE OF CABLELABS OR WHICH MIGHT INFLUENCE OR APPEAR TO INFLUENCE ONE'S JUDGMENT OR ACTIONS WHILE EMPLOYED AT CABLELABS. IF AN EMPLOYEE VIOLATES THIS POLICY, CABLELABS, IN ITS DISCRETION, MAY TAKE WHATEVER STEPS AND/OR DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS IT BELIEVES APPROPRIATE TO REMEDY THE VIOLATION, UP TO AND INCLUDING DISMISSAL. |
| GENERAL STATEMENT 8 | PART VI, SECTION B, POLICIES | FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 15A & 15B - CABLELABS IS A 501(C)(6) TRADE ASSOCIATION WITH THE PRIMARY MISSION TO GATHER, ASSESS, AND DISSEMINATE TECHNICAL INFORMATION OF STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE TO THE CABLE TELEVISION INDUSTRY, TO IDENTIFY,PLAN, ENGAGE IN AND FUND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INDUSTRY, DIRECTLY OR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHERS, AND TO TRANSFER SUCH TECHNOLOGIES TO THE INDUSTRY THROUGH REPORTS, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, LICENSES, LOANS OF PRESONNEL AND OTHER APPROPRIATE MEANS. THE HIGHLY TECHNICAL AND SPECIALIZED NATURE OF THESE ACTIVITIES REQUIRES CABLELABS TO HIRE HIGHLY EDUCATED AND TRAINED PROFESSIONALS EXPERIENCED IN THE INDUSTRY FROM A VERY COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT POOL OFFERING CANDIDATES SIMILAR OPPORTUNITIES AT MARKET SALARIES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF CABLELABS LOOKS AT THE COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF ANOTHER INDUSTRY TRADE ASSOCIATION ALONG WITH CERTAIN SENIOR TECHNICAL POSITIONS (E.G. CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICERS) WITHIN THEIR OWN MEMBER COMPANIES (E.G. COMCAST OR TIME WARNER CABLE). THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THEN DETERMINES AND APPROVES THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT IS EXECUTED. THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT IS GENERALLY FOR A TERM OF 3 TO 4 YEARS. ANNUAL SALARY INCREASES AND BONUSES, IF APPLICABLE, ARE DETERMINED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. SALARY INCREASES ARE BASED ON MARKET CONDITIONS AND GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PERCENT. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. COMPENSATION FOR THE OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS SET BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, AND THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES. COMPREHENSIVE SALARY SURVEYS ARE COMPLETED EVERY FEW YEARS. IN THE INTERVENING YEARS, SALARY ADJUSTMENTS ARE BASED ON GENERAL MARKET TRENDS AND SURVEYS OF CABLELABS' MEMBER COMPANIES. |
| GENERAL STATEMENT 9 | PART VI, SECTION C, DISCLOSURE | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 - CABLELABS DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. |
| GENERAL STATEMENT 10 | Part VII, COMPENSATION OF THE FIVE HIGHEST PAID IND. CONTRACTORS | NAME AND ADDRESS SCRIPTION OF SERVICES COMPENSATION ENABLE TV, INC CONSULTING 1,492,165. 10901 W. 120TH AVENUE, SUITE 120 BROOMFIELD, CO 80021 SECOND STRYKE CONSULTING 1,426,530. 8405 W 68TH PLACE ARVADA, CO 80004 SENTOSA TECH. CONSULTANTS, INC. CONSULTING 1,318,378. 2672 BEECH CIRCLE LONGMONT, CO 80503 FLASHLIGHT ENG./CONSLT. LLC CONSULTING 894,999. 1200 NW NAITO PKWY, SUITE 210 PORTLAND, OR 97209 CARDINAL PEAK, LLC CONSULTING 602,928. 1380 FOREST PARK CIRCLE, SUITE 202 LAFAYETTE, CO 80026 TOTAL COMPENSATION 5,735,000. |
| GENERAL STATEMENT 11 | Part XI, RECONCILIATION OF NET ASSETS | FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS $369,294 |
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