Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.| Identifier | Return Reference | Explanation |
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| GENERAL STATEMENT 1 | PART I AND PART III: STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 AND PART III, LINE 1 - BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION CABLELABS CO-INNOVATES UNEXPECTED SOLUTIONS THAT TRANSFORM AND INSPIRE OUR INDUSTRY. WE STRIVE TO DELIVER INNOVATIONS THAT ENABLE OUR MEMBERS TO BE THE PROVIDER OF CHOICE IN THEIR MARKETS. |
| GENERAL STATEMENT 2 | PART III: STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4 - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICES ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOUNDED IN 1988 BY CABLE OPERATING COMPANIES, CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC. IS A NONPROFIT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM THAT IS DEDICATED TO PURSUING NEW CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES AND HELPING ITS CABLE OPERATOR MEMBERS INTEGRATE THOSE TECHNICAL ADVANCEMENTS INTO THEIR BUSINESS OBJECTIVES. THE COMPANY'S KEY OBJECTIVES ARE TO PROVIDE A CENTRAL SOURCE OF TIMELY 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 CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM OPERATORS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPRISES NINETEEN REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MEMBERSHIP AND THREE NONVOTING REPRESENTATIVES. 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, PEERCONNECT REGISTRY, AND CABLELABS' WI FI SPECIFICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. 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 PEERCONNECT 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 AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS 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. IN ADDITION TO CABLELABS SPECIFICATIONS, CABLELABS CONTRIBUTES TO OTHER WIRELESS FORUMS TO FURTHER WIRELESS INDUSTRY STANDARDS THROUGH DIRECT MEMBERSHIP AND LIAISON AGREEMENTS SUCH AS THE WI-FI ALLIANCE (WFA), THE WIRELESS BROADBAND ALLIANCE (WBA), AND THE THIRD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP). THE WIRELESS PROGRAM IS ALSO FOCUSED ON 3G/4G TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS INCLUDING OFFLOAD OF MOBILE WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES TO WI FI NETWORKS. (B) OPENCABLE OPENCABLE HAS PRODUCED A SET OF INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS THAT DEFINES 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 APPLICATIONS 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. (C) 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 3 | PART III: STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | FORM 990, PART III, LINES 4D - OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES ACOMPLISHMENTS (A) 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 AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT. 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 IMPROVE MEASUREMENT OF AD AND TELEVISION VIEWING, REPORTING BACK TO THE ADVERTISER IN STANDARD FORMATS FOR MARKETING AND OTHER USES OF SUCH DATA. THE COMPANY IS ALSO PERFORMING RESEARCH ON PERSONALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES, DEVELOPING APPROACHES TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF INDIVIDUAL VIEWERS IN THE HOUSEHOLD AND CUSTOMIZING THE GUIDE AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THE VIEWING EXPERIENCE FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS. CABLELABS IS SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF STANDARD UNIVERSAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS FOR MOVIES AND TELEVISION PROGRAMS TO FACILITATE DISTRIBUTION OF CABLE PROGRAMMING TO MULTIPLE END USER DEVICES THROUGH A CONSORTIUM KNOWN AS THE ENTERTAINMENT ID REGISTRY. (B) 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 DEVELOP EXTENSIONS TO PACKETCABLE SPECIFICATIONS TO SUPPORT VOICE SERVICES. CABLELABS IS ALSO DEVELOPING A "BUSINESS CLASS" HYBRID FIBER/COAX SYSTEM WITH AN EMPHASIS ON PROVIDING ETHERNET PRIVATE LINE SERVICES OVER DOCSIS NETWORKS. SPECIFICATIONS ARE BEING DEVELOPED TO STANDARDIZE THE PROVISIONING OF BUSINESS SERVICES OVER PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKING EQUIPMENT. (C) 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 (RUI) 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 APPLE 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 WORLD WIDE WEB CONSORTIUM AND DIGITAL LIVING NETWORK ALLIANCE 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. (D) CABLE INFORMATION SERVICES CABLE INFORMATION SERVICES PROVIDES SECURE INDUSTRY WIDE 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. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF CABLE INFORMATION SERVICES IS THE OPERATIONS FRAMEWORK INITIATIVE WHICH SUPPORTS CABLELABS MEMBERS IN CREATING AN OPEN, RESPONSIVE BACK-OFFICE THAT MAKES IT SIMPLER AND FASTER TO DEPLOY NEW, INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. THE OPERATIONS FRAMEWORK TEAM DELIVERS NEW BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURES, APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES AND TOOLSETS FOR CABLELABS MEMBER COMPANIES. THE GOAL OF THIS WORK IS TO IMPROVE INFORMATION FLOW BETWEEN THE BACK-OFFICE AND PRODUCT DELIVERY PLATFORMS, PROMOTE THE ADOPTION OF A COMMON TECHNICAL VOCABULARY, AND DEFINE STANDARD INTERFACES THAT ALLOW MEMBERS TO FULLY UTILIZE THEIR BUSINESS ASSETS. OPERATIONS FRAMEWORK HELPS MEMBERS OPTIMIZE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND IMPROVE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE. ANOTHER AREA OF FOCUS HAS BEEN PROVIDING A PLATFORM AS A SERVICE (PAAS) TO THE INDUSTRY THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE THE WIRELESS SERVICE LOCATOR (WSL) WHICH AGGREGATES CABLE OPERATORS' WIFI ACCESS POINT LOCATION INFORMATION AND AN E-COMMERCE APPLICATION, GO2BROADBAND (G2B), WHICH ENABLES A NATIONAL PLATFORM FOR SERVICE LOCATION, LEAD GENERATION, ORDER STATUSING AND NETWORK TROUBLESHOOTING. CABLE OPERATORS (REPRESENTING 94% OF THE NATIONAL FOOTPRINT) AND MORE THAN 500 AFFILIATES CURRENTLY PARTICIPATE IN THE CABLELABS COMMERCE PROGRAM. (E) 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 THE ONLINE CONTENT ACCESS SPECIFICATION FOR TV EVERYWHERE SERVICES AND IDENTITY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS. (F) CABLE APPLICATION FRAMEWORK AND ECOSYSTEM CABLELABS ESTABLISHED THE CABLE APPLICATION FRAMEWORK AND ECOSYSTEM (CAF) PROJECT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE TV APPLICATIONS SPACE AND, IN PARTICULAR, SECOND SCREEN APPLICATIONS. CAF IS WORKING WITH A NUMBER OF TECHNOLOGY VENDORS TO DEVELOP STANDARDS FOR A UNIFIED APPLICATIONS ECOSYSTEM AND PROTOTYPING A NUMBER OF POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. |
| 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 A, GOVERNING BODY AND MANAGEMENT | 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 IN HOUSE 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 WRONGOING 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 PERSONNEL 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). WHEN A NEW CEO WAS HIRED THIS YEAR, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWED AN INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SURVEY FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AND CREATED CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIAL DOCUMENTATION OF COMPENSATION IN AN EXECUTED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WHICH WAS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. 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 FLASHLIGHT ENG./CONSLT. LLC CONSULTING 1,728,502. 1200 N.W. NAITO PKWY., SUITE 210 PORTLAND, OR 97209 ENABLE TV, INC. CONSULTING 1,402,481. 10901 W. 120TH AVENUE, SUITE 120 BROOMFIELD, CO 80021 SECOND STRYKE CONSULTING 1,387,023. 8405 W. 68TH PLACE ARVADA, CO 80004 SENTOSA TECH. CONSULTANTS, INC. CONSULTING 1,215,067. 2672 BEECH CIRCLE LONGMONT, CO 80503 CARDINAL PEAK, LLC CONSULTING 637,633. 1380 FOREST PARK CIRCLE, SUITE 202 LAFAYETTE, CO 80026 TOTAL COMPENSATION 6,370,705. |
| GENERAL STATEMENT 11 | PART XI, RECONCILIATION OF NET ASSETS | FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS $(25,810) |
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