Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.| Identifier | Return Reference | Explanation |
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| GENERAL STATEMENT 1 | PART I, LINE 1 AND PART III, LINE 1: 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, LINE 4: STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICES | 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 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 TWELVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MEMBERSHIP, TWO AT-LARGE REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED BY ALL MEMBERS, AND THREE NONVOTING REPRESENTATIVES. THE COMPANY'S ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING MAJOR PROJECTS: (A) ACCESS NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES ACCESS NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES' PRIMARY ACTIVITIES FALL INTO THREE AREAS - BROADBAND EVOLUTION, ADVANCED NETWORKING AND APPLICATIONS, AND CABLELABS' WI-FI SPECIFICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. BROADBAND EVOLUTION INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOCSIS (DATA OVER CABLE SERVICE INTERFACE SPECIFICATION) WHICH 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. THIS AREA ALSO INCLUDES ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY KNOWN AS EPOC (ETHERNET PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK (EPON) PROTOCOL OVER COAX) FOR WHICH CABLELABS IS DEVELOPING A SPECIFICATION. IPV4 TO IPV6 TRANSITION BEST PRACTICES INCLUDING OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS AND TESTING WERE DEVELOPED IN THIS AREA. ADVANCED NETWORKING AND APPLICATIONS INCLUDES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING, HOME NETWORKING, AND PACKETCABLE. SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING INCLUDES RESEARCH INTO THE SEPARATION OF CONTROL PLANE FROM DATA PLANE IN NETWORKING ARCHITECTURES, NEW NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION ARCHITECTURES AND APPLICATIONS, AND SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIO. 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 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, DEFINE VENDOR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROVISIONING AND MANAGEMENT OF WI-FI GATEWAYS ON CABLE NETWORKS, IDENTIFY TECHNOLOGIES FOR VIDEO DELIVERY OVER WI-FI, AND RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. 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, THE WIRELESS BROADBAND ALLIANCE, AND THE THIRD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT. THE WIRELESS PROGRAM IS ALSO FOCUSED ON 3G/4G TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS INCLUDING OFFLOAD OF MOBILE WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES TO WI-FI NETWORKS. (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. SPECIFICATIONS LIKE DOCSIS PROVISIONING OF EPON (DPOE) ARE BEING DEVELOPED TO STANDARDIZE THE PROVISIONING OF BUSINESS SERVICES OVER PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKING EQUIPMENT. 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 SUPPORTING ETHERNET PRIVATE LINE AND MOBILE BACKHAUL SERVICES OVER DOCSIS NETWORKS. (C) CABLE INFORMATION SERVICES CABLE INFORMATION SYSTEMS (CIS) PROVIDES INDUSTRY-WIDE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOCUSED ON THE EVOLUTION OF CABLE OPERATOR BUSINESS AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS (B/OSS). LEVERAGING GLOBAL STANDARDS, CIS WORKS WITH MEMBERS AND LEADING INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS TO DEVELOP AND APPLY THE CABLE INFORMATION MODEL, INTERFACES, AND INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE BEST PRACTICES. THE RAPID GROWTH OF MEMBERS' COMMERCIAL SERVICES BUSINESS AND INCREASED COMPETITION IN THEIR RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS HAS DRIVEN THE NEED FOR B/OSS TRANSFORMATION. THIS B/OSS TRANSFORMATION HAS CREATED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CABLELABS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE APPLICATION OF A NEW, SPECIFICATIONS-BASED APPROACH TO CABLE INFORMATION SYSTEMS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF CABLE INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROGRAM IN 2013 WAS THE AGILE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF CABLE INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE (CIA). CIA INCLUDES BOTH THE INFORMATION MODEL AND INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS. CABLELABS' GOAL IS TO ACCELERATE OUR MEMBERS' ABILITY TO CREATE AN OPEN, RESPONSIVE BACK OFFICE THAT MAKES IT SIMPLER AND FASTER TO DEPLOY NEW, INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. LONG TERM, THIS WORK WILL HELP MEMBERS OPTIMIZE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY BY REPLACING EXPENSIVE, MANUAL PROCESSES WITH AUTOMATED PROCESSES, AND IMPROVE CABLE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE BY ENABLING PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS. |
| GENERAL STATEMENT 2 Continued | PART III, LINE 4: STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICES | (D) INNOVATION OFFICE THE INNOVATION OFFICE IS CHARTERED TO SPONSOR AND PROMOTE THE IDENTIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, RELATED SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES THAT CAN DELIVER MARKET AND TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGHS. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO DELIVER TWO IDEAS ANNUALLY WHOSE MARKET AND CUSTOMER VALIDATION EFFORTS QUALIFY THEM AS BREAKTHROUGHS AND WHICH ENABLE OUR MEMBERS TO BE THE PROVIDER OF CHOICE IN THEIR MARKET. THE FOCUS OF THIS WORK IS ON IDEAS WITH TRANSFORMATIONAL MARKET POTENTIAL IN THE NEXT 5-7 YEARS. THE INNOVATION OFFICE FOSTERS THE PROCESSES AND TOOLS NECESSARY FOR THE TRANS-ORGANIZATIONAL COLLABORATION NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THIS WORK. BY EXTENSION, THE TEAM ENGAGES WITH STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS CABLELABS' VALUE CHAIN TO APPLY THE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES, INSIGHTS AND CAPABILITIES NECESSARY TO IDENTIFY AND BUILD WHAT IS NEXT FOR THE CABLE INDUSTRY. (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 INCLUDING CYBER-SECURITY AND IDENTITY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS. (F) 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. (G) VIDEO SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES THE VIDEO SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES DEPARTMENT LEADS INNOVATION AND R&D EFFORTS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING CORE TECHNOLOGIES FOR VIDEO DELIVERY, USER INTERFACE PRESENTATION, OPERATIONAL MEASUREMENT, AND INTEGRATION OF SMART SPACES. THE PRIMARY AREAS OF FOCUS IN 2013 WERE THE COMPLETION OF THE OPENCABLE APPLICATIONS PLATFORM (OCAP) REFERENCE IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT AND DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL LIVING NETWORK ALLIANCE (DLNA) TECHNOLOGIES TO FACILITATE VIDEO DISTRIBUTION TO CONSUMER ELECTRONICS DEVICES IN THE HOME USING INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) TECHNOLOGIES. THE OPENCABLE PROJECT DEVELOPED 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. THE OCAP REFERENCE IMPLEMENTATION (RI) PROVIDES A SOFTWARE EMBODIMENT OF OCAP THAT THIRD PARTIES CAN INCORPORATE INTO THEIR PRODUCTS IF THEY SO DESIRE. CABLELABS COMPLETED THE OCAP RI IN 2013. THE SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE AS OPEN SOURCE. 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 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 DLNA. CABLELABS HAS BEEN WORKING TO EXTEND DLNA THROUGH A PREMIUM VIDEO PROFILE SET OF GUIDELINES SO THAT DLNA CAN BE USED TO DELIVER ALL OF THE PRIMARY CABLE VIDEO SERVICES - LINEAR, ON-DEMAND, AND DVR - TO CONSUMER ELECTRONIC DEVICES OVER IN-HOME NETWORKS IN A SECURE AND STANDARDIZED FASHION. RELATED TO THIS EFFORT, CABLELABS HAS BEEN DEVELOPING REFERENCE IMPLEMENTATIONS FOR KEY ELEMENTS OF THE ARCHITECTURE, INCLUDING A CLIENT REFERENCE DEVICE, A SERVER REFERENCE DEVICE, AND AN HTML5 BASED REMOTE USER INTERFACE CLIENT THAT MAY BE CONTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT A CERTIFICATION PROGRAM WITHIN DLNA. RELATED TO THE OTHER VIDEO EFFORTS, 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. |
| GENERAL STATEMENT 3 | PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4: REVISED GOVERNING DOCUMENTS | THE ORGANIZATION MODIFIED ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS TO REFLECT A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS, CHANGE IN THE METHOD OF SELECTION OF DIRECTORS, AND CHANGES MADE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP. |
| GENERAL STATEMENT 4 | PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 AND 7A: GOVERNING BODY AND MANAGEMENT | 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 THREE CLASSES OF MEMBERS AS FOLLOWS: CLASS US MEMBERS ARE OPERATORS OF CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES. CLASS CA MEMBERS ARE OPERATORS OF CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS IN CANADA. CLASS G MEMBERS ARE OPERATORS OF CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS NOT IN THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA. THE MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO DESIGNATE AND ELECT CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS ITS GOVERNING BODY, BASED ON THE CLASSES NOTED ABOVE. EACH OF THE EIGHT CLASS US MEMBERS, PAYING THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF DUES AS OF THE END OF THE FISCAL QUARTER IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS, IS ENTITLED TO DESIGNATE ONE DIRECTOR FOR A TOTAL OF EIGHT CLASS US DIRECTORS. EACH OF THE TWO CLASS CA MEMBERS, PAYING THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF DUES AS OF THE END OF THE FISCAL QUARTER IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS, IS ENTITLED TO DESIGNATE ONE DIRECTOR FOR A TOTAL OF TWO CLASS CA DIRECTORS. EACH OF THE TWO CLASS G MEMBERS, PAYING THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF DUES AS OF THE END OF THE FISCAL QUARTER IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS, IS ENTITLED TO DESIGNATE ONE DIRECTOR FOR A TOTAL OF TWO CLASS G DIRECTORS. TWO AT-LARGE DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY CLASS US, CLASS CA, AND CLASS G MEMBERS VOTING TOGETHER AS A SINGLE CLASS. ALL OTHER RIGHTS, DUTIES AND POWERS ARE VESTED IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The Chairman of the Board, Vice Chairman, President, Treasurer and Secretary are elected by the Board of Directors voting on the basis of one vote for each dollar of dues paid by each voting director's Member company to the corporation as of the end of the fiscal quarter of the corporation immediately prior to the election of such officers. |
| GENERAL STATEMENT 5 | PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 11: GOVERNING BODY AND MANAGEMENT | 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 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 6 | PART VI, SECTION B, 12C: POLICIES | 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 7 | PART VI, SECTION B, 15A & 15B: POLICIES | 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 LAST YEAR, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWED AN INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SURVEY FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AND CREATED CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIAL DOCUMENTATION OF COMPENSATION IN AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. THE WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WAS EXECUTED. 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 OF 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 8 | PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: DISCLOSURE | CABLELABS DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. |
| General Statement 9 | Part VII, SECTION B, LINE 1: INDEPEDENT CONTRACTORS | BIALLA & ASSOCIATES, INC. CONSULTING 670,911. 4000 BRIDGEWAY, STE 201 SAUSALITO, CA 94965 SECOND STRYKE CONSULTING 1,319,910. 8405 W. 68TH PLACE ARVADA, CO 80004 SENTOSA TECH. CONSULTANTS, INC. CONSULTING 1,268,766. 2672 BEECH CIRCLE LONGMONT, CO 80503 COMCAST CABLE COMM. MANAGEMENT LLC CONSULTING 641,736. ONE COMCAST CENTER 1701 JFK BLVD PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CONSULTING 583,614. 24721 NETWORK PLACE CHICAGO, IL 60673 TOTAL COMPENSATION 4,485,017. |
| OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES FOR NON-EMPLOYEES | FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:TEMPORARY AND INTERN EXPENSES TOTAL FEES:249774 |
| OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES FOR NON-EMPLOYEES | FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:OTHER CONSULTANT FEES TOTAL FEES:11620608 |
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