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| PART III, LINE 4A CONTINUTED: | THE COMPANY'S KEY OBJECTIVES ARE: TO PROVIDE A CENTRAL SOURCE OF TIMELY INFORMATION ABOUT TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS OF INTEREST TO THE INDUSTRY PLAN, PERFORM, AND FUND INNOVATION AND 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. PROVIDE SERVICES THAT PROMOTE INTEROPERABILITY OF RELEVANT TECHNOLOGIES SO THAT THEY ARE SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED BY MEMBER COMPANIES. THE COMPANY'S ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING MAJOR INITIATIVES: (A) STRATEGY AND INNOVATION THE STRATEGY AND INNOVATION TEAM IS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING NEW INNOVATIONS, PERFORMING ANALYSIS PROJECTS, AND ENGAGING THE TECHNOLOGY STARTUP COMMUNITY. THIS GROUP RESEARCHES THE TECHNOLOGIES THEMSELVES, ALONG WITH THE ECONOMIC AND MARKET VIABILITY OF THE TECHNOLOGIES BOTH IN TERMS OF UNIT COSTS AND COMPETITIVE ALTERNATIVES. THE GROUP SPONSORS AND PROMOTES THE IDENTIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIONS THAT CAN DELIVER MARKET AND TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGHS. THE FOCUS OF THE INNOVATION WORK IN THE GROUP IS THE PURSUIT OF IDEAS WITH TRANSFORMATIONAL MARKET POTENTIAL IN THE NEXT THREE TO EIGHT YEARS. (B) WIRED TECHNOLOGIES WIRED TECHNOLOGIES ACTIVITIES RELATE PRIMARILY TO WIRELINE COMMUNICATIONS, DEFINED AS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES WHICH ARE DEPENDENT UPON A WIRE, CABLE OR FIBER TO FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF INFORMATION FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER. WIRELINE COMMUNICATIONS IS A BROAD CATEGORY THAT, FOR PURPOSES OF WIRED TECHNOLOGIES, ENCOMPASSES FIXED NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE IN BOTH THE ACCESS NETWORK AND INHOME NETWORK. ACCESS NETWORK WIRELINE COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIFICATIONS AND SOLUTIONS FOR DOCSIS 3.1, DOCSIS 4.0, DISTRIBUTED ACCESS ARCHITECTURES, PROACTIVE NETWORK MAINTENANCE, POINTTOPOINT COHERENT OPTICS, AND PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKING (PON). IN HOME NETWORKING ACTIVITIES FOCUS ON THE USE OF MULTIMEDIA OVER COAX ALLIANCE (MOCA) TECHNOLOGIES OR OTHER SOLUTIONS FOR DELIVERING ETHERNET OVER COAXIAL NETWORK (EOC). WIRED TECHNOLOGIES ALSO FOCUSES ON SOLUTIONS RELATED TO BACKHAUL AND FRONTHAUL TO AND FROM WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS. (C) WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES ACTIVITIES FOCUS ON DRIVING THE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT OF WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE CABLE ECOSYSTEM IN PARTICULAR AND THE WIRELESS ECOSYSTEM AS A WHOLE. WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES CURRENTLY OF FOCUS INCLUDE WIFI, 3G/4G/LTE, AND 5G TECHNOLOGIES, IN ADDITION TO EMERGING WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES IN THE INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) SECTOR. WIFI EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE WIFI EXPERIENCE FOR BOTH ENDUSERS AND CABLE OPERATORS THROUGH SUPPORT OF INDUSTRY INITIATIVES, INCLUDING CARRIER GRADE WIFI, PASSPOINT, AND HOTSPOT 2.0. IN ADDITION, THERE IS FOCUS ON INTEGRATION WITH MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS WIFI FIRST, IN WHICH THE WIFI LINK IS THE PREFERRED METHOD FOR BROADBAND AND VOICE CONNECTIVITY. THE PRIMARY AREA OF FOCUS FOR MOBILE WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES IS ON DRIVING MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES INTO THE UNLICENSED BAND AND DRIVING COEXISTENCE FEATURES INTO THE TECHNOLOGY TO FACILITATE FAIR SHARING OF THE UNLICENSED SPECTRUM WITH INCUMBENT TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS WIFI. 5G WIRELESS RESEARCH BASED ON LOW BAND, MIDBAND AND MILLIMETER WAVE TECHNOLOGIES TARGETING LOW LATENCY MULTI GBPS WIRELESS PERFORMANCE IS ALSO A SIGNIFICANT FOCUS AREA, INCLUDING THE FEASIBILITY OF USING FIXED 5G TECHNOLOGIES TO DELIVER HIGHSPEED DATA SERVICES TO ENDUSERS. ADDITIONALLY, NETWORK CONVERGENCE BETWEEN WIRED AND WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES IS A GROWING FOCUS AREA, WITH THE GOAL OF DRIVING ENHANCEMENTS AND CAPABILITIES INTO WIRED INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEVERAGING THE WIRED INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENHANCE THE CAPABILITIES AND PERFORMANCE OF MOBILE NETWORKS. (D) SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES LEADS A NUMBER OF TECHNICAL PROJECTS AIMED AT ENHANCING THE SECURITY OF SERVICES DELIVERED BY CABLE OPERATORS. THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THE COMPANYS PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE (PKI), WHICH ALLOWS CABLE OPERATORS TO AUTHENTICATE DEVICES CONNECTED TO THEIR NETWORKS AND ENABLES THE SECURE DELIVERY OF CABLE SERVICES TO SUBSCRIBERS. IT ALSO INCLUDES IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SECURITY CONTROLS IN DOCSIS, CONSUMER AND MEDICAL IOT SECURITY, NEW HOME AND BUSINESS NETWORK ARCHITECTURES TO IMPROVE SECURITY, DISTRIBUTED DENIAL OF SERVICE AND BOTNET MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES, AND INFORMATION SECURITY DATA SHARING. SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INVESTIGATES EMERGING SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING BLOCKCHAIN APPLICATIONS, SOFTWAREDEFINED NETWORKS, NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION (SDN/NFV), IMAGE SECURITY INTEGRITY, ENHANCEMENTS TO PKI PROTOCOLS, AND CRYPTOGRAPHIC RESEARCH. A STRATEGIC GOAL OF SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES IS TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE THE SECURITY OF CABLE VOICE, VIDEO, DATA, AND WEB SERVICES THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND STANDARDSBASED SECURITY SOLUTIONS. (E) FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE THE FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE TEAM IS ENGAGED IN TWO FUNDAMENTAL SETS OF ACTIVITIES: 1) SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES OF THE WIRED, WIRELESS, SECURITY AND INNOVATION OFFICE ENGINEERING TEAMS AND 2) ENGINEERING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS OR OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVES TO PROVIDE TOOLS, SYSTEMS, AND SOFTWARE THAT FURTHER THE OVERALL GOALS AND CAPABILITIES OF CABLELABS' ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS AND ITS MEMBERS. (F) TECHNOLOGY POLICY THE TECHNOLOGY POLICY TEAM DRIVES AND SUPPORTS CABLE PRIORITIES OF SUBSTANTIAL STRATEGIC CONSEQUENCE THROUGH TECHNOLOGY POLICY AND STANDARDS TO ENABLE MARKET SUCCESS. (G) STRATEGIC PLANNING AND METRICS THE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND METRICS TEAM SUPPORTS LEADING R&D ACTIVITIES BY ADMINISTERING AND PUBLISHING TECHNICAL PAPERS, INCLUDING SPECIFICATIONS AND REPORTS, AS WELL AS BY DISTRIBUTING KEY TECHNICAL INFORMATION TO MEMBERS AND TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS TO FURTHER CABLE TECHNOLOGIES. |
| PART III, LINE 4A CONTINUTED: | (H) NETWORK FX, INC. NETWORK FX, INC., (DBA KYRIO), A WHOLLY OWNED FOR-PROFIT SUBSIDIARY OF THE COMPANY, PROVIDES TECHNOLOGY AND ONLINE BASED SERVICES TO NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS, DEVICE MANUFACTURERS, AND INDUSTRY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS. KYRIO'S SERVICES ARE COMPRISED OF: LAB SERVICES, SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, EXTENDED SECURITY MANAGEMENT ACROSS INDUSTRIES, AND AN IMPROVED ONLINE BUYING EXPERIENCE FOR HOMEBASED, AND BUSINESS SERVICES. LAB SERVICES GROUP'S PRIMARY ACTIVITIES ARE CERTIFICATION/QUALIFICATION TESTING, INTEROPERABILITY EVENTS, MEMBER DEVICE TESTING, AND DEVELOPMENT LAB SERVICES. THE GROUP ALSO SUPPORTS THE COMPANY'S RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES PROVIDING EXPERTISE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVELOPING LABORATORY AND FIELD PROCESSES FOR TESTING THESE NEW TECHNOLOGIES. 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 IN BOTH LABORATORY AND TEST HOUSE ENVIRONMENTS, ALL DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO SUCH SPECIFICATIONS AND MEMBERS' REQUIREMENTS. KYRIOS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS INCLUDE ADAPTIVE ROUTE CONTROL SOFTWARE THAT INCREASES THE RELIABILITY OF BROADBAND SERVICE FOR HOMES AND BUSINESSES, AND SOFTWARE THAT AUTOMATES TRAFFIC STEERING BETWEEN WI-FI AND CELLULAR NETWORKS TO OPTIMIZES THE USER EXPERIENCE FOR MOBILE DEVICE CUSTOMERS. KYRIO MANAGES PKI DIGITAL CERTIFICATES FOR INDUSTRY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS. KYRIO SERVICES PROVIDE THE DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, PROVISIONING, REVOCATION, AND GOVERNANCE OF DIGITAL CERTIFICATES FOR WIFI PASSPOINT HOTSPOT 2.0, SETTOP BOXES, CABLE MODEMS, WEB SERVERS, ENERGY DEMAND MANAGEMENT DEVICES, IOT, WIRELESS AND OTHER NETWORKED DEVICES. KYRIO PROVIDES THE GO2BROADBAND ONLINE LEAD MANAGEMENT SERVICE CONNECTING BROADBAND, VIDEO, AND VOICE SERVICE PROVIDERS WITH CHANNEL RESELL PARTNERS. THROUGH AN ONLINE PORTAL AND PREDEFINED APIS, THE GO2BROADBAND CLOUDBASED SERVICE FACILITATES END CUSTOMERS' INQUIRY ABOUT THE SERVICEABILITY OF THEIR LOCATION, REVIEW, AND SELECTION OF DESIRED SERVICES AND SCHEDULE INSTALLATION OF SERVICES. (I) KYRIO MEDICAL, INC. KYRIO MEDICAL, INC., A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF KYRIO, PROVIDES PKI DESIGN AND MANAGED SERVICES, DIGITAL CERTIFICATES, AND CODE VERIFICATION CERTIFICATES TO INDUSTRY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND SUPPLIERS. (J) UPRAMP, INC. UPRAMP, INC. (UPRAMP) A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF KYRIO, OFFERED STARTUPS RELATED TO THE CABLE INDUSTRY A PROGRAM CALLED FITERATOR, WHICH WAS AN ACCELERATOR THAT WAS A GRADUATE PROGRAM FOR LATER STAGE STARTUPS THAT ALREADY HAD A PRODUCT, AND WERE LOOKING FOR PRODUCT OR MARKET FIT IN THE GLOBAL CABLE OR BROADBAND INDUSTRY. IN RETURN FOR THE SERVICES UPRAMP PROVIDED UNDER THE FITERATOR PROGRAM, THE COMPANY RECEIVED WARRANTS TO PURCHASE STOCK IN THE PARTICIPANT COMPANIES, RANGING FROM 2% TO 3% OF THE COMPANIES' EQUITY ON A FULLYDILUTED BASIS IN 2019, 2018 AND 2017. THE EXERCISE PRICES FOR THE WARRANTS IS EQUAL TO THE FAIR VALUE PER SHARE OF THE UNDERLYING EQUITY SECURITIES AND THEY HAVE EXERCISE TERMS RANGING FROM 4 TO 5 YEARS. UPRAMP ACCOUNTS FOR THE RECEIPT OF THE WARRANTS AS A NONMONETARY TRANSACTION AND VALUES THE WARRANTS USING THE BLACKSCHOLES MODEL. UPRAMP EVALUATES THE WARRANTS FOR IMPAIRMENT AT EACH REPORTING DATE AND RECORDS AN IMPAIRMENT, IF NECESSARY, EQUAL TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FAIR VALUE OF THE WARRANT AND ITS CARRYING VALUE. UPON EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTS, ANY REMAINING CARRYING VALUE ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNEXERCISED WARRANTS WILL BE WRITTEN OFF. BASED ON ITS EVALUATION, UPRAMP RECORDED IMPAIRMENT EXPENSE OF $1,136,868 AND $947,823 FROM THE FITERATOR PROGRAM DURING THE YEARS ENDING JUNE 30, 2022 AND 2021, RESPECTIVELY, WITH ACORRESPONDING DECREASE IN INVESTMENTS. (K) THE SOCIETY OF CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERS, INC. FOUNDED IN 1969, SCTE IS A 501(C)(6), NONPROFIT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION, DEDICATED TO ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY, STANDARDS AND WORKFORCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CABLE TELEVISION INDUSTRY. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2021, CABLELABS BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER AND SOLE VOTING MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY OF CABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERS, INC. ("SCTE"). AS A RESULT, SCTE EFFECTIVELY BECAME A SUBSIDAIRY OF CABLELABS. UPON THE CLOSING OF THE TRANSACTION, SCTE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXPANDED TO 14 MEMBERS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CABLELABS HAS THE RIGHT TO OVER SCTE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING FIVE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SUBJECT TO INCREASE OR DECREASE BY ACTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INCLUDING THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, WHO SHALL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, TREASURER, SECRETARY AND PRESIDENT/CEO OF THE CORPORATION. THE BUSINESS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE CONDUCTED AS NEARLY AS POSSIBLE IN THE SAME MANNER AS IS PROVIDED IN THESE BY-LAWS FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PROVIDED THAT THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH SHALL CONSTITUTE A QUORUM AT ALL MEETINGS THEREOF SHALL BE FOUR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO CABLELABS' BYLAWS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: ON FEBRUARY 9, 2021, CABLELABS AMENDED AND RESTATED ITS BY-LAWS. AS A RESULT, THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS WERE MADE: CABLELABS ESTABLISHED AN SCTE COMMITTEE, THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO ADVISE THE CABLELABS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE PRESIDENT ON MATTERS OF SCTE STANDARDS ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDE SUCH SCTE ASSISTANCE, AS THE CABLELABS PRESIDENT MAY FROM TIME TO TIME REQUEST. CABLELABS ESTABLISHED THE MOBILE CONVERGENCE COMMITTEE (MCC), THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO ADVISE THE CABLELABS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE PRESIDENT ON MOBILE CROSS-INDUSTRY PROJECTS, CONVERGENCE RELATED INITIATIVES AND MATTERS OF MOBILE POLICY AND STRATEGIC TECHNICAL INTEREST AND PROVIDE SUCH MOBILE AND CONVERGENCE ASSISTANCE, AS THE PRESIDENT MAY FROM TIME TO TIME REQUEST. BOTH THE SCTE COMMITTEE AND THE MCC ACT IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY ONLY AND DO NOT HAVE DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF CABLELABS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | 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. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO DESIGNATE AND ELECT CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS ITS GOVERNING BODY. EACH OF THE TEN CLASS US AND CANADA MEMBERS, PAYING THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF DUES AT OF THE END OF THE FISCAL QUARTER IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS, IS ENTITLED TO DESIGNATE ONE DIRECTOR FOR A TOTAL OF TEN CLASS US AND CANADA DIRECTORS. EACH OF THE TWO CLASS G MEMBERS, PAYING THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF DUES AT 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. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | 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. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, 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 A CONFLICT 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. CABLELABS' EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK STATES THAT EMPLOYEES MUST NOT HAVE ANY PERSONAL INTERESTS WHICH CONFLICT WITH THOSE OF THE COMPANY 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. ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS THEN REPORTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | CABELLABS IS A 501(C)(6) TRADE ASSOCIATION WHOSE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES ARE 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 HUMAN RESOURCES TEAM 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 OFFICER) PUBLISHED BY THIRD PARTY COMPENSATION EXPERTS. WHEN OUR CEO WAS HIRED, 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 HUMAN RESOURCES AND EXECUTIVE TEAMS, AND THE IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR OF EACH EMPLOYEE. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S ANNUAL SALARY ADJUSTMENTS AND INCENTIVE BONUS ARE ALSO REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WHICH INCLUDES THE CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, TREASURER, AND SECRETARY. SALARY INCREASES ARE BASED ON MARKET CONDITIONS AND GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 3 PERCENT. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE TEAM, INCLUDING THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER, CHIEF R&D OFFICER, CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER, VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND GENERAL COUNSEL. 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 PUBLISHED BY THRID PARTY COMPENSATION EXPERTS. BOTH OF THE PROCESSES ABOVE ARE RECORDED IN THE MEETING MINUTES DURING DELIBERATION AND DECISION. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST COMPLETED IN FY2020 AND WILL BE PERFORMING ANOTHER IN FY2024. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | CABLELABS DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
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