National Cooperative Research Act: Cable Television Laboratories Membership Change

FR: Antitrust Division

Published March 26th, 2026

Detected March 26th, 2026

Summary

The DOJ Antitrust Division has published a notice regarding changes to Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.'s membership under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. Boycom Cablevision, Inc. has been added as a party to the venture, with no other changes to membership or planned activities.

View original document View source feed page

What changed

This notice from the DOJ Antitrust Division announces that Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (CableLabs) has filed updated membership information under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. Specifically, Boycom Cablevision, Inc. has been added as a party to the venture. This action is intended to maintain the Act's provisions limiting antitrust plaintiff recovery to actual damages under specified circumstances.

This is a routine update to a previously established cooperative research venture. No new obligations or penalties are imposed on CableLabs or its members. Compliance officers should note that CableLabs intends to continue filing notifications for any future membership changes to maintain the benefits of the Act.

Source document (simplified)

Notice

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.

A Notice by the Antitrust Division on 03/26/2026

PDF
Document Details

- Table of Contents

Public Comments
Regulations.gov Data

- Sharing

Print
Other Formats
Public Inspection Published Document: 2026-05910 (91 FR 14720) Document Headings ###### Department of Justice

Antitrust Division

Notice is hereby given that, on January 20, 2026, pursuant to section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (“the Act”), CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC. (“CableLabs”) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, Boycom Cablevision, Inc., Bluff, MO has been added as a party to this venture.

No other changes have been made in either the membership or the planned activity of the venture. Membership in this venture remains open and CableLabs intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.

On August 8, 1988, CableLabs filed its original notification pursuant to section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act on September 7, 1988 (53 FR 34593).

The last notification was filed with the Department on September 2, 2025. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act on January 27, 2026 (91 FR 3543).

Suzanne Morris,

Deputy Director Civil Enforcement Operations, Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 2026-05910 Filed 3-25-26; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE P

Published Document: 2026-05910 (91 FR 14720)