Comcast, AT&T Propose Ditching TV Set-Top Boxes

Philadelphia Inquirer: Comcast has proposed developing an app-based model for set-top boxes that could lead consumers to ditch boxes that cost $230 a year to rent. Comcast and DirecTV parent AT&T presented the idea to the Federal Communications Commission, which  is considering a reform proposal that could ease the entry of tech companies like Google into the $20 billion set-box market.