Communications, Engineering and Design   Cablevision wants more
time Thu, 11/16/2000 - 7:00pm Karen Kessler-Tanaka  The FCC is
considering moving up a deadline prohibiting cable operators
from deploying advanced set-tops to subscribers. The deadline is
currently set for Jan. 1, 2005, but Circuit City and other
retailers want it moved up to 2003. The retailers are
complaining that the extended deadline is hampering competition
in the set-top box market.  Cablevision has a $1 billion program
lined up to deploy set-tops with security features to New York
area subscribers. If the FCC were to move the deadline forward,
Cablevision would be forced to deploy the boxes without the
security features.  In other FCC news, digital TV manufacturers
in a letter asked the commission to require all TV networks to
provide digital high-definition programming to speed up the
transition away from analog TV service.  The Consumer
Electronics Association (CEA) said the transition is stalled
because networks are not required to pro