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ALLOWANCE REC. 1244673 3854977 0 DEFERRED COMPENSATION 1949410 DEFERRED RENT 593371 2542781 X SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2: FIN 48 FOOTNOTE THE COMPANY [CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.] IS A QUALIFIED NOT-FOR-PROFIT, NONSTOCK MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES ON INCOME RELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN IRC SECTION 501(C)(6). The Company follows Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 740, Income Taxes, which prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement requirement for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. In addition, the standard provides guidance on recognition, classification, accounting in interim periods, and disclosure requirements for uncertain tax provisions. ANY INCOME GENERATED BY THE COMPANY FROM ACTIVITIES UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER THE COMPANY'S ACTIVITIES ARE CONSIDERED EXEMPT REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT JUDGMENT ON THE PART OF MANAGEMENT. HOWEVER, THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) ISSUED A PRIVATE LETTER RULING IN WHICH IT CONCLUDED THAT CERTIFICATION AND CERTAIN INVESTING ACTIVITIES ARE RELATED TO THE COMPANY'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. THE COMPANY RECORDS INCOME TAX LIABILITIES ON INCOME-PRODUCING ACTIVITIES WHEN APPROPRIATE. The current provision for income taxes represents actual or estimated amounts payable or refundable on tax returns filed or to be filed each year. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in operations in the period that includes the enactment date. The overall change in deferred tax assets and liabilities for the period measures the deferred tax expense or benefit for the period. The measurement of deferred tax assets may be reduced by a valuation allowance based on management's assessment of available evidence if deemed more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. 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THE GRANTS WERE MADE TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS. SCHEDULE I, PART III, LINE 1: Grants to Individuals THE INDIVIDUAL MUST BE A DEPENDENT OF A CABLELABS EMPLOYEE ACTIVELY EMPLOYED AT THE TIME THE AWARD IS GRANTED; UNDER THE AGE OF 25, AND ENROLLED OR ENROLLING IN AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE GRANTING PROGRAM FROM AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY FOR THE FALL SEMESTER (INCLUDING COMMUNITY COLLEGE). SCHOLARSHIP IS PAID OUT DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT UPON RECEIPT OF PROOF OF ENROLLMENT (E.G. COPY OF THE TUITION BILL) FOR THE SUBSEQUENT FALL SEMESTER. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS CONSIDERED AS A QUALIFIED SCHOLARSHIP AND IS THEREFORE TREATED AS TAX-EXEMPT UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 117. 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GIFT CARDS) FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEES WHO FLY MORE THAN 10,000 MILES FOR BUSINESS IN A YEAR ARE ELIGIBLE TO JOIN THE UNITED AIRLINES UNITED CLUB AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FROM CABLELABS. THIS BENEFIT IS GROSSED UP. THESE GROSS-UP POLICIES WERE APPROVED BY THE COMPANY'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE COMPANY'S EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. CABLELABS HAS A PATENT AWARD PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE EMPLOYEES TO SUBMIT NEW IDEAS FOR PATENT CONSIDERATION. EMPLOYEES RECEIVE $250 UPON SUBMISSION OF AN INVENTION DISCLOSURE, $500 UPON FILING OF A NON-PROVISIONAL U.S. PATENT APPLICATION, AND $1,000 UPON ISSUANCE OF THE U.S. PATENT. PATENT AWARDS ARE GROSSED UP. THE PATENT AWARD PROGRAM WAS APPROVED BY THE COMPANY'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, AND GENERAL COUNSEL AND IS DOCUMENTED IN A WRITTEN PATENT AWARD PROGRAM SUMMARY. CERTAIN NEW HIRES ARE OFFERED A RELOCATION ALLOWANCE TO COVER ELIGIBLE RELOCATION EXPENSES UP TO 15% OF BASE SALARY TO ENTICE THEM TO ACCEPT OUR JOB OFFER. RELOCATION REIMBURSEMENTS ARE GROSSED UP. THE RELOCATION ALLOWANCE IS DOCUMENTED IN OUR RECRUITMENT POLICY WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE COMPANY'S CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES. PART I, LINES 4A: SEVERANCE OR CHANGE OF CONTROL PAYMENTS JEAN FRANCOIS MULE, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, LEFT CABLELABS EFFECTIVE AUGUST 30, 2013. HE RECEIVED A $225,000 PAYMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF HIS SEVERANCE AGREEMENT. DON DULCHINOS, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, LEFT CABLELABS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 28, 2014. HE RECEIVED A $225,000 PAYMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF HIS SEVERANCE AGREEMENT. CRAIG CHAMBERLAIN, VICE PRESIDENT, LEFT CABLELABS EFFECTIVE JUNE 30, 2013. HE RECEIVED A $300,000 PAYMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF HIS SEVERANCE AGREEMENT. THESE PAYMENTS WERE IN CONSIDERATION OF THE EMPLOYEES' ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THE PAYMENTS EXCEEDED ANY AMOUNT THAT THEY WOULD OTHERWISE BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE UPON SEPARATION OF EMPLOYMENT, AND AGREEMENT TO 1) RELEASE CABLELABS AND ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES FROM ALL POTENTIAL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF HIS EMPLOYMENT OR SEPARATION OF EMPLOYMENT, 2) CONTINUE TO ABIDE BY ALL CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS OWED TO CABLELABS AND 3) REFRAIN FROM MAKING ANY FALSE OR DISPARAGING STATEMENTS ABOUT CABLELABS' DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR ITS BUSINESS. X LAB EQUIPMENT 2 129245 FMV 0 false true false SCHEDULE M, PART I, LINE 25, COL (A) THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED. GENERAL STATEMENT 1 Form 990 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 CREATING AND LEVERAGING INNOVATIVE IDEAS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT ITS CABLE OPERATOR MEMBERS' BUSINESS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. CABLELABS ALSO SERVES TO DEFINE INTEROPERABLE SOLUTIONS AMONG ITS MEMBERS AND THEIR TECHNOLOGY SUPPLIERS IN ORDER TO DRIVE SCALE, REDUCE COSTS, AND CREATE COMPETITION IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN. 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. CABLELABS' MEMBERSHIP IS COMPRISED OF MAJOR CABLE OPERATORS WORLDWIDE. 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 INITIATIVES: (A) NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES' ACTIVITIES FALL INTO FIVE PRIMARY AREAS - 1) HYBRID FIBER COAX (HFC) BROADBAND, 2) SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING (SDN), NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION (NFV) AND IP, 3) WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING WI-FI AND MOBILE, 4) OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES AND 5) PREMISE NETWORKS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES. HFC BROADBAND INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOCSIS WHICH DEFINES INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS FOR BROADBAND ACCESS ARCHITECTURE INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONSUMER PREMISE EQUIPMENT ALONG WITH NEXT GENERATION IP AND HFC ARCHITECTURES. THIS AREA ALSO INCLUDES ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY KNOWN AS EPOCTM (ETHERNET PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK (EPON) PROTOCOL OVER COAX) FOR WHICH CABLELABS IS DEVELOPING A SPECIFICATION. PROACTIVE NETWORK MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES FOR INCREASED NETWORK AVAILABILITY, RELIABILITY AND REDUCING INTERFERENCE WERE A TOPIC OF RESEARCH. SDN, NFV AND IP ARE RESEARCH TOPICS FOCUSED ON CABLE TO LEVERAGE DEVELOPMENTS IN "CLOUD" TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE RELIABILITY, AGILITY AND EFFICIENCY OF NETWORKS AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES. IP RESEARCH INCLUDED THE IPV4 TO IPV6 TRANSITION BEST PRACTICES INCLUDING OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS AND TESTING. ACTIVE QUEUE MANAGEMENT (AQM) DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE NETWORK RESPONSIVENESS WAS AN ADDITIONAL FOCUS. WIRELESS EFFORTS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING WI-FI TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH SUPPORT OF INDUSTRY INITIATIVES SUCH AS PASSPOINT, RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, VIDEO DELIVERY OVER WI-FI, THE FUTURE WIRELESS HOME NETWORK AND COMMUNITY WI-FI. MOBILE WIRELESS SERVICES ARE ANOTHER AREA OF RESEARCH INCLUDING CARRIER GRADE WI-FI TO ENABLE WI-FI TO EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATE WITH MOBILE WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES FOR SERVICES SUCH AS "WI-FI FIRST" WHERE A MOBILE PHONE USES THE WI-FI NETWORK AS THE PRIMARY RADIO AS PART OF A RETAIL MOBILE SERVICE, ONLY FALLING BACK TO THE MOBILE RADIO WHEN NO WI-FI COVERAGE IS AVAILABLE. THE COEXISTENCE OF WI-FI AND LICENSE ASSISTED ACCESS LONG TERM EVOLUTION (LTE) IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUM (LAA-LTEU) IS ANOTHER AREA OF WI-FI AND MOBILE CONVERGENCE THAT IS BEING DEVELOPED AT CABLELABS. A FOURTH FOCUS OF THE WIRELESS TEAM INCLUDES SPECTRUM POLICY AND STRATEGY WORK. THE OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES EFFORTS FOCUS ON DOCSIS PROVISIONING OF ETHERNET (DPOE) PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS (EPON), DOCSIS PROVISIONING OF GIGABIT (DPOG) PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK (GPON) FOR USE IN BOTH BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL SCENARIOS. THE FIRST CERTIFIED AND QUALIFIED DPOE SYSTEMS AND CONSUMER PREMISE EQUIPMENT (CPE) DEVICES WERE APPROVED IN 2014. THE PREMISE NETWORK RESEARCH FOCUSES ON LAYER 2 VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS, VIRTUAL BUSINESS CPE, AND ETHERNET INTERCONNECTS WITH A BUSINESS SERVICES FOCUS. THE VIRTUAL CPE, HOME IP NETWORK ARCHITECTURE AND E-ROUTER SPECIFICATIONS, WI-FI HOME GATEWAY SPECIFICATIONS, AND WIRELESS HOME NETWORK RESEARCH AREAS WERE ALSO AREAS OF FOCUS IN 2014. (B) APPLICATION TECHNOLOGIES THE APPLICATION TECHNOLOGIES DEPARTMENT LEADS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION EFFORTS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING CORE TECHNOLOGIES FOR VIDEO DELIVERY, USER INTERFACE PRESENTATION, INTERNET OF THINGS, AND BUSINESS SERVICES. THE PRIMARY AREAS OF FOCUS IN 2014 WERE DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL LIVING NETWORK ALLIANCE (DLNA) TECHNOLOGIES TO FACILITATE VIDEO DISTRIBUTION TO CONSUMER ELECTRONICS DEVICES IN THE HOME USING INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) TECHNOLOGIES, DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES TO SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TO ALL-IP VIDEO DELIVERY, EVALUATION OF VIDEO ENCODING TECHNOLOGIES AND NEXT GENERATION VIDEO FORMATS, AND EARLY INVESTIGATION INTO "INTERNET OF THINGS" TECHNOLOGIES. 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 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. THE COMPANY HAS SEVERAL PROJECTS FOCUSED ON THE INDUSTRY'S TRANSITION TO ALL-IP VIDEO DELIVERY. OF PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE ARE PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE THE SCALABILITY OF IP VIDEO DELIVERY ON CABLE OPERATORS' NETWORKS, INCLUDING A PROJECT FOR IP MULTICAST AND ONE FOR POLICY, SESSION, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. RELATED TO THESE EFFORTS IS A SERIES OF TESTING PROJECTS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON STATE OF THE ART CAPABILITIES AND TRENDS IN VIDEO COMPRESSION TECHNOLOGIES. IMPROVED COMPRESSION TECHNOLOGIES WILL ALLOW CABLE OPERATORS TO MORE EFFICIENTLY UTILIZE THEIR DATA OVER CABLE SERVICE INTERFACE SPECIFICATION (DOCSIS) RESOURCES TO DELIVER VIDEO AT TODAY'S QUALITY WITH LESS BANDWIDTH OR TO DELIVER EVEN HIGHER QUALITY VIDEO WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF BANDWIDTH. ONGOING WORK AT CABLELABS IN THE AREA OF NEXT GENERATION VIDEO FORMATS, SUCH AS ULTRA HD, HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE, AND EXPANDED COLOR GAMUT IS HELPING THE INDUSTRY PREPARE FOR SIGNIFICANT ENHANCEMENTS IN OVERALL VIDEO QUALITY. "INTERNET OF THINGS" IS A TERM OF ART FOR AN EXPLOSION IN THE NUMBER OF DEVICES THAT ARE BECOMING CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET. THE PROLIFERATION OF CONNECTED DEVICES IS DEFINING THE NEXT STAGE IN THE INTERNET'S EVOLUTION AND WILL RESULT IN THE CREATION OF A NEW GENERATION OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS ORIENTED APPLICATIONS THAT COULD TOUCH NEARLY EVERY FACET OF PEOPLE'S LIVES. MANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS NEED TO BE ANSWERED BEFORE THE INTERNET OF THINGS WILL REACH ITS FULL POTENTIAL. CABLELABS IS RESEARCHING THE TECHNICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR CABLE NETWORKS IN ORDER TO HELP CABLE OPERATORS PREPARE FOR AND COMPETE EFFECTIVELY IN THIS DEVELOPING AREA. CABLELABS IS EXPANDING ITS RESEARCH IN BUSINESS SERVICES TECHNOLOGIES, AS BUSINESS SERVICES ARE DELIVERING SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH FOR CABLE OPERATORS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS HAS BEEN ON ASSESSING CLOUD ENABLEMENT TECHNOLOGIES AND NEXT GENERATION, WEB-BASED REAL-TIME COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES. (C) DATA & INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE DATA & INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE PROVIDES INDUSTRY WIDE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOCUSED ON OPEN, RESPONSIVE, AND INSIGHTFUL INFORMATION SYSTEMS. THE RAPID GROWTH OF DATA AND MEMBERS' COMMERCIAL SERVICES BUSINESS HAS DRIVEN THE NEED FOR A NEW APPROACH TO DATA ARCHITECTURE. LEVERAGING GLOBAL STANDARDS, DATA & INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE WORKS WITH MEMBERS AND LEADING INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS TO DEVELOP AND APPLY THE CABLE INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE PROJECT ARTIFACTS. CABLE INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE INCLUDES THE INFORMATION MODEL, INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS AND BUSINESS PROCESSES NEEDED FOR DEPLOYMENT OF SEAMLESS DATA ARCHITECTURE. CABLELABS' GOAL IS TO ACCELERATE MEMBERS' ABILITY TO CREATE OPEN, RESPONSIVE, AND INSIGHTFUL INFORMATION SYSTEMS. THESE INFORMATION SYSTEMS SUPPORT A SIMPLER AND FASTER ABILITY TO DEPLOY NEW, INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. OVER THE LONG TERM, THIS WORK WILL HELP MEMBERS OPTIMIZE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY BY ELIMINATING STAND-ALONE SYSTEMS AND CONTRIBUTE TO AN IMPROVED CABLE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE BY LEVERAGING OPERATIONAL ANALYTICS. (D) INNOVATION OFFICE THE INNOVATION OFFICE IS CHARTERED TO SPONSOR AND PROMOTE THE IDENTIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIONS THAT CAN DELIVER MARKET AND TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGHS. THE FOCUS OF THE INNOVATION OFFICE'S WORK IS THE PURSUIT OF IDEAS WITH TRANSFORMATIONAL MARKET POTENTIAL IN THE NEXT 5-7 YEARS. CABLELABS MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE PORTFOLIO OF PROJECTS WHICH ARE MANAGED USING A GATED STAGE PROCESS THAT RESULTS IN PER GENERAL STATEMENT 3 PART VI, SECTION A, LINES 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 4 PART VI, SECTION B, 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 5 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 6 PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 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 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 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 TALENT SOLUTIONS. 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 7 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. FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:Temporary and Intern Expenses TOTAL FEES:257363 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:Consultants TOTAL FEES:10240726 NETWORKFX INC 858 COAL CREEK CIRCLE LOUISVILLE CO 80027 454849026 COMPUTER INFRTR. DE NA C Corp 0 212540 1.00000 true true true false false false false false false false false false false false true true false true false false NETWORKFX Inc B 500000 CASH NETWORKFX Inc O 391283 CASH NETWORKFX Inc A(iv) 18028 CASH MPEG LA LLC 6312 S FIDDLERS GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111 841346433 LICENSING DE UNRELATED false 6549871 2992866 false 3635182 false 0.08333