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<p>Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (CableLabs) is a <a href="/facts/Nonprofit_corporation/R8K6wJrK">nonprofit corporation</a> promoting <a href="/facts/Innovation/aa7hadLw">innovation</a> as a <a href="/facts/Research_and_development/2h5UddUu">research and development</a> lab founded in 1988 by American cable operators. System operators from around the world are eligible to be members. </p><p>The <a href="/facts/DOCSIS/UTcmNEsr">DOCSIS</a> standard for <a href="/facts/Cable_Internet_access/fnVm7AK9">cable Internet access</a> was originally developed by CableLabs and contributing companies, including <a href="/facts/Arris_Group/3EaW5kRt">Arris</a>, <a href="/facts/BigBand_Networks/UX17eL8f">BigBand Networks</a>, <a href="/facts/Broadcom/pbh0q7ht">Broadcom</a>, <a href="/facts/Cisco/ocDgQt6T">Cisco</a>, <a href="/facts/Xfinity/KG3j9krX">Comcast</a>, <a href="/facts/Conexant/nKcIUc8E">Conexant</a>, Correlant, <a href="/facts/Cox_Communications/Ks8TVVfj">Cox</a>, <a href="/facts/Harmonic_Inc./jSphsoGb">Harmonic</a>, <a href="/facts/Intel/SMF0gJJX">Intel</a>, <a href="/facts/Motorola/ztqczx68">Motorola</a>, <a href="/facts/Netgear/jCMtPgpD">Netgear</a>, <a href="/facts/Terayon/TxuTD8U8">Terayon</a>, <a href="/facts/Time_Warner_Cable/nulB1xNB">Time Warner Cable</a>, and <a href="/facts/Texas_Instruments/88NUhuHF">Texas Instruments</a>. </p><p>In 2013, CableLabs absorbed its European equivalent, Cable Europe Labs. </p>