I want to know the answer to the following question:
When were boxes with "functional" FireWire no longer included in the FCC mandate?
All the background I'm provided with is that "In the United States, as part of the FCC's plug and play agreement, cable companies are required to provide customers who rent HD set-top boxes with a set-top box with "functional" FireWire (IEEE 1394) on request.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: no