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This month, many of the 80 million owners of Roku devices, including streaming sticks, set-top boxes and internet-connected TVs running the company’s streaming software, turned on their Rokus to see a block of text.

Charges such as a broadcast TV fee, regional sports fees and set-top box rentals add $37 to a consumer’s monthly bill, or as much as one-third of the total, the advocacy groups Consumer Reports and Public Knowledge told the FCC.

Realtek Semiconductor Corp's lawsuit, lodged in California, accuses MediaTek of conspiring with IPValue Management Inc in an effort to drive Realtek out of the market and monopolise the industry for chips used in smart televisions and set-top boxes.

The lawsuit accuses MediaTek of conspiring with IPValue Management Inc in an effort to drive Realtek out of the market and monopolize the industry for chips used in smart televisions and set-top boxes.

"When we went into the spare bedroom, there were 20 or 30 set-top boxes linked together."