At the end of January, the US FCC telecoms regulatory body released a proposal to loosen the grip pay TV providers have on consumer set tops. Ahead of next week’s FCC vote, AT&T has openly voiced its criticisms over the proposal, claiming Google is behind the plans – likening it to the FCC demanding operators take control of Google’s homepage. Chairman of the FCC Tom Wheeler is determined to drive competition and therefore innovation in the US by opening up the market to box and dongle manufacturers such as Roku, Apple, Google, and TiVo. Devices such as Apple TV and Chromecast will hence be able to use the regular cable feed in collaboration with pay TV operators, putting them right…