Abstract: There are provided a customer premise equipment (CPE) device, a corresponding method, and a Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) for connecting to a digital network. The CPE device includes a user input device for receiving a user input specifying one or more channels for which closed caption (CC) information is sought. The CPE device also includes a decoder for receiving the CC information for the one or more channels specified by the user input.