Below you can find the official Comcast website concerning the Digital Transition:
»www.comcast.com/dtv/homepage.html
The June 12th digital transition will have absolutely NO EFFECT on your Comcast service! This date is a Government mandate that only affects over the air broadcasters. Cable systems are using their own private RF spectrum over fiber and coaxial cable. Comcast will do what they want with their spectrum when they want. Expect Comcast to take advantage of the situation by attracting new customers signing up to basic cable because their over the air antenna no longer works. Comcast will also take advantage to run additional outlets in homes where some rooms relied on rabbit ears while only the primary room or two had cable.
You may of heard of Comcast digital migration website seen here: http://comcastdigitalworld.com/ or »www.comcast.com/digitalnow It's true that digital signals are a much more efficient way of transmitting video. Remember, with every one analog channel removed, about twelve (or more) digital channels can be added. With the much higher bandwidth requirements of HDTV channels, each analog removed will also allow a system to add three additional HD channels or an additional 38mbps of data.
Because of the efficiency with the digital transmission, Comcast will (at their pace) migrate channels from analog to digital. Please note that they will offer discounts on set top boxes and other promotions in migration area's. Remember this is at Comcast's own pace, and has nothing to do with the 6/12/09 date that the FCC set for local broadcasters. Keep an eye on your monthly billing statement or local newspaper for details.
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