 MacLeechThe one and onlyPremium
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Re: [CATV] Charter Killing Public Access TV in Eau Claire, WI said by tzbear:Perhaps people should realize that cable tv is no longer CATV (Community Antenna Television). It is time to go back to rabbit ears and rooftop antennas. With the transistion to DTV, more channels are available free over the air. Plus, the over the air signals are much more superior then the highly recompressed signals that cable companies send out on their systems. There is that old phrase "Everything old is new again". Many millions of US households don't need cable tv anymore. What's the point of worrying about PACs then? They aren't broadcast over the air.
Are you defending the PACs or not?
As far as the whole analog to digital transition, it'll continue as long as customers demand more channels, especially HD channels. How long should cable companies wait for slow adopters while holding back services for the masses? DBS, FiOS, and U-Verse certainly aren't, most of them don't even have to deal with THIS issue. |
