The cable television industry was forced to upgrade their networks in the late 90's because their clocks were being cleaned by Direct Broadcast Satellite industry. The Telephone Companies were banking their money and not investing in upgrading their networks. Verizon and AT&T cherry picked upgrading only affluent areas while the CATV industry's upgrades were more comprehensive. When your pipes are to small it is time to install bigger pipes.
Kearnstd Elf Wizard Premium join:2002-01-22 Mullica Hill, NJ
major pain for cable atm is the drive from people to make them keep analog cable and never require a box. which i never understood because if they went all digital even the 2-13 what would someone do? threaten to go to direct TV where they would still need a box. -- [65 Arcanist]Filan(High Elf) Zone: Broadband Reports