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EARTH Reviews:
 ·Comcast
| reply to mitsu06mr
Re: More of the same rubbish.... Some markets are stuck on 6/1, but they certainly have broadband. And Comcast's 6/1 is rock solid.
There is NO FCC mandate to provide analog on the HFC plant, only to be able to connect analog TV's for the basic cable rate, which can also be done with various types of boxes or DTA's. They also have to carry all local content in analog IF they carry any type of analog content, which is pretty much a non-rule anyways, since the way the plans work, the local channels would be the last thing to go.
Supposedly part of their problem is that they can't get enough DTA's, which is a bunch of bull. Even if they really can't, why not get the high-paying subs some nice new high-capacity DVR's, and do some hand-me-down to the expanded basic subs.
Also, by eliminating expanded basic analog, but not basic, they would still free up 30 channels, or 180mhz, which is enough to add D3 and still add 78 HD channels. Even with a couple of physicals for added VOD, you're still looking at 60+ HD's, which would bring the total near the magic 100 in most markets. |
