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[Marghanita da Cruz]

Scott Howard wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 1:32 PM, Marghanita da Cruz 
> <marghanita at ramin.com.au <mailto:marghanita at ramin.com.au>> wrote:
> 
>      > 'Having access to broadband' is not the same as actually *having*
>     a broadband service.
>     <snip>
> 
>     and I have an sick feeling in my stomach
>     that broadband, in this case, means cable.
> 
> 
> Perhaps I'm missing something obvious here, but...
> 
> Yes, a reasonable percentage of it will be cable - but why does that 
> give you a sick feeling in your stomach?
> 
<snip>

Because, "to catch up" we laid cable 
here, resulting in the "PayTV" debacle 
and which apparently isn't upto scratch 
with Fibre. I also suspect it has the 
same issue as copper and that the 
exchanges need to be upgraded to provide 
ADSL and Digital TV.

> Is it Mandatory or Voluntary for Cable Companies to Switch to Digital?
> 
> Cable companies are not required to switch to digital service, but they may choose to make their service all or partly digital – it is a business decision made by the cable companies. The FCC requires cable companies to continue to provide local stations in analog as long as they provide any analog service, even after the final deadline for the DTV Transition, which was June 12, 2009.
> 
<http://www.dtv.gov/consumercorner_3.html>

Marghanita
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