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New FCC rules on digital transition for cable customers

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While the greatest impact of the digital television transition will be on viewers of non-digital televisions who receive their signals over the air, non-digital cable subscribers have also been a concern to the commission.

Beginning February 18, 2009, broadcasters will stop transmitting old-style analog signals to over-the-air customers and to cable companies. Over-the-air customers will have to buy a converter box.
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Reading the second paragraph gives the impression that all over-the-air customers will have to buy converter boxes. That is not entirely true; just those with analog-only televisions referenced in the first paragraph will. On CNN's radio report, they didn't even mention that it was just the analog-only sets that would need a converter.

And they wonder why Americans are so ill-informed.
 
dhett said:
Reading the second paragraph gives the impression that all over-the-air customers will have to buy converter boxes. That is not entirely true; just those with analog-only televisions referenced in the first paragraph will. On CNN's radio report, they didn't even mention that it was just the analog-only sets that would need a converter.

And they wonder why Americans are so ill-informed.
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Just imagine all of the other news stories that CNN gets wrong (or not completely right)! :eek:
 
jal41 said:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/09/12/digital.cable.ap/index.html?eref=ib_technology

It just makes madatory what has been stated already. After the analog TV signals are shut off, cable companies must either continue to provide analog service, or offer digital boxes for no charge.
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BRNout said:
dhett said:
Reading the second paragraph gives the impression that all over-the-air customers will have to buy converter boxes. That is not entirely true; just those with analog-only televisions referenced in the first paragraph will. On CNN's radio report, they didn't even mention that it was just the analog-only sets that would need a converter.

And they wonder why Americans are so ill-informed.
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Just imagine all of the other news stories that CNN gets wrong (or not completely right)! :eek:
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And, seeing from the first quote, it's only those that don't have cable or satellite with analog set to get OTA signals. If you've got "digital" cable or "digital" satellite, they're already considered "digital", so everything will change, but you won't notice it because you're already "converted". Believe it or not, there's tons of people out there that are freaking out because they thing they've got to get a new TV, but have digital cable. Yes, there's a lot of misinformation going on during this transition. Yeah, this'll be smooth! ::)
 
jal41 said:
After the analog TV signals are shut off, cable companies must either continue to provide analog service, or offer digital boxes for no charge.
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They wont like that!!

They like to rip you for every dime!!!!!
 
In Chicago Comcast has gone all digital already and give the consumer one free box if they choose. You can still get the analog service but all you get is the OTA, shopping channels, city of Chicago channels, and a few nationals like TBS, BET and MSNBC.
 
The Dude said:
They wont like that!!

They like to rip you for every dime!!!!!
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Sure they won't like being forced to provide the equipment (rather than charging outlandish purchase/lease rates). But they'll still switch their networks from analog to digital, in order to compete with alternate services like satellite TV, the cable companies can make more money selling increased numbers of channels allowed by digital, and from interactive content (such as shopping).

So I think it's just fine for them to keep not liking it: as long as they follow the rules that they don't like or hold off on the digital conversion until they're ready to, everything's fine. :)
 
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