[mythtv-users] [Slightly OT] comcast moving to settop on Bay Area - goodbye analog

Brad Fuller bradallenfuller at gmail.com
Sun Feb 1 01:31:45 UTC 2009


On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 5:08 PM,  <jarpublic at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 7:56 PM, Brad Fuller <bradallenfuller at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/ant2zz
>>
>> At least they are giving settop boxes away... for now.  Who knows if
>> they will add a lease to your bill afterwards.
>>
>> I'm not happy about this since I depend on analog cable and QAM for my
>> feeds.  Didn't I read somewhere on this list that it _could_ be
>> against the law to do this? Something about local free channels... or
>> something...
>>
>
> The rule is that if they carry _any_ analog channels then they have to carry
> _all_ of the OTA channels in analog. However, if they switch completely to
> digital then they can take the OTA to digital also. I believe that if they
> do so they are required to provide the set top boxes to all of their analog
> customers, to allow them to continue receiving the OTA channels. There is
> good information on the FAQ here at the government site:
> http://www.dtv.gov/consumercorner.html#faq25

well... if the article states correctly that Comcast will continue
with the basic analog service, then I guess I can refuse the settop
box and still get my analog OTA channels. But, I won't be able to get
the extended channels (like HGTV).

This is a bummer.



-- 
Brad Fuller


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