[mythtv-users] OT: When is Rogers killing analog cable

[Paul Gallaway]

> My local cable company is already telling customers that "The FCC is forcing
> us to go digital", which is of course totally false, but not completely
> unbelievable, given the mandated changes to OTA.

If it's digital it must be good, right! They wouldn't ever over
compress the video would they?!?

I have one of the old basic analogue cable packages from Rogers.
There's been some service changes recently. They've even gotten rid of
the Ontario Legislature Channel and moved it to a digital one only.
They also moved the preview channel to a digital only station that
would give week long previews of other channels (usually ones normally
only available with a digital package). Add in some successive price
increases to one of oldest packages people might still have intact and
I'd say it adds up to posturing in preparation of flipping the literal
switch.

There was some indication on the list that US cable providers that
have switched from partially analogue to all digital have had to
provide terminals for at least local channels (sounds roughly
equivalent to basic cable requirements in Canada, I think). Anyone
know if there will be requirements to provide digital terminals to
former analogue customers in Canada for free? If so, what would that
mean for those renting digital terminals now (last I checked it was
$3/month for an SD digital terminal - more for an HD capable one)?