[mythtv-users] US to postpone analog TV death

[David Brodbeck]

On Tue, January 27, 2009 10:21 am, Richard Thomas wrote:
> If only... Here in the US, everything seems to go above ground. The
> semi-picturesque town I live in is blighted by poles hung with
> telephone, electric, cable and who-knows-what running down every street.
> An additional secondary effect is when they butcher trees which have the
> temerity to grow to reach these eyesores. Of course, then you get a
> storm and other trees fall over on the wires anyway...

Some places have ordinances requiring all new service to be underground. 
This helps with tree issues but still leaves it vulnerable to the infamous
fibre-seeking backhoes. ;)