Are TV signals blocked if I'm just paying for internet on cable?

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From: Some Guy
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:53

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If I cancel any or all TV packages on my (Rogers) cable service, and if
later I decide to subscribe to an internet service through cable
(internet provided either by Rogers or Tek Savvy), is it technically
possible for Rogers to install a filter that would block any of the
available TV channels (be they digital ATSC or legacy NTSC) ???

Rogers still has many analog TV channels from 2 through 70 still active
where I am, and I get a few digital channels without going through a
converter box (some of those digital channels are un-encrypted PPV and
On-demand).  I'm wondering if I would still get those channels if I
cancelled my cable TV service but later opted for internet-over-cable.

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