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Article #425Re: Cable TV Rules
From: christopher m. wolf
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1992 22:48
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1992 22:48
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jeh@cmkrnl.com writes: >This varies from one place to another. Here in San Diego both Cox Cable and >Southwestern Cable do not charge for additional outlets, nor do they mind if >you hook up your own splitters or other equipment (as long as it isn't a >descrambler!). I don't know if this is just these companies' policy, or a >local ruling, or something at the state level. > >Personally I see no reason why cable companies can't live by the same rules the >phone company does: You can do your own inside wiring and they can't say a >thing as long as you don't steal service nor interfere with other people's >service. Herein lies the problem. Many cable companies believe another set should be another payment, meaning if you hook up two and pay for one, you're stealing!
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Newsgroups: sci.electronics Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!caen!mtu.edu!cmwolf From: cmwolf@mtu.edu (christopher m. wolf) Subject: Re: Cable TV Rules Message-ID: <1992Nov3.224826.25246@mtu.edu> Organization: Michigan Technological University References: <1992Nov3.113716.836@cmkrnl.com> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1992 22:48:26 GMT Lines: 15