Comcast encrypts extended basic channels

[Jerry Feldman]

Comcast does offer 2 free DTAs to customers. They must provide the
content to their customers either by preserving the analog channels or
by providing a device to support analog TVs. The issue is that they make
the content available to their basic subscribers. If they feel like
encrypting the content and providing a magic decoder box, they are free
to do so.=20

On 05/07/2010 02:11 PM, Shankar Viswanathan wrote:
> On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 10:09 AM, Derek Atkins <warlord-3s7WtUTddSA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>  =20
>> At least this is better than RCN, which encrypted the OTA HD channels
>> too!!!!
>>    =20
> As an RCN customer, this annoys me greatly. I'm guessing it is legal
> for them to do this ... but why isn't there some FCC rule that all OTA
> channels have to retransmitted *as is* by the cable/satellite
> companies?
>
> Also, does anyone know if Verizon FIOS provides the OTA HD channels in
> clearQAM?


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