Maybe the reason I don't understand is because you're wording is "off". Like so:
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Originally Posted by JPL
The only reason Comcast would be forced to go all digital is if the got the waiver. They put in for one, and didn't get it. As a result they themselves have no requirement to go all digital by 2/17/09.
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The way you word things here, it sounds like Comcast is required to provide analog to is customers. They asked for a waiver to that requirement but were denied.
As for Verizon's press release, it means nothing to me since companies routinely lie. As example: When Comcast Internet claimed they were not throttling connections, but it was later discovered they lied. I no longer believe anything coming from the corporate mouth. ----- That's why I keep asking for FCC references... a smoking gun that says, "The FCC requires cable companies to provide analog signals." LIKE SO:
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/dtvcable.html (DTV Transition Does Not Require Cable Systems to Switch to Digital)
Also: "The Federal Communications Commission late Tuesday unanimously adopted rules designed to prevent analog-only cable subscribers from losing their local TV stations’ signals for three years after the switch to digital TV occurs Feb. 17, 2009. The ruling does allow cable operators with small subscriber bases or limited bandwidth capacity to seek waivers from the dual carriage requirement."
http://www.tvweek.com/news/2007/09/f...al_broadca.php