[opendtv] Scrambled channels irk cable viewers

  • From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: undisclosed-recipient: ;
  • Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 01:31:30 -0400

Scrambled channels irk cable viewers

By Peter J. Howe, Globe Staff  |  May 12, 2004

Comcast Corp. is cracking down on a free lunch many of its Boston 
cable television customers have been enjoying for years.

The largest cable provider in Greater Boston has started scrambling 
or terminating broadcasts of channels that thousands of its customers 
have been watching for free.

City Hall officials said yesterday the move appears to be entirely 
legal, but is still drawing many complaints from Hub residents who 
are finding that channels like CNN, ESPN, Comedy Central, and the 
History Channel, which they once watched regularly, are showing up as 
an unintelligible blur. In some cases, the move is also obstructing 
customers' use of TiVo -style digital video recording devices.

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http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2004/05/12/scrambled_channels_irk_cable_viewers/
 
 
 
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