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Do cable companies own their lines?
Cable companies generally don’t own the right-of-way though, but have a license for it and most of the time, they have a Franchise agreement with the local government. Usually this franchise agreement precludes competition from laying competing cable.
How is cable TV distribution?
Distribution of cable TV signals is done over dedicated frequency bands on a single wire. QAM and a standard 6MHZ bandwidth channel are used. All “services” are available to the consumer all the time.
Do cable companies use the same wires?
The lines they use once they connect to your house can be the same, but the lines outside and from their service will not be. We have 2 different cable providers at my parents house and each one actually has a separate physical line coming into the building.
Who is responsible for power cables?
Electricity distribution companies are responsible for the network of power lines, underground cables, substations etc., that get electricity to your home or business in the area where you live.
How deep are TV cables buried?
Bury in the Ground: Dig 24 inches At 24-in. -deep, run direct-bury UF-B wire cable. There’s one restriction: It needs a conduit where the cable is exposed on the outside of the house and to 18 inches below the ground.
What is the orange cable in my yard?
The line is known as a drop. Temporary drops are typically orange. Techs will sometime run temporary drops so customers don’t need to wait for service. The drops are not dangerous to touch, so if you need to move the drop it’s fine to do so.
Who is the owner of Sky cable?
ABS-CBN Corporation
Sky Cable Corporation/Parent organizations
Do cable companies know what you are watching?
The short answer is yes, they know. Even more alarming, there are almost no laws to restrict what they can do with that information. Not only do they know what show you are watching, they know when you pause, or rewind and replay a section repeatedly.
How did the first cable TV systems work?
The earliest cable systems were, in effect, strategically placed antennas with very long cables connecting them to subscribers’ television sets.
How are TVs connected to each room in a house?
The cable company’s portion of the wiring usually ends at a distribution box on the building exterior, and built-in cable wiring in the walls usually distributes the signal to jacks in different rooms to which televisions are connected. Multiple cables to different rooms are split off the incoming cable with a small device called a splitter.
How many Americans had cable television in 1968?
In areas where over-the-air TV reception was limited by distance from transmitters or mountainous terrain, large “community antennas” were constructed, and cable was run from them to individual homes. In 1968 6.4\% of Americans had cable television.
What do the 3 wires on a utility pole mean?
The next time you are driving down the road, you can look at the power lines in a completely different light. On a typical utility pole, the three wires at the top of the poles are the three wires for the 3-phase power. The fourth wire lower on the poles is the ground wire.