By DEBORAH YAO, AP Business Writer[snip]
> Cable companies are planning to charge more for set-top boxes to help
> pay for new, more expensive versions mandated by the Federal
> Communications Commission.
> They say the price increases are a result of the government's push to
> spur competition for the boxes, which are required to receive digital
> programming and change channels. It's not yet clear how much the > charges will rise.
That reminds me: does having a digital cable box mean that I'll be able to receive _all_ the digital channels on my analog TV, or are there exceptions?
William
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[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Before long, _all_ analog TV sets will be useless; all broadcasters have been ordered to begin broadcasting in digital only sometime during 2009 (?). PAT]