Michigan Cable Subscribers Can Still Tune In
By Tim Somers on Jan 16, 2008 in General
Michigan Chief Circuit Judge David Viviano rules that Comcast public access channels must stay where they are. Comcast was planning to move Michigan cables public, educational and governmental access channels across the state to the 900 level digital range, requiring subscribers with analog televisions to buy digital, cable ready TV’s or rent or buy a digital converter box for each TV they own.
Comcast did offer the 400,000 effected Michigan subscribers a free converter box for one year. The reason for the move was to free up bandwidth making room for high definition stations to customers paying premium rates.
Tim Somers
MichiganBusinessHub.com
