Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uwm.edu!bionet!agate!telecom-request From: emory!tridom!bhaynes@gatech.edu (Brad Haynes) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Cable TV vs Telco Connectivity Laws Message-ID: Date: 24 Mar 91 03:05:53 GMT Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Organization: AT&T Tridom; Marietta, Georgia Lines: 30 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 234, Message 8 of 10 In article caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX) writes: > Yes, Senate Bill 12 for 1991. Ask your senator to mail you a copy, > then bug him to support it if you agree with it. Hearings were held > on S.12 last week, but the issues were not covered by CNN. This is an issue that I have been supporting for quite some time. I live in an apartment complex in Metro Atlanta that contracted with Maxtel Cable to provide CATV services. We signed up as soon as we moved in. The installation guy was the most unprofessional person I have ever dealt with. He knocked over stuff in every room trying to tone out each of the outlets in the apartment. The choice of premium stations was pretty poor and the local station signals were worse than having and indoor antenna. This was really frustrating since the local city cable provider has a great reputation, better selection and pricing. We were stuck. After griping at Maxtel for a while, I solved the problem by disconnecting their service and living without. As far as wiring, I have wanted to do some creative things with the TV/CATV/VCR connections in every place I have lived. In each case, each outlet was run back to the provider's box. Very annoying. I guess the point to all this is to support the Senate Bill! Brad Haynes; AT&T Tridom; bhaynes%tridom.uucp@mathcs.emory.edu