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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: Modem Users Beware: BELL $$$
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Date: Mon, 17-Oct-83 11:47:52 EDT
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The installed plant of cable TV outfits is also, in many cases, in
amazingly bad shape.  I saw a paper recently on some of the problems
involved in using existing CATV hardware for data communications; the
biggest single hassle is that CATV outfits have immense networks of
relatively sleazy hardware which is poorly maintained and often operating
in adverse conditions.  It's mildly amazing, actually, that they usually
manage to get a decent TV picture through.  Not a good bet for data use.
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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