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From: jeh@ritcv.UUCP (Jim Heliotis)
Newsgroups: net.video,net.tv
Subject: CATV: "Addressable" Channels
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Date: Mon, 21-Jan-85 15:30:18 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 21 15:30:18 1985
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My cable company is going to start some new pay services, and will be
doing something called "addressing" which authenticates the receiver,
and allows it to receive the special channel(s).  They claim it will cut
down on the possibility of stealing the channel.  It sounded to me
(from this radio news blurb) that something in the home will TRANSMIT
to the cable office.

Is this true? Does anyone know more?

Please post to the net.  This is interesting (boy, will I get flames for
that line!).

				Jim Heliotis
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