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From: erik@ssc-vax.UUCP (Erik Strom)
Newsgroups: net.video,net.tv
Subject: Re: CATV: "Addressable" Channels
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Date: Wed, 23-Jan-85 16:51:08 EST
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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
> 				{allegra,seismo}!rochester!ritcv!jeh
> 				rocksvax!ritcv!jeh
> 				ritcv!jeh@Rochester





     It's true. The converter that was installed for me IS addressable
  by the cable company from their site. It's apparrently called at 
  least once a day to verify that it's pay channel authorization 
  matches the one on file. My unit also has a button to choose between
  "Cable A" and "Cable B". Another feature they promised me was the 
  ability to authorize occasional events for a fee, such as Sonics
  basketball games, although there hasn't been any announcement about
  invoking this service. 



  "He's handsome, he's intelligent, he's funny, he's cuddly, he's loving, 
  but, he's also out, so leave your name and number at the tone..."

  From the lair of the Big E      Erik
				  !uw-beaver!ssc-vax!erik