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From: hosking@convexs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Cable Television
Message-ID: <14100018@convexs>
Date: Fri, 24-Jan-86 04:07:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 24 04:07:00 1986
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Nf-From: convexs.UUCP!hosking    Jan 24 03:07:00 1986


> How could they call you?  They don't know who you are and can't look up
> your phone number.
> 
> The onus was on you to contact the cable company immediately if you
> wanted cable, and arrange to have the billing put in your name.  This
> is no different from the way that other utilities work.

I tried that the last time I moved.  They refused to do things the
"reasonable" way.  Apparently they're sufficiently paranoid about tampering
with their stuff that they use moving as a good excuse to check for illegal
modifications to the cable system.