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Digital Television (DTV) Transition
 Concerned about the 'Digital Transition'?
On February 17, 2009, as required by Congress, all over-the-air broadcast television networks are required to turn off their analog channels and broadcast exclusively in the digital format.
Why is the FCC making this change?
The answer, in short: the government told them to. After 9/11, the need to free up “radio space” for emergency services became apparent. Analog television frequencies or spectrum is more suited for public safety communications such as police, fire departments and rescue squads. The government determined that moving TV signals to a higher frequency and switching to a digital format would free up space for emergency radio services while at the same time provide for a vast improvement in the television picture quality.
Digital broadcasting is a more flexible and efficient technology than the current analog system, and gives you a higher picture quality and more free over-the-air choices.
What does this mean to you, the customer?
Absolutely nothing if you subscribe to any level of MetroCast cable service. We at MetroCast have been working on updating all equipment and will be fully prepared to go on February 17th. You will not have any interruption in your television, internet, and/or digital phone services. The only consumers this will affect are antenna-only (rabbit-ears) subscribers.
I'm a basic subscriber now. Do I need to upgrade to Digital?
No, but do you know all Digital Cable has to offer?
- More Children's, Women's, Sport's, and News & Information channels
- Access to Pay-Per-View and Video-On-Demand
- Extensive Parent Control
- Interactive Guide
- 45 Channels of Digital Music
- For complete details, check out our Digital Cable page.
For more information and to learn more about the Digital Transition, visit the links below or call your local MetroCast Customer Service Deparmtent.
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