Cable
gives us the ability to connect to the world. In the past
three years, the cable television industry has grown into
the world of digital programming and high-speed data delivery.
Check out all of the services cable has to offer.
Cable high-speed Internet access, or broadband, is an
ideal medium for quickly transmitting vast amounts of information.
Ten to twenty times faster than a modem, broadband is not
just a faster connection than dial-up, it is a transformation.
"Surfing the net" using cable's superior bandwidth
allows faster navigation as well as quicker download speeds
than dial-up modem technologies. Cable's "always-on"
connection to the Internet means there is never a need to
dial in or a worry about busy signals. Telephone lines are
not tied up nor are connections dropped as sometimes happens
with normal dial-up Internet access.
Digital
technology is the latest step in the evolution of television.
More dramatically than the transition from black and white
to color, digital technology has changed the way we view
television. Just as cell phones, computers, and the Internet
have transformed communication over the last decade, digital
technology will revolutionize television.
Digital cable provides advancements in the way the pictures,
sounds, and data are delivered to homes, classrooms, and
businesses. Digital cable is an important component of the
evolution in telecommunications services that bring together
television, computers, and telephones.
