[EAS] Cable TV Problems

[Ed Czarnecki]

I think was also discussed in another thread.  Most cable operators we're
working with (if not all) would not object to this, per se, expect for the
major impediment that their existing plants don't accommodate channel
exceptions.  And changing systems to to accommodate channel exception would
be a major undertaking, including wholesale replacement of network control
systems and millions of cable set top boxes.  

Many cable systems were just not designed with channel exceptions in mind.
Many cable systems installed key systems years before EAS requirements were
set.  So while many cable engineers may agree in principle, in operation
this would be an undertaking of several billions of dollars (no
overstatement).

Perhaps as existing cable plant gets retired or phased out over the next
5-10-15 years, channel exception capabilities can be factored in (among
other things).

Ed

Edward Czarnecki, Ph.D. 
Senior Director – Strategy, Development & Regulatory Affairs  |  Monroe
Electronics Inc.  |  Digital Alert Systems
email ed.czarnecki at monroe-electronics.com | www.monroe-electronics.com
| www.digitalalertsystems.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: eas-bounces at radiolists.net [mailto:eas-bounces at radiolists.net] On
Behalf Of David Ostmo

One additional note, from the broadcast TV side we would prefer to have our
channels excluded from forced channel tune, even if it is a national
activation. 

David Ostmo
San Antonio, Texas

"Television is the sincerest form of imitation" - Fred Allen

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