Utah Cable Television Servicers
Comcast Cable offers Cable TV for the huge majority of Utah. The problem with cable TV is that it is limited to distances where physical cables can go. In some areas it takes years to get cable lines run to a particular neighborhood. Cable companies must use city infastructure to run Cable Lines and have to pay for doing such. They pass these fees and taxes on to the consumer. Cable Taxes and fees in Utah are a lot more than the satellite TV providers.
Today Comcast provides more than just pay television services. They also provide high speed broadband internet, and digital phone services. They also offer two varieties of Cable TV, digital cable and the old technology Analog Cable.
Digital Cable - Digital cable essentially works the same way Satellite TV does. Each TV must have a receiver box which converts a digital cable signal into readable format for your television set. Digital Cable offers better picture, on screen guides, and interactive features. The disadvantage of Digital Cable is that each TV needs its own digital receiver box. Comcast charges $10 a month for each additional digital receiver box.
Analog Cable - Analog Cable is the technology that has been used for years. An analog television signal is sent through cable lines rather than just through air. The television then decodes the signal and displays it on your TV. Analog signals can be split, and one incoming cable line can hook up many TV's. Analog Cable is also better for old people who cannot understand technology. It is much easier for them to simply click up and down than scroll through an onscreen TV guide.
For years the Cable companies had a monopoly on the pay TV industry. They were the one and only pay TV provider, and service could only be obtained through them. There was almost always only one cable provider in any given area. They hiked up prices whenever they wanted and if you wanted to keep your specialized channels, you paid the additional price. Today Comcast and other Cable companies have competition from the small Satellite Dish providers Dish Network and Direct TV.
