In article >, says...
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> brooklyn1 said...
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> >> There are also old (pre-cable) apartment buildings that can't be wired
> >> with
> >> cable so they need the digital converter.
> >
> > Well, those buildings can be wired with cable, but only if the landlord
> > agrees to take responsibility for the account covering all apartments in
> > the building for basic cable... which entails all tenants accepting a
> > rent increase.
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> For most older buildings you're wrong. They would have to thread a cable
> per apartment. An impossible task. Unless the building is built with cable
> (or conduits for future expansion) in the plans it's not going to happen.
> Look at some of the old tiered art deco skyscrapers. Can't be done. Best
> residents could do if they have a balcony and the right sky exposure is
> install satellite.
>
> You think tenement landlords are going to wire in cable TV/internet?

Or they could do the Verizon method. Run all the wiring on the outside
of the building.