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this from USA today on Monday
Cable operators say technology is starting to give them the upper hand in trimming the ranks of the 3 million to 4 million people who deliberately steal their signals.
Most cable firms now transmit their big attractions — premium and PPV channels — digitally, so customers who want them must get a digital decoder. Most digital boxes provide constant two-way communication, enabling operators to easily determine whether the user is hooked to an authorized decoder and which channels it's allowed to unscramble.
"Digital technology has not been compromised, so our subscribers can't steal cable," says Brian Allen, Time Warner Cable's director of corporate security.
FBI Special Agent Rae, who has long tracked signal pirates, agrees.
"Going digital made a big difference," he says. "And cable's hard-wired. Getting a signal out of the air is a lot easier."
People who can't hack into cable are turning to satellite TV.
Cable operators say technology is starting to give them the upper hand in trimming the ranks of the 3 million to 4 million people who deliberately steal their signals.
Most cable firms now transmit their big attractions — premium and PPV channels — digitally, so customers who want them must get a digital decoder. Most digital boxes provide constant two-way communication, enabling operators to easily determine whether the user is hooked to an authorized decoder and which channels it's allowed to unscramble.
"Digital technology has not been compromised, so our subscribers can't steal cable," says Brian Allen, Time Warner Cable's director of corporate security.
FBI Special Agent Rae, who has long tracked signal pirates, agrees.
"Going digital made a big difference," he says. "And cable's hard-wired. Getting a signal out of the air is a lot easier."
People who can't hack into cable are turning to satellite TV.
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