Do cable TV networks have to switch to digital broadcasting as well?
No. The current requirement to switch from analog to digital only applies to full-power broadcast TV stations, which use the public airwaves to provide free over-the-air programming. The Federal Communications Commission has ruled that cable subscribers with analog televisions must be able to view broadcast television through February of 2012. You can read the ruling here: http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-276576A1.pdf So why has Brighthouse moved Orange TV and Vision TV more than a year before the 2009 digital switchover? It’s a corporate decision that is affecting government access channels on Brighthouse Networks statewide.
