The first time I heard about ” Internet access via cable TV system” a few years ago, I thought the person was joking. What do the online world and my TV company have in common? Sure, they both involve screens, but I hoped for something a little more meaningful than that.
After thinking about it more and doing some research on my own, the idea made a lot more sense. Moving television signals around a community is a lot like moving data around a network – heck, even some of the wire is the same. It took a few years to get the act together, but the cable TV industry made great strides along the way. Today, cable companies all over the country provide high-speed internet access over the same cable lines that deliver reruns to your living room.
