[Peter]’s folks’ cable company is terrible – such a surprise for a cable TV provider – and the digital part of their cable subscription will only work with the company’s cable boxes.

When the first transatlantic cable was successfully laid in the summer of 1858, two continents buzzed with the promise of instant communication. The Times of London went so far as to declare ...

The transmission of TV programs into the home and office via coaxial cable. The first cable TV dates back to the late 1940s, when people in low-lying areas had difficulty receiving over-the-air TV.