Some cable subscribers rely on QAM tuners21 in television sets and consumer electronics devices that allow access to unencrypted digital cable service without additional equipment,22 but, based on the ...

Cable companies led by Comcast are close to winning FCC approval to start encrypting basic- tier signals in a move to fight theft and reduce service calls. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has asked ...

My concern is a little more pedantic, how will this affect the overhead in the cable pipe line? Adding security measures affect my thru put on my wifi. More secure decreases speed. Will this also ...