
Cable television facts for kids
Cable television is a way of letting people watch television without having to get signals from an antenna. The television signals are brought to the television through a coaxial cable. People usually have to pay to subscribe to cable television. With cable television, people can watch hundreds of television channels carrying many television shows.
Cable TV is provided by many carriers in across with world. Some of those carriers in the United States are: AT&T U-Verse, CableVision, Comcast, Cox Communications, SuddenLink, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS.
Another method of subscription television is by Satellite television, especially in places where cable TV is not available.
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A coaxial cable used to carry cable television onto subscribers' premises
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The bottom product is a set-top box, an electronic device which cable subscribers use to connect the cable signal to their television set.
