[398] in Resnet-Forum
CATV Head-End
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John R. Donahue)
Fri Oct 21 12:12:08 1994
From: jrdonahu@COLBY.EDU (John R. Donahue)
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 1994 11:51:21 -0400
To: resnet-forum@MIT.EDU
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>We are interested in others response to this since we are extending cable
>TV to dorms. Presently the company sells basic service to dorms and
>fraternities at a flat rate--billing the individual fraternity or the
>college. In both cases the cost is divided by the number of people in the
>fraternity or dorm and the cost is shared. It is somewhat less than the
>residential rate.
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>With our rewiring proposal that we are now considering, we have asked the
>cable company to provide a head-end so that we can add channels to the
>cable for local programming. This was a new concept for them and while
>they are interested they would like to know if there are other schools
>who have collaborated with cable companies in a similar manner.
We have this arrangement with our local provider. They bring their 35 channels
to our headend where their responsiblity stops. Our two way 550 MHZ system
provides 80 forward and 5 return channels. We allocated the first 40 to the
local provider with 3 Colby originated channels allocated to the higher range.
The reverse capability is trapped so it doesn't flow back into the community
(not that anyone could see the stuff ...) but still allows us to rebroadcast
from just about any location on campus whether it is a lecture, sports game
or performance.
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>Bill Doemel Phone: (317) 364-4311
>Director, Computer Services FAX: (317) 364-4295
>Wabash College E-mail: Doemelb@wabash.edu
>PO Box 352
>Crawfordsville, IN 47933
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If you want more details please contact me directly.
John R. Donahue
Systems Programmer/Analyst
Computer Services
Colby College
Waterville, Maine
(207) 872-3585
