Questionable cable ads blast IPTV

Cory Bergman June 25th, 2008

Sure, IPTV services like FiOS are taking forever to roll out, which means limited service areas. But some cable companies are getting a little too aggressive in their ad campaigns. “We already have a fiber-optic network serving ALL our homes,” says one Comcast ad. Technically, cable TV networks are fiber only up to a point — coax cables make the last stretch to the home. But just wait, the cable-IPTV wars are just beginning.