Cable's priorities; digital video, speed, and phone calls..........
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Broadband Week for September 28, 1998:
Cable Engineers Outline Fall Priorities
By LESLIE ELLIS September 28, 1998
The cooling air and shorter days marked the end of a heads-down, get-things-done summer for cable's technology ranks, and the beginning of more of the same as the year winds down.
With only one-quarter of the year remaining, cable's engineers are fixated on new service launches, with "digital" as the resounding refrain.
"My priority is to make digital happen," said Tom Jokerst, senior vice president of engineering for Charter Communications Inc., describing the MSO's drive into digital-video delivery.
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