Questionable cable ads blast IPTV

By Cory Bergman 

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.

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