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Superdome officials worried about power outage

...1 million on Superdome improvements, including more than $600,000 for upgrading the dome's electrical feeder cable system, work that was done in December."As discussed in previous board meetings, this enhancement is necessary to maintain...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nfl/2013-02-05/superdome-officials-worried-a
Power grid change may disrupt clocks

...It's not easy figuring what will run fast and what won't. For example, VCRs or DVRs that get their time from cable systems or the Internet probably won't be affected, but those with clocks tied to the electric current will be off a bit...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2011-06-25/power-grid-change-may-disrup
Comcast to add NBC to diversify

...Philadelphia-based company to a media conglomerate and above the pack of cable operators that remain content to run their regional cable systems. "Does the world ever stand still?" Mr. Roberts said. Bringing NBC Universal into the Comcast family is "pro-consumer...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/12/04/bus_558016.shtml
Business
Comcast's NBC talks cap its decades-long rise in industry

...belt-and-suspenders company. He bought American Cable Systems for $500,000 -- an opportunity...Philadelphia street. American Cable Systems, which served 1,200 subscribers...the descendant of that small cable system -- Comcast Corp. -- still believes...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/22/bus_556612.shtml
Business
TV watching in digital age doesn't need a television

...and for a while I couldn't fathom why. Among his acquisitions are TV programs commonly available somewhere in our cable-system universe. He buys programs he could capture on our DVR and play back for free. Why would he consider paying $1...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/07/27/liv_466937.shtml
Life & style
Cable industry to set standards

...summer, FCC officials said they would take on the issue of two-way compatibility between consumer electronics and cable systems. "They don't have a lot of friends at the FCC right now. The cable industry has every reason to be nervous...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/01/08/bus_179532.shtml
Business
Regulator rejects adding new rules

...subscriber threshold in dispute is known as the 70/70 rule, whereby 70 percent of U.S. households have access to cable systems with 36 or more channels, and 70 percent of those households subscribe. The commission voted to approve to release...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2007/11/29/bus_154525.shtml
Business
Overtime

...member of the National Honor Society, the National Beta Club, the National Society of High School Scholars. Football Cable system adds three HD channels Atlantic Broadband, which serves 21,000 cable customers in Aiken, Barnwell, Bamberg and...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2007/11/21/oth_153311.shtml
Other sports
Overtime

...Hendrix shot 75 and is tied for 74th at 152, while Augusta's Scott Brown shot 77 and is tied for 76th at 153. Football Cable system to air Falcons-Colts game Atlantic Broadband, which serves 21,000 customers in Aiken, Barnwell, Allendale and...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2007/11/16/oth_152626.shtml
Other sports
Old trees need care

...the tree while it's young. It can rid the tree of structurally weak sections that would break under high wind. - Cable systems can be installed in large trees with V-shaped growth to help secure them from bad weather. - Avoid digging around...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2007/07/13/met_135702.shtml
Metro