• Growth Inhibitor
  • Industry Losses
  • Piracy
  • Laws Broken

Theft of Service is an industry growth inhibitor and is overlooked as an area requiring management focus and resources. According to the NCTA, the American cable industry loses... READMORE

Lack of tax revenues from illegal suites costs municipalities millions annually. Each illegal suite places a 43% increase in garbage and a 65% increase in water consumption for... READMORE

At least 1 million households, possibly as many as 3 million, enjoy a TV fan's paradise. They get virtually every channel, including premium networks such as HBO and... READMORE

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Splice or Tap into any Cable TV or Satellite System without permission and you have committed a serious offence. In law, you are just as guilty if you... READMORE

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1 - BWC 2002 - Theft of Cable Service and Industry Loss Survey [230K] BWC has released this report the industry and the general public in the Portable Document Format PDF. The report may only be viewed on screen using the Acrobat Reader software. If you have the Adobe reader installed simply follow the report link.  
2 - BWC 2001 - Theft of Cable Service and Industry Loss Survey For 143 Canadian Cities and Towns - Survey Conducted By Bush-Waterhouse Communications as a public service to the Canadian Cable Industry - Released 15, April, 2002  
3 - BWC 1999 - Theft of Cable Service and Industry Loss Survey 1999 Estimates of Cable Theft in 17 Canadian cities.  
4 - BWC Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 1 Spring 2001 Why Do People Steal Cable?  
5 - Confessions of a Cable Thief Article - Cable World, Oct 6, 2003  
6 - Laws Broken When You Steal Cable BWC Field Agent's brochure  
7 - Unauthorized Satellite Use In Southwestern Ontario A Report to the Canadian CableTelevision Association - April 2002 - Among satellite users, a range of between 22% and 28% emerge as potentially unauthorized users of satellite service,