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This article is from the Wireless Cable TV FAQ, by Brian J. Catlin catlin@cs.colostate.edu.

2.0) WHAT IS WIRELESS CABLE?

Wireless cable is a name given to a service that is called
Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service (or MMDS). It is a
type of cable television system that offers its subscribers a mix
of satellite channels by transmitting the programming over MMDS
frequencies along with MDS, OFS, and ITFS frequencies, if they are
available. Wireless cable uses Super High Frequency ("SHF")
channels to transmit satellite cable programming over-the-air
instead of through overhead or underground wires.

 

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