From: none@nowhere.com   
      
   On 28/04/12 01:27 PM, Sid Elbow wrote:   
   > On 4/28/2012 12:53 PM, Colin wrote:   
   >   
   >> But they are also converting analog customers to digital when they move.   
   >> I know that when the time comes for me to move, Rogers will come in and   
   >> convert my service to digital so there's one less customer that uses an   
   >> analog signal. As people move from place to place, it's just going to be   
   >> a matter of time until the number of analog customers will be minimal.   
   >   
   > That's presumably because you have to terminate your contract at the old   
   > place and start again at the new. Since Rogers doesn't actually offer   
   > analogue any more for new customers (it's just grandfathered for the   
   > existing base) it's bound to be that way and has been for some years now.   
   >   
   > That said, if Rogers relies on people moving their domicile as a means   
   > of eliminating their analogue base I think they're going to be in the   
   > analogue business an awful long time. I really don't see masses of   
   > people moving every five minutes. Certain groups perhaps (I moved six   
   > times in ten years when I was single though I've been in the same place   
   > now for over thirty) but I can't imagine Rogers relying on it.   
      
   I just looked up the number of sales for single family homes in Toronto.   
     For the last three years, the number was around 90,000.  I'm not sure   
   how many homes there are in Toronto but 90,000 sales a year is a lot of   
   cable conversions.  There will always be hold outs but at that rate a   
   significant chunk will be converted in about 10 years or so.   
      
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