Cable television is a system of delivering television programming to consumers via radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted through coaxial cables, or in more recent systems, light pulses through fibre-optic cables. ... The abbreviation CATV is often used for cable television.

Can you use CATV for Internet?

CATV is a shorthand term for cable television service. The cabling infrastructure that supports cable TV also supports cable internet. Many internet service providers (ISPs) offer customers cable internet service, television, and phone service over the same CATV lines.

What is a CATV system?

Commonly known as community antenna television (CATV), these cable systems use a “community antenna” to receive broadcast signals (often from communications satellites), which they then retransmit via cables to homes and establishments in the local area subscribing to the service. ...