2019

The National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC), the designated negotiating consultant for MTC Cable, and Fox Cable Services (representing Fox News Channel, Fox Business Channel, Fox Broadcast Broadcast Network (WNEW) Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, and the Big Ten Network) have failed to reach an agreement on the extension of carriage rights for MTC after…

The holidays are a great time for family and friends to gather together. Expecting lots of guests at your house this holiday season?   Did you know that you can upgrade your Internet service temporarily so that you have enough speed and bandwidth for all your guests and mobile devices? It’s easy and really cost…

Beginning December 1, 2019, Netflix will no longer be supported on some devices that are more than 8 years old due to technical limitations that have to do with protecting provider content. If you are a Netflix subscriber and own one of these older TVs or Roku devices, Netflix is now sending out multiple reminders…

It’s that time of year! Help replenish our local food pantries through MTC’s Annual Community Food Drive! Receive a FREE upgrade (an average $40 value or more) to any MTC service with a donation of non-expired, non-perishable food items during November and December. You can bring your donations of non-perishable goods such as: Canned meats…

Over the years, scammers have tried to convince Roku owners that they had to pay to activate their Roku device. If you are new to Roku, just remember Roku does not charge an activation fee, or offer you anything else (like free Hulu for life) for a price when activating your Roku device. You do…

Recently, residents in the West Settlement, Town of Roxbury area suffered an extended MTC Telecommunications outage that was the result of a gunshot to our Fiber Optic cable that services that area. The birdshot penetrated the cable and caused catastrophic damage to the glass fiber strands that carry the telecommunications signals to those residents and…

MTC is continuing to work in various areas adding to our Broadband expansion efforts. Areas that are now available for service include: Town of Roxbury Ferris Hill area Town of Gilboa Shew Hollow area Bailey Road Charcoal Road Town of Middletown Tower Lane (off Searles Road) Town of Colchester Campbell Brook Road Line Drive Hood…

It’s time, once again, for a technical phenomenon called “sun outages,” “solar outage” or “solar satellite interference”. Sun outages occur twice a year, where you may experience some degree of television interference during this time that no television programming provider has control over. What are Sun Outages? When the sun is aligned with a satellite,…

So, you have a 4K TV, but what are you watching on it?   MTC’s TiVo set-top box supports 4K programming, so you can get the most out of your 4K TV and now MTC’s channel line-up includes seven (7) 4K Ultra High Definition channels 700-706.   Love Football? Love FOX Sports? FOX is expanding…

Love watching football? Want to watch your favorite teams, but there never seems to be a way to catch all the action? That’s why the National Football League (NFL) created the NFL RedZone! The NFL RedZone makes it possible to enjoy Sunday afternoon football from your TV or mobile device. You can follow your favorite…