Georgia ops showcase distance learning. (cable television operators)

Multichannel News, November, 1992 by Kim, Gary

On Thursday, a handful of Georgia-based cable systems will work with AT&T and Digital Equipment Corp. to demonstrate real-time, interactive video medicine and distance education. The demonstration will stretch over a signaling path more than 100 miles in length and combine those feeds with a remote satellite connection.

Systems taking part are owned by Scripps-Howard Cable Services, Georgia Cable TV and Communications, and Tele-Communications Inc. The demonstration, organized by the Georgia Cable Television Association, attempts to showcase cable's capabilities for a heavyweight Atlanta audience. That audience includes Gov. Zeke Miller, the state's congressional delegation, local Board of Education officials, the state Public Service Commission and top...

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