Common TV Questions

Where can I find a user guide to my Fioptics+ TV? Where can I find a user guide to my Fioptics+ TV?
Click the below link to view the Fioptics+ TV user Guide.
- altafiber TV Welcome Guide
Where can I find TV Channel Lineups? Where can I find TV Channel Lineups?

You can view altafiber's current TV Channel Lineups at this link.
Why can broadcast TV stations charge for carriage of their signals? Why can broadcast TV stations charge for carriage of their signals?

Broadcast TV stations distribute their signals over the air, they use a free spectrum granted to them by the federal government. These same broadcast TV stations are then allowed by the government to charge for their signals.

altafiber pays these broadcasters, a fee per channel, per month, per customer for the right to provide that programming service or channel to its customers. If we do not pay the fees that are required of the broadcasters, they can force us to remove their channels from our lineup.
Why do you treat local broadcast TV stations differently than you do cable networks? Why do you treat local broadcast TV stations differently than you do cable networks?

Broadcast TV stations distribute their signals over the air, they use a free spectrum granted to them by the federal government. These same broadcast TV stations are then allowed by the government to charge for their signals.

altafiber pays these broadcasters, a fee per channel, per month, per customer for the right to provide that programming service or channel to its customers. If we do not pay the fees that are required of the broadcasters, they can force us to remove their channels from our lineup.