Because most Apartment complexes are wired from the start with just Cable, the Apartment complex has a deal with the local Cable company, in my case it would be Cox. Because of the media that needs to be in place, you can not have the option to switch to AT&T U-verse or Verizon FiOS, like you would in a single dwelling. You should already be able to switch to DirecTV, as far as I know, it is illegal for your apartment complex to say you can't have a dish mounted on your balcony or something. The FCC passed that law a few years back. If your apartment complex says you can't switch to a satellite provider, they are, as far as I know, breaking the law. Like I said, this is only to allow other cable based services to compete.
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Because most Apartment complexes are wired from the start with just Cable, the Apartment complex has a deal with the local Cable company, in my case it would be Cox. Because of the media that needs to be in place, you can not have the option to switch to AT&T U-verse or Verizon FiOS, like you would in a single dwelling. You should already be able to switch to DirecTV, as far as I know, it is illegal for your apartment complex to say you can't have a dish mounted on your balcony or something. The FCC passed that law a few years back. If your apartment complex says you can't switch to a satellite provider, they are, as far as I know, breaking the law. Like I said, this is only to allow other cable based services to compete.