At one time if you were in a 'cabled area' you were not given a choice but now I dont know if that still applies.
There could be the situation that even though you are in a cabled area, where they may install the satellite service 'for technical reasons', mainly where cable has not been installed.
Cable at one time did have services not available on Satellite but I dont know if that still applies.
One quirk now is Foxtel supplies Subscriber TV to all of Australia BUT it is divided into 'Metropolitan' and 'Regional' zones.
I think the Metro areas can access the local Terrestrial TV channels via Satellite (available on Cable) but this is NOT available to regional areas due to copyright restrictions.
In regional areas, to obtain the local Terrestrial TV channels where available, you can connect an external antenna and run it through the Set Top Box but where no reception is possible, a system called VAST is available via satellite that carries almost all of the Terrestrial TV channels available in the Metro areas.
The viewer buys the STB and dish but there is no charge to receive the signal but you must be in an authorised area,where it is recognised no TV is available or so poor as to be unwatchable.
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