Hybrid fiber-coaxial
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Hybrid fiber–coaxial (HFC) is a broadband telecommunications network that combines optical fiber and coaxial cable. It has been commonly employed globally by cable television operators since the early 1990s. In a hybrid fiber–coaxial cable system, television channels are sent from the cable system''s distribution facility, the headend, to local communities through optical fiber subscriber lines. At the local community, a