Both the hybrid coax fiber box and the telephone companies' digital loop carriers deployed to extend the CSA of the local plant technically perform the same purpose except that the CATV box is trickier to design and maintain because it has to segregate the video stream from the voice signal.

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Both systems aim to extend the customer service area (CSA) of the local plant, but the CATV system requires additional complexity in design and maintenance due to the need to segregate video and voice signals, making it trickier compared to the more straightforward digital loop carriers used by telephone companies.

Both the Hybrid Coax Fiber Box and the Telephone Companies