Two days ago my cable modem/internet connection stopped working, it worked for months before<BR><BR>This is the setup. Cable from the wall goes to a splitter, which splits it to one cable to the cable ...

Cable companies have long contended with consumers who drop their TV bundles for streaming. But Comcast Corp. and Charter Communications Inc. are also losing subscribers on another front: broadband.

The cable should be grounded at the entry point and perhaps your ground in floating above zero allowing voltage to energize the outer shielding. How it leaks into the center conductor could be ...