I wouldn't be suprised. So many old movies depict that sorta technology. I always wondered why Sky connects to a phone line, I could only conlcude its for bi-directional communications which is a can of worms in itself especially since the CATV didn't require a phoneline (even though it is hardwired into a computer in a grey box in da street)...

Film to Watch if you haven't already 'The Listening (2006)'.. watched it the other day, if you are a fan of Under Siege 2 or Enemy of the State style movies then this is the next one inline. It freaked me out a little because around 8 years ago i did some research into government spy capabilities and I weren't at all impressed. u.k.u.s.a. , e.c.h.e.l.o.n. , Keyhole Imagery , Key Word Retrieval Systems , Intel SAT , Menwith Hill , gee i could lists lots of random words associated with the subject but i'm para.