And so all the IPTV operators were looking for a cable-less solution to do that in-home transmission.
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One of the side benefits from having less cable is improved uptime of your data center.
The AP1000 has half the valves, 35% fewer safety-grade pumps, 80% less pipe and 85% less cable than existing plants.
Installing a fiber optic cable is admittedly much less disruptive than building a new freeway, but the principle is the same.
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Such services include broadband Internet access, telephony and on-demand video, and they help differentiate cable from its somewhat less expensive rival, satellite TV.
And if the the 20% decide to fight for their right to an a la carte market, there will be a lot less on cable.
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While broadcasting remained more or less flat, cable networks saw good growth in revenues and operating income.
Spending on ratings-challenged network television, which is both more expensive and less targeted than cable, declined 2.4% during the period.
That concession may win the deal more support from lawmakers who represent rural areas, where satellite faces less competition from cable.
Guernsey should rely less on the cable link with France and develop alternative energy supplies, according to the Chamber of Commerce president.
The majority held that by providing individual streams to consumers according to their specific commands, Aereo was less like a cable-TV system than a consumer streaming a TV show from a Slingbox in one room to a TV set in another.
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While the two operate on different terms--in addition to cable's dual revenue streams (advertising dollars and subscription fees) as opposed to broadcast's singular ad-supported model, cable has far fewer programming hours to fill and less fare to promote--broadcasters would be wise to consider four of cable's best practices.
Apple and the cable companies premium paid model may prove less popular with consumers than the free ad-supported model.
According to media business analysis firm Kagan Research, in early 2003 there were less than 1, 000 cable VoIP subscribers in the U.S. By the second quarter of 2004, there were 141, 800 customers.
Mr Cable and Mr Osborne, who is less enthusiastic than his Lib Dem counterpart about the idea, have warned the banks of this in the past, and sources suggest it is very much still in play.
Last year FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said the percentage of viewers watching broadcast over the air, rather than through cable or satellite, has fallen to less than 10%, in contrast to the precable-TV days when it was 100%.
Most cable boxes like Motorola and Scientific Atlanta are less than intuitive, so be prepared to download the manual for the STB.
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That means less money for the fight promoters, cable companies and sponsors.
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At the time, cable firms were threatened by satellite broadcasters, and there seemed less reason to continue regulating them.
The proliferation of channels means that Americans watch less TV news than they did in the pre-cable era.
If it makes it to that point, ironically, maintaining 100% uptime may prove less important than it is today (just ask your cable company).
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It finally put out a less ambitious digital box in 1996 -- which mainly let cable operators squeeze in more channels with better picture quality.
Besides meaning you have one less ugly component to deal with, getting rid of the cable box also usually means better picture quality and you don't have pay rental fees for your box any more (though we have faith that the cable companies will eventually find a way to charge seven bucks a month for CableCard rentals).
The majority of financial experts who appear on the cable networks seem to be getting more bullish, as some seem to be less certain we will see a correction.
The trend has been more or less the same for the past few quarters, and Time Warner Cable has grown its profits despite a dismal performance in its pay-TV business.
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For a less ambiguous view of the city, hop in a taxi to Namsan cable car station.
The couple also pays less for food (5.6% vs. 8.3%), cable television (1% vs. 1.8%) and the telephone bill (1.2% vs. 2.8%).
It costs less than ISDN or T1 lines, it flows over existing copper wire and, unlike cable, its bandwidth doesn't diminish as more neighbors hop onboard.
The same is true for customers of oil service companies, though less so, as the cost of switching among oil service companies is smaller than that of cable services, and there are more choices.
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The big idea here is to offer packages that bundle together cable TV, cable Internet, VoIP, and wireless services and offer them to subscribers at a price that would be less than signing up for each service individually.
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