More and more people might use 3G phones to check out a potential date before meeting them, or use video calls as part of an interactive dating service.

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The cable companies' superior technology allows them to offer interactive content and video-on-demand as well as a regular phone service and high-speed internet access.

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Hong Kong Telecom plans to bring the world's first commercial video-on-demand service to the territory this year, the first step toward full-scale interactive television.

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