The Internet companies have formed partnerships with phone and cable companies, making them more dependent on one another.

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Several telephone companies and electric utilities formed units to build new cable systems, while entrepreneurs clamored to get in on the action.

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Part of women's cable presence was formed by networks like Lifetime, which started in 1984 as a programmer that "celebrates, entertains and supports women, " and which boasts reaching 98 million households today.

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