Digital Subscribers Help Cablevision Cut Loss
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Cablevision Systems said that its loss in the third quarter was 41 percent smaller than in the period last year as demand for its digital television, high-speed Internet and phone services offset higher operating costs.
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If you're a local basketball fan who wants to avoid the drive to Hershey tonight - and you have Comcast digital cable - you're in luck.
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NEW YORK SBC Communications is lowering the projected cost of its program to bring fiber-optic cables to the edge of most neighborhoods.
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Brushing aside  congressional suggestions that the nation is ill-prepared for  the conversion to digital TV in 2009, the Department of  Commerce on Monday unveiled its plan to help subsidize the  switchover from analog.
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Comcast Corp , the largest U.S. cable TV operator, on Thursday reported a small rise in profit as it lost basic video subscribers during the third quarter due to stronger competition from rival video services through satellite and telephone operators.
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For years, consumers who wanted to cut the cord with their cable company found that getting television and high-speed Internet service often meant the inconvenience of finding two new providers.
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It may seem like stating the obvious, and maybe it is, but one of the great things about digital cable television is getting to choose from a wider variety of channels.  This is particularly true with regard to religious programming.
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Save at least $3/month on your cable Internet bill by turning in your leased modem and switching to the D-Link DCM-202, which you can snag for $19.99 (after a $20 mail-in rebate).
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Letting cable TV subscribers pay for only the channels they want won't reduce the cost for most, federal regulators told Congress in a report released Friday. Consumer groups immediately attacked the study as flawed.
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DirecTV reported a net loss of just over $1 billion in the quarter ended September 30th, compared to a loss of $23 million in the same period last year.
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By Jane Roberts robertsj@commercialappealcom  Comcast, living a public relations nightmare in its cable and Internet conversion from Time Warner, is beginning to see daylight and hopes its customers can believe it.
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Most consumers would end up paying more for cable and satellite television if they were allowed to pick only the channels they wanted to watch instead of being forced to buy large packages
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Qwest Communications International  Inc. Q.N on Tuesday reported a smaller quarterly loss as it  cut costs in its long-distance business.
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Cablevision Systems Corp. said on  Thursday it will have the capability to carry more than 500  channels of high definition programming by the end of the year.
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By DAMIEN HENDERSON and STEWART PATERSON  VIRGIN Media yesterday sought to assure its three million cable television viewers that they would receive an enhanced service despite losing popular programmes such as Lost, The Simpsons and 24.
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WASHINGTON  - Brushing aside  congressional suggestions that the nation is ill-prepared for  the conversion to digital TV in 2009, the Department of  Commerce on Monday unveiled its plan to help subsidize the  switchover from analog.
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Cablevision Systems Corp. said on  Thursday it will have the capability to carry more than 500  channels of high definition television programming by year-end  as competition mounts from satellite TV and telephone  operators.