Satellite, cable fight for customers in stores
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Cable and satellite television  providers will fight for upscale subscribers on a new  battlefront this holiday season: The local electronics shop.
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Some U.S. consumer advocates on  Monday threw their support behind legislation that would limit  fees that wireless, telephone and cable companies can charge  dissatisfied customers who want to end service before their  contract expires.
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By DEBORAH YAO  Two months ago, Fred Poteet walked into a Sprint store to resolve some technical problems with his cell phone service. When he walked out, he had a new wireless contract - with Cox Communications Inc., his cable TV operator.
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By Richard Locker locker@commercialappealcom  NASHVILLE - AT&T unveiled its long-awaited, hotly contested legislation to streamline its entry into cable TV in Tennessee on Wednesday, with huge implications for consumers over cable competition, rates and service.
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DirecTV and other satellite television providers want taxes "equalized" on fairness grounds -- which could mean higher taxes for cable providers and their subscribers.
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By Sanford Nowlin, San Antonio Express-News  Dec. 12--San Antonio-based AT&T Inc. has sued competitor Time Warner  Cable, saying it illegally accessed and damaged network wiring when hooking up  telephone customers in San Antonio apartment buildings.
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By MARTHA McKAY, STAFF WRITER  TV viewers in many North Jersey towns could get a choice of cable TV provider as early as next week.
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Cablevision stepped up the battle to attract high-definition customers on Friday, saying it would have the capability to carry more than 500 channels of HD programming by the end of this year.
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Marlborough residents who subscribe to Verizon for cable television service can get hundreds of channels beamed in from around the world, but if they want to watch local cable-access shows, they're out of luck. At least for now.
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This retailer's still trying to loosen up.
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Pradman P. Kaul, C.E.O. of Hughes Communications, discusses satellite communications and how his company can compete with cable and phone companies.
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Cable operators are experimenting with video-on-demand services that get new releases to cable subscribers at the same time they're available in video rental stores.
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Despite major deals, satellite radio still faces an uphill battle against entrenched broadcast giants.
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One need only wander into the local electronics emporium to see what gadget makers -- and consumers -- are up against these days. Recently on display at a San Francisco Best Buy (BBY ) were 135 TV sets from
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With competition ever more fierce in the LCD TV market, some retailers are finding the most viable option is to join forces.
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By James Daley  The satellite TV group BSkyB ramped up the stakes in its battle with the newly launched Virgin Media yesterday, taking out television adverts to warn cable customers that they could lose access to many of Sky's channels due to Virgin's reluctance to pay enough for them.
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New lawsuit wants a court to order that cable, satellite and media companies allow subscribers to pick channels individually--an idea they have fiercely resisted in the past.