Satellite, cable fight for U.S. 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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Most people would end up paying more for cable and satellite television if they could pick  the channels they wanted to watch instead of having to buy large packages, according to a study. -The Washington Post
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If satellite radio's proponents are right, the new medium could be the next cable television, only bigger. Currently available through two companies, the XM and Sirius satellite radio networks, satellite radio requires that users pay a monthly fee and buy a special receiver to translate the signal. Both networks offer a wide range of programming on more than 120 stations, ...
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The U.S. pay-TV industry amounts to a cartel because it maintains profits by offering channels in prepackaged tiers rather than "a la carte," according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles.
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The U.S. Federal Communications  Commission this week hopes to do what Congress could not  accomplish this year -- help AT&T Inc. and Verizon  Communications get into the television business faster.
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NEW YORK  - For fans unmoved by the prospect of a Tom Petty Super Bowl halftime show, the cable industry has an answer. Many answers, in fact.
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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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Verizon Communications Inc. looks  increasingly impatient to roll out its Web-based television  service nationwide, suing a Maryland county last week for  hampering its entry, but getting licenses may only be half the  battle.
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The U.S. Federal Communications  Commission this week hopes to do what Congress could not  accomplish this year -- help AT&T Inc.  and Verizon  Communications  get into the television business faster.
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When Gardner resident James Bargnesi woke up yesterday, NBC, Fox, and CBS channels from across the country had disappeared from his satellite dish, disrupting his normal routine. At Satellite Video, a satellite television installation company in White River Junction, Vt., calls began to trickle in from customers upset that they had lost the Manchester, N.H., ABC affiliate that provided their ...
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Cable set-tops are everywhere, but consumers continue to show a lack of interest in buying separate boxes for Internet-based video-on-demand services.
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The Defense Department's use of commercial communications satellites has soared with the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Now, the Pentagon is trying to decide whether it can save money by buying service directly from satellite carriers instead of through three Washington area resellers.
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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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Even though U.S. cable companies have  had success in winning customers with all-in-one packages of  video, Internet and phone services, they still struggle with a  reputation for poor customer service.
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By Katy Stech, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.  Feb. 3--Two local television stations could be temporarily dropped from  Comcast Corp. subscribers' television lineup if the company does not reach an  agreement with its provider soon.
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Stepping up its counterattack against cable TV outfits encroaching on its turf, Verizon will offer its own video packages, plus ultra-high-speed Internet access, to customers in six more
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If they're lucky, Americans have two choices for getting high-speed Internet access: the local cable company or the local telephone company.