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Cable television first became available in the United States in 1948. By 1989, 53 million U.S. households received cable television subscriptions, with 60 percent of all U.S. households doing so in 1992. Most cable viewers in the U.S. reside in the suburbs and tend to be middle class; cable television is less common in … See more
First systems
It is claimed that the first cable television system in the United States was created in 1948 in See moreBasic cable
Cable television programming is often divided between basic and premium television. Basic cable networks are generally those with … See moreCable television systems impose a monthly fee depending on the number and perceived quality of the channels offered. Cable television subscribers are offered various packages of channels one can subscribe to. The cost of each package depends on the … See more
Policy history
On August 1, 1949, T.J. Slowie, a secretary of the Federal Communications Commission, sent a letter to Parsons requesting that he "furnish [to] the Commission full information with respect to the nature of the … See moreStarting in the late 1990s, advances in digital signal processing (primarily Motorola's DigiCipher 2 video compression technology in North … See more
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