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Cable television in the United States

Cable television first became available in the United States in 1948. By 1989, 53 million American 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 low income, urban, and rural areas.

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Digital cable

Cable television fees and programming lineups

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Cable television in the United States

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Cable television in the United States

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Cable television in the United States → American, CATV, Cinderella, Community Antenna Television, During, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, For, However, It, Original, Since, The, United States

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improved wiringinstance ofin 1981.The growth was fueled by a combination of a more favorable regulatory environment and the spread of new technology0.80text
satellite technologyinstance ofin 1981.The growth was fueled by a combination of a more favorable regulatory environment and the spread of new technology0.80text
which made more channels available to more householdsinstance ofin 1981.The growth was fueled by a combination of a more favorable regulatory environment and the spread of new technology0.80text
C-SPANinstance offree or low-cost public service channels0.80text
NASA TVinstance offree or low-cost public service channels0.80text
and several channels devoted to infomercialsinstance offree or low-cost public service channels0.80text
brokered televangelisminstance offree or low-cost public service channels0.80text
home shopping to defray costsinstance offree or low-cost public service channels0.80text
U-verseinstance ofand of Verizon FiOS and other recent ventures by incumbent local exchange carriers0.80text
have also provided competition to incumbent cable television systems.Subscriber feesMany cable channels charge cable providersinstance ofand of Verizon FiOS and other recent ventures by incumbent local exchange carriers0.80text
Cable television in the United Statesrelated to Early growthThe0.60section
Cable television in the United Statesrelated to Early growthFor0.60section

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