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To: MikeM54321 who wrote (8753)	10/4/2000 8:54:23 AM
From: justone	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12823

Mike: The FCC (www.fcc.gov) has a lot of data but it is hard to find. Once when browsing I found: Subscriber growth in the US for cable, as of 1999 (a year out of date): - There were 66.7 million subscribers as of June 1999, up ~ 2% from 1998 - There were 14.2 million satellite subscribers, up 26% from 1998. I tried to see if the 2000 figures are posted, but didn't find anything. Given there are about 100 million US households, 67% have cable, 14% have satellite, but satellite is growing faster than cable. My only surprise was that, since 98% of households have TVs, 18% still must use antennas- or only watch VCRs! But satellite is a high growth business, so a DSL/Satellite combination could be a winner. The problem is DSL reach, but that can also be solved. Alas, this combination costs more, I believe, than a cable solution. My conclusion is that probably both solutions will stay around, but cable has the edge where available.