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To: let who wrote (31453)3/26/1998 11:08:00 AM
From: Don Dorsey  Respond to of 50808
 
History suggests that half of the applications we expect to be big features of digital TV will never make it, but there will be a number of applications no one has yet thought of which will become the biggest impetus behind the technology.

Comcast Cable Announces New State-of-the-Art Services For Charleston Area Customers to Begin in 1998

New Service Options to Include Digital TV and Comcast@Home
High-Speed Internet Access

Digital television services will also make future interactivity possible
between Comcast Cable customers and other businesses and services in the
Charleston community. Digital television technology in the future will allow
users to contact area schools and universities from home to take classes via
the television, parents can learn about activities for students in local
schools, and access other valuable information. In addition, Comcast Cable
customers will be able to use digital services to play interactive games via
their television, as well as shop through their TV in stores, pharmacies, and
other shopping outlets. Finally, digital TV will allow users to access
interactive services and information from home, such as news and
entertainment, changing the way people receive vital information in the
future.