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To: Scotsman who wrote (32707)	4/24/1998 1:43:00 PM
From: Ian deSouza	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

OK, who knows about these 15 million set-top boxes? dailynews.yahoo.com Those who buy the pricey digital TV sets when they debut this fall will need the cable companies' future set-top boxes to receive broadcasters' signals. But the cable execs promised not to stand in the way. As Time Warner Cable chairman Joseph Collins said, "After all, those customers who are willing to invest in a high-definition television receiver probably are some of our best customers." TCI's current digital set-top boxes aren't compatible with broadcasters' high-definition signals, Hindery told reporters after the hearing. But he said TCI has some 15 million high-definition-compatible boxes on order, and some could be in homes by March 1999. ... But Hindery said that "TCI will be able to pass through all -- I repeat all -- broadcasting HDTV formats to new digital TVs and convert certain of these formats for display on existing analog TVs." Meanwhile today, executives from ABC, CBC, NBC, and Fox said their plans to begin digital broadcasts in the top 10 markets by May 1999 are on track.