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To: skycapten who wrote (7397)	3/7/1999 10:51:00 PM
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More set top box ammunition Study: Set-top boxes to become Web force By Kathleen Ohlson Five million digital set-top boxes are expected to placed into U.S. homes by 2002, but only 20% of the Web's leading electronic commerce vendors are prepared to take advantage of the opportunity, according to a study by Jupiter Communications. Digital set-tops will offer consumers a selection of content, aggregators and merchants, forcing Web ventures and advertisers to target a larger audience, Jupiter said. The New York research firm said cable operators, rather than Web ventures, control the relationship with set-top customers. As both broadband access via cable modems and interactive TV services are expected to be in approximately 25% of all U.S. homes by 2002, Web ventures will have to structure revenue-sharing partnerships with cable operators, Jupiter said. Cable operators set to offer these services will be the best partners for these electronic-commerce vendors, the research firm said.