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Cable TV May Be Maddening, but Satellites Aren't Perfect Just Yet

May 06, 2000

The Wall Street Journal Among other things, satellite TV offers "better programming for the same amount of money and more commitment to customer service than the cable industry," say Hongjun Li, a telecommunications analyst for Parks Associates, a market-research firm in Dallas. And because it's digital, satellite TV has better sound and picture quality.

From the WSJ Interactive Edition article "Cable TV May Be Maddening, but Satellites Aren't Perfect Just Yet,"by Tim Townsend.

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