91.   The other day, for example, I first learned of the impending sale of a big local cable system by eavesdropping on an electronic debate on America Online.

92.   The public access channels, designed to give community groups and government agencies access to the local cable monopoly, presented a thornier issue.

93.   The stations offer programming from Home Shopping Network, most of which is duplicated on local cable systems.

94.   The team already provides programming for Fox Sports West, the local cable sports channel half-owned by Fox.

95.   The Utah-Portland series will eventually be televised by a local cable outlet based in the Midwest.

96.   Therefore, I will be calling the local cable company and asking them to please air Animal Planet.

97.   They will let users hook up to the Internet using service provided by their local cable companies.

98.   Time Warner is my local cable company, and Roadrunner is the only choice I have for cable ISP service.

99.   U.S. Rep. Billy Tauzin is preparing legislation that would affect local cable monopolies, such as TCA in Louisiana.

100.   Under Federal Communications Commission rules, local cable operators are required to carry local broadcast stations.