31.   Consumers pay a premium each month for HBO and are billed for that service by their local cable company or satellite provider.

32.   Despite the local nature of competition, satellite operators can leverage their national reach and size in ways local cable operators say they cannot.

33.   Even the local cable oulets, such as NESN here and PASS in Detroit, could be strung together for part of that coverage.

34.   Federal law requires local cable systems to carry these local stations.

35.   For example, Liberty Media is trying to buy local cable companies that actually run lines from streets into individual homes.

36.   For example, this person said, when Court TV wanted to start local cable services, it hoped to hook up with local broadcasters, like NBC affiliates.

37.   Have you asked your local cable or telephone company lately exactly when those upgrades are expected in your neighborhood?

38.   HBO is offering those spots to basic cable networks and the National Cable Television Association for distribution to local cable systems.

39.   He said the scrambled image is not intentional but rather a technological glitch between Playboy and local cable operators.

40.   Hoping to establish a second career, he writes a fishing column and hosts a fishing show on a local cable outlet.