51.   But Westerman noted that Prime Star faces daunting competition from the regular cable industry.

52.   By that logic, the cable industry--with its overpriced services, monopolistic market control, and unwieldy operating structures--must be headed for the graveyard.

53.   Calling the ruling a huge victory for the cable industry, Reif Cohen said it set the stage for further consolidation.

54.   CABLE CHANNELS MULTIPLY, AT LAST The cable industry offered proof that it would finally start expanding the television dial.

55.   Collectively, these mergers involve two-thirds of the local phone industry, half the long-distance industry and one-third of the cable industry.

56.   Congress this year failed to pass legislation intended to spur telecommunications competition among local, long-distance and cable industries.

57.   Comcast is considered to be at the technological forefront of the cable industry and is expected to bring the other service in line if the deal is done.

58.   Consumer advocates acknowledge that the cable industry has struggled on Wall Street in recent years.

59.   Dixon and the other Wall Street analysts were no less critical of the cable industry.

60.   Domestically, it will help Sprint and its three cable industry partners develop new networks to deliver local, long-distance and wireless communications, along with entertainment.