1.   A cable system has two types of customers-advertisers and consumers who subscribe to a package of programming offered by the cable operator.

2.   A major hindrance is that cable systems tend to be proprietary and not well interconnected.

3.   Cable operators will be able to download software through the cable system into the set-tops.

4.   He says the city wants to establish a citywide internet connection through the cable system.

5.   However, there are considerable differences between the transmission technologies and network architectures deployed in the telephone and the cable systems.

6.   Migration from an existing cable system is relatively straight forward.

7.   Obviously, local newspapers, by definition, have more community identification than local cable systems and radio and television stations.

8.   The arrangements give local governments the opportunity to ensure that cable systems operate in the best interests of their communities.

9.   This percentage is likely to Decrease as a result of improvements in cable systems.

10.   ...a news channel on a local cable system.