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927. Cable and Pay TV--Summary
[Cable TV for calendar year (9,800 represents 9,800,000). Pay TV as of December 31 of year shown]
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Cable TV
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Pay TV
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Avg.
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Avg.
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Revenue 1
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Units 2
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Monthly rate
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YEAR
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basic
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monthly
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(mil. dol.)
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(1,000)
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(dollars)
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Percent
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Percent
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subscri-
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basic
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of homes
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of homes
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bers
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rate
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Total
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Basic
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Total
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Pay
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Non-cable
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All pay
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Pay
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Non-cable
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passed
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with
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(1,000)
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(dol.)
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pay 3
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cable
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delivered
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weighted
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cable
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delivered
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by cable
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cable TV
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preminum
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average 3
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preminum
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with pay
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with pay
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TV
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TV
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1975
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9,800
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6.50
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804
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764
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194
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194
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(NA)
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(NA)
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7.85
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(NA)
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11
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24
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1976
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11,000
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6.45
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932
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851
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611
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568
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(NA)
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7.96
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7.87
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(NA)
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11
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22
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1977
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12,200
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6.86
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1,207
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1,004
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1,138
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1,047
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(NA)
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8.03
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7.92
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(NA)
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7
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13
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1978
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13,400
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7.13
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1,513
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1,147
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2,473
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2,182
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(NA)
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8.16
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8.01
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(NA)
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12
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23
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1979
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15,000
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7.40
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1,942
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1,332
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5,157
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4,480
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(NA)
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8.54
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8.24
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(NA)
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36
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1980
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17,500
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7.69
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2,609
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1,615
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8,581
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7,336
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(NA)
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8.91
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8.62
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(NA)
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1981
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21,100
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7.99
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3,675
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2,023
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14,310
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12,239
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(NA)
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9.16
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8.92
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(NA)
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67
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1982
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25,250
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8.30
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5,032
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2,515
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19,395
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17,007
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(NA)
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9.49
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9.30
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(NA)
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42
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1983
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29,430
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8.61
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6,485
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3,041
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24,515
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22,818
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(NA)
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9.82
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9.70
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(NA)
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1984
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32,800
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8.98
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7,738
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3,534
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28,815
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27,754
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(NA)
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10.03
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9.96
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(NA)
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84
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1985
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35,440
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9.73
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8,831
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4,138
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29,885
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29,418
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(NA)
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10.29
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10.25
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(NA)
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46
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1986
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38,170
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10.67
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9,955
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4,887
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31,033
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30,668
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(NA)
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10.35
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10.31
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(NA)
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78
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1987
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41,160
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12.18
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11,563
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6,016
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33,528
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33,232
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(NA)
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10.25
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10.23
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(NA)
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1988
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44,160
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13.86
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13,409
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7,345
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37,085
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36,777
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(NA)
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10.24
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10.17
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(NA)
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48
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1989
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47,500
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15.21
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15,378
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8,670
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39,055
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38,916
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(NA)
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10.25
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10.20
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(NA)
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79
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1990
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50,520
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16.78
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17,582
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10,174
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39,902
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39,751
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(NA)
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10.35
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10.30
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(NA)
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77
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1991
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52,570
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18.10
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19,426
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11,418
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39,983
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36,569
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(NA)
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10.35
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10.27
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(NA)
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45
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75
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1992
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54,300
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19.08
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21,079
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12,433
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40,893
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36,879
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(NA)
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10.29
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10.17
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(NA)
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78
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1993
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56,200
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4
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19.39
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22,809
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13,528
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42,010
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37,113
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(NA)
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9.27
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9.11
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(NA)
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75
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1994
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58,450
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21.62
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23,160
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15,164
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46,428
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41,628
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4,800
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8.23
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8.37
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6.99
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72
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1995
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60,900
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23.07
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25,556
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16,860
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53,273
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44,473
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8,800
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8.28
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8.54
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6.99
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1996
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62,800
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24.41
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27,951
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18,395
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59,457
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46,057
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13,400
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8.04
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8.35
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6.99
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1997
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64,410
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26.48
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30,744
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20,383
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65,200
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46,400
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18,800
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7.92
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8.29
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6.99
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1998, est.
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65,420
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27.81
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33,503
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21,830
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71,485
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47,685
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23,800
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7.80
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8.20
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6.99
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50
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72
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1999, est.
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66,700
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28.92
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36,919
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23,146
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77,700
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49,200
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28,500
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7.65
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8.09
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6.99
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NA Not available.
1 Includes installation revenue, subscriber revenue, and nonsubscriber revenue;excludes telephony and high-speed access.
2 Individual program services sold to subscribers.
3 Includes multipoint distribution service (MDS), satellite TV (STV), multipoint multichannel distribution service (MMDS), satellite master antenna TV (SMATV),C-band
satellite, and DBS satellite.
4 Weighted average representing 8 months of unregulated basic rate and 4 months ofFCC rolled-back rate.
Source: Paul Kagan Associates Inc., Carmel, CA, The Cable TV FinancialDatabook, annual, 1999 (copyright); and The Pay TV Newsletter, May 31, 1999.
http://www.kagan.com/
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/927_cable_and_pay_tv_summary.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
Copyright © 2019 Photius Coutsoukis and Information Technology Associates, all rights reserved.
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