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Multichannel Television Services
Just several decades ago, people would sit down for an evening of television and have a choice of two to five channels. Nowadays, most people have so many channels to choose from that they have to use interactive program guides to help them choose which program to watch. Who would think there would be channels devoted to food, auto racing, and jewelry shopping? Multichannel television services deliver this programming and more.
Multichannel television services include cable television, direct broadcast satellite (DBS) services, and pay television services. (Internet protocol television services are also considered multichannel television services, but they will be discussed in ...
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