Sweet sounds of success: He's giving cable customers choices in music
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David Del Beccaro's Music Choice launched in 1991 was created by General Instrument in partnership with Comcast and two other cable companies that saw the high-quality, audio-only channels as an additional way to attract customers to cable TV. The revenues of Music Choice come directly from the cable and satellite providers, and advertising that appears on the TV screen as Music Choice broadcasts play through the TV speakers or through an attached stereo system.
Publication Name: Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
Subject: Business, regional
ISSN: 0885-6613
Year: 2003
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Bucolic Kutztown split over high-tech gamble
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The Borough of Kutztown in 2002 embarked to string fiber-optic cable to all of its homes and businesses, giving them an alternative to the reigning local suppliers of cable-TV, telephone, and Internet services. But, in 2004 the dispute between government and commercial companies characterized a nation wide debate over whether municipal governments ought to supply telecommunications services that compete with those provided by commercial companies.
Publication Name: Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
Subject: Business, regional
ISSN: 0885-6613
Year: 2004
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Where 'can do' means a lot more than telephones
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A profile and secrets behind the success of Gage Telephone Systems Inc. is presented.
Publication Name: Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
Subject: Business, regional
ISSN: 0747-4652
Year: 2007
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