The short term goal of TCI is to refocus on its core offering and leverage its programming services through digital TV. Digital TV programming provides users with 100 channels (through digital compression techniques) instead of the existing 50 analog channels and has the longterm potential (powered through network upgrades) to have access to 500 channels, and the combination of TV with internet and telephone. This combination is widely referred to as triple-play services. The digital encoder will allow easy access to digital programming through on-screen menus and program listings than can be brosed through remote controls. Subscribers will be able to look for their favourite shows through interactive search menus, and subscribers will be able to order new channels and Pay-Per-View movies.
But Subscribers would still be able to stick with their existing programming and will not be forced to upgrade to the full digital package directly. But TCI should persuade
subscribers to......
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