Warner Cable used the new system to acquire valuable cable franchises, with which it would build and create cable monopolies in several large markets throughout the country.

Warner Cable, which previously had only 200,000 subscribers, now had 2 million subscribers, roughly 1/10 of the whole cable subscriber universe.

Warner Communications owns Warner Cable, the nation's sixth-largest cable system, with 1.5 million subscribers.

Perhaps as rancorous was the fight a year ago between Disney and Time Warner Cable.

Warner owns Warner Cable, the sixth-largest system.

Warner Cable, which has built itself into a leading cable company, has some of the best cable operations in the country.

Time's cable operation, American Television and Communications, and Warner Cable are considered sophisticated marketers.

"Warner Cable" was changed into "Time Warner Cable" in 1990.

A Warner spokesman denied that a sale of Warner Cable would occur.

Warner Cable is the nation's sixth-largest cable television company, with 1.4 million subscribers.