The cost is expected to be about $10 a month above the current charge for cable.

Indeed, almost every community in the country is wired for cable.

The size of the cuts is, for Cable, not the issue.

About 80 percent of all homes are wired for cable.

Could be friend for poor old Cable (he really must cheer up).

Does being prepared for the 21st century mean computers and cable in every classroom?

Not all of them are equipped for digital cable yet, however.

As a result, the town can claim that almost every house is wired for cable.

So, of the 400,000 that do not pay for cable, 200,000 may now have poor reception, double the figure from before.

He added, "I can justify these values for cable because scale is important."