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When the Internet became public domain, no one could have predicted the growth and popularity it gained. Today, although almost everyone uses the Internet for everything from chatting to online banking, people do not often stop to think about the rules set in place to govern the use and free enterprise that can be found online.

Internet regulation was introduced in 2004 by Chairman Michael Powell. It was later passed, in 2005 as a policy statement by the FCC with Chairman Kevin Martin, with full support by Commissioner Michael Copps. Since then, there have been other policies added or changed, geared toward fair practices and “openness” , put in place to ensure that no one company could make it difficult or impossible for other companies or individuals to use the Internet or grow online. The four basic policies passed in 2005 are summed up by Julius Genachowski, FCC Chairman as,” Network operators cannot prevent users from accessing the lawful Internet content, applications, and services of their choice, nor can they prohibit users from attaching non-harmful devices to the network.”

In 2009, Chairman Genachowski wants to introduce two additional regulations, siting violations from certain companies as the need for more. The first would be one of non-discrimination. This principle states that a provider “cannot block or degrade lawful traffic over their networks, or pick winners by favoring some content or applications over others in the connections to subscribers’ homes. Nor can they disfavor an Internet service just because it competes with a similar service offered by that broadband provider. The Internet must continue to allow users to decide what content and applications succeed.” The other principle would be that of transparency, making it necessary for network providers to disclose network management practices.

David Cohen, Executive Vice President for Comcast Broadband, feels these principles, if passed, would change the way cable providers, cell phone carriers such as T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon and hundreds of other companies conduct business online. Typically, anything that affects such big-name providers will affect smaller companies and, ultimately, the consumer. Cohen posted a blog on Comcast Voices, a blog site published by http://comcast.scnes.com/comcast-special-deals-.html as “a place for conversations with Comcast”, to comment about these new internet regulations that are being discussed.

In his post, David Cohen states his complete agreement with Chairman Genachowski for the need for “openness” and points out Comcast’s compliance with FCC regulations and his willingness, as Executive Vice President for Broadband, to comply with any regulations that come from the FCC in the future. However, Cohen questions the need for more regulations that would be unnecessary, and reminds the reader of the growth that the internet has already seen under current laws that have been in effect since 2005. He also points out the Network Management Practices that Comcast already has in place, for the transparency Genachowski seeks. Cohen’s question was one of the necessity for more regulation, not the necessity for regulation in general. As Cohen stated,“ So it’s still fair to ask whether increased regulation of the Internet is a solution in search of a problem.” Only time and the FCC can tell.

Direct TV provided a Pay Per View option to watch events on channel 999, in HD, or High Definition. Pay Per View allows the viewer the option of watching live boxing and wrestling matches, other sports events, newly released movies and music concerts by some of the biggest names in the business, all without having to leave the comfort of the living room.

Direct TV’s Pay Per View channel has aired concerts, featuring artists like Serj Tankian, former member of System of a Down. He did lead vocals, keyboard and rhythm guitar with the band, and after the group agreed to take a break in 2006, Tankian has since come out with his own solo album, name Elect the Dead, in October, 2007. Direct TV featured him on their channel 999 in August 2009, from the 21-23. Tankian is known for his talent, both in performing and writing.

They also broadcasted Tokio Hotel live. Tokio Hotel is a German band, started in 2001. Their first record, Schrei sold half a million copies, worldwide. Their second album, Zimmer 483 and their third album, Scream, on which they sang in English, has sold at least one million copies across the world. After the release of Scream, they were nominated for, and won, the MTV Europe Music Award. They have since gone on to gain a growing US following of supports and fans and to release more albums in the US.

Direct TV has also aired Barbra Streisand, a woman that has earned her respect with 13 Multi-Platinum records, not to mention the credit she has gained as a film and theater actress. Barbara Streisand has had 29 Top Ten albums since she began her career, coming in only under Elvis in the “All-Time” chart category. This talented singer/actress started performing in her teens and has not stopped yet.

Another artist featured on Direct TV’s Pay Per View channels is Duffy. Duffy is the Welsh sensation that has sold at least 1.68 million copies of her debut album, Rockferry, in the UK since 2008, when it was released. She is a Multi-Platinum artist that has sold 5.5 million copies worldwide. At 25, she is already an accomplished singer/songwriter that has been awarded the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, and that has been nominated for several others for her creativity and music.

Direct TV has also featured artists like One Republic, James Blunt, Rock Zone Alive, Struck Root, Brutus and more on their Pay Per View channel. Whether well known like Serj Tankian and Barbra Streisand or up-and-coming like Tokio Hotel and Duffy, Direct TV brings something to the table for everyone. Check their online guide to find out what is scheduled for future shows.

There is a lot to be seen and heard, since Direct TV’s Pay Per View broadcasts in HD and Dolby Surround Sound. With artists and entertainment like this, Direct TV is bringing the best artists to its customers for the best entertainment possible, with a wide range of music, differing genres and talented musicians from all over the world.

Getting a new HDTV can be an exciting thing for you and your family. There are a lot of benefits that come with having an HDTV. For example, it will mean that you're prepared for the digital TV transition in February of 2009 because HDTV sets have the digital tuners that will be necessary in order to watch over the air TV signals after the analog versions are phased out at that time. An HDTV will also allow you to take advantage of some of the best new video gaming systems that are designed to display their graphics in high definition! In addition, your new HDTV will allow you to take advantage of the great experience of watching movies on Blu-ray discs. However, if you don't have access to HDTV programming then you won't be taking full advantage of your HDTV set and thanks to its new Turbo HD service, Dish Network is now the best source of this HDTV programming.

Direct TV brings service to their customers by a “direct broadcast satellite” service. This offers at least 18 million households that have service through Direct TV the opportunity to watch their favorite shows and entertain friends and family for hours.

For people that are interested in new programming packages and for the potential customer surfing the web to find better deals or providers, Direct TV has set up a homepage that gives the information surfers are looking for.

This free service is provided to give information on channels and programming, packages that are available for any income level, and products and services such as the popular HDTV formatting, PayPerView and DVR functions. Direct TV also gives information on their Parental Controls, which are so important for households with impressionable children. People can get the information they need to make informed decisions about the products and services they want in their home.

New equipment and dishes can be intimidating, so Direct TV has information about the different types of receivers they furnish and what each type of receiver is for, like the DVR receivers, the Standard Definition receivers or the HDTV receivers. They also give information on their dish and their Dish Remote Access, which allows the customer to record straight to the DVR from any location. Whether the individual is stuck in traffic or at work, he or she can set their DVR to record the show they do not want to miss.

Direct TV also provides a way to get important questions answered by providing customer support through their home page. FAQs and contact information are given to answer questions or get in touch with them through email or by phone. This is a convenient way for families with active schedules to get results in a timely manner. Direct TV even has a Welcome Center on their home page for new customers to further help them get acquainted with a new provider and new services.

There are also sections to help with questions on bills and information on special deals when you decide to keep Direct TV after you move.

This is a service to existing customers that want to upgrade current services, equipment or switch to different programming packages, or new customers that just want to get more information on a new provider. Direct TV offers a convenient way to provide the 24 hour a day, 7 day a week service that some customers need due to family situations and non-traditional work schedules.

Direct TV also has special pricing for certain programming packages or products and services. Those that want service with Direct TV, but want the best pricing possible, can use their home page to keep a watch out on the pricing schedules. The individual can ensure the best price at the right time with the Direct TV homepage and the information provided on it.
With Direct TV offering so many options for programming packages and equipment, they had to provide a page full of the information concerning their products to ensure the consumer got the best, most up-to-date information and pricing available!

Dish Network offers million of households quality service through a direct broadcast satellite service. With the satellite dish this company is so famous for, this service can give the customer viewing and listening options with television and audio programming. Started in 1995 by EchoStar, Dish Network has advanced from one satellite to at least 13 satellites, with service all over the United States and parts of Canada. Their dish system is said to be able to deliver up to five hundred channels, per dish.


In 2008, Dish Network split from its parent company, EchoStar. Dish Network now focuses on marketing sales and service in the United States, while the company EchoStar Corporation runs the satellite and signal system.

Dish Network has added features like HDTV, or High Definition Television. Dish Network has developed their form of this product, in the form of HDTV 1080p, to give up to six times more clarity than that of standard HDTV. The upgraded version was made to mimic the quality of theater sound and image, so that Dish Network customers can have a cinematic experience while sitting in the comfort of their own living room. Their DVR, short for Digital Video Recorder, can record up to 55 hours of HDTV and up to 350 hours of standard television. They also added Parental Controls with every service. It is a standard service that protects impressionable minds from adult content and mature themes.

Dish Network has not only expanded but also improved on their products and services. They changed their original Dish 1000 dish system to include at least three other orbital locations. This allowed them the ability to bring more customers the HDTV channels they wanted. Now, instead of needing two dishes to receive HDTV formatting, Dish Network customers can receive it all with one, the Dish 1000.2. The newer dish is ten percent larger than the older dishes, to answer problems with low signal strength. It also comes with an integrated LNB to make installation easier.
Dish Network not only provides programming for English speaking United States natives, but also offers programming in foreign languages like Chinese and Spanish. They have a diverse ethnic channels to bring the flavors of home to travelers staying in the US or Canada.

Dish Network has the ability to offer its customers programming packages that can meet the demands of the family budget and the home entertainment. Dish Network offers over two hundred and fifty channels, depending on the programming package chosen, and has some channels and features that are exclusive to Direct Network alone. An example of this is the CMT channel’s “CMT Invitation Only” programming that will feature concerts and country music stars that will only be available to Dish Network customers. DishPronto.com is one of the country's largest dealers Dish Network retailers.

Dish Network has come a long way since EchoStar launched their first satellite in 1995. They have grown to provide service for over twelve million households nationwide. They provide customer service, products and services that rival Direct TV and cable television companies, even providing free dishes and products for select packages.

Comcast Cable customers already know about the great products they get through the cable TV, internet and phone services provided to them with Comcast Cable. Whether Comcast Cable provides one service, or three in one with one of their bundled packages, they provide digital quality for the whole family to grow, learn and be entertained with.

Comcast Cable takes it one step further, though, to offer their customers a homepage to start their daily online surfing. This service is free for the individual or family that has service with them. This page is provided to make it easier and faster to find favorite links and information.

This page allows quick links on economic and world news, celebrity gossip and entertainment, the most up to date and popular videos, and the latest in finance, lifestyles, games and movies.

Comcast even has a list of their networks to preview the shows that are playing in these channels. Comcast Cable customers can also sign on to surf, shop or take care of other online business and find movie previews in Comcast HD formatting. Comcast Cable utilizes Fancast to bring free episodes to this page too. These episodes are from favorite programs aired on one of their two hundred and fifty channels . With all of these choices, Comcast makes it easy to handle all of the surfing needs for the entire family on one webpage.

It is possible to come home and jump conveniently into personal interests. Sign on to one page to get caught up on daily events in the local community or the world. Comcast Cable’s home page is designed with user-friendly formatting that can be used by beginners or experienced surfers. It is easily customized with the opportunity to select personal interests and categories, like News, Entertainment, Sports, TV, Music, Finance, Video, Shopping, and Local for current community news, weather, sports and events.

For entertainment, Comcast Cable’s Music category features music videos and news from the most popular musicians and stories. Customers can hook up with Fuse or use the Real Player option to see the most recent and the most viewed videos. The Game section gives video previews with commentary to provide information on the game before playing it. This helps the eager gamer find the right game and it provides concerned parents the knowledge they need to make informed decisions on what the children should or shouldn’t be playing online. Or choose the Entertainment section for to get the latest on Celebrity Interviews, Hookups, Rumors, Photo Shoots, and Styles! And the Lifestyles section can give the latest updates and information on food, health, home and garden, love and dating and travel.

The user can further customize his or her page with one of three user-friendly themes and the setting of the personal location to get accurate local events and news.

Comcast Cable offers the customer more than just services and products. They offer a home for the their online customers. Comcast Cable brings one page filled with the convenience of time-saving links for news, sports and entertainment for the entire family.

In recent years, in the interest of staying competitive, cable companies like Charter Cable have added services and products to offer the customer more. Traditionally, cable TV companies were a single service provider. Now they offer digital phone and internet services that surpass traditional analog services. Analog phone service did provide a necessary benefit, when needed. But it could leave the customer wanting for better reception and a dial up connection that was adequate for large downloads and decent surfing time on the web.

With the expansion of services and products, including the digital expansion of cable TV services, the need for user-friendly interfacing has increased also. For better service, Charter Cable offers a homepage that can be personalized with the customer’s interests and needs, providing links to the customer’s favorite spaces, all in one spot. Many use their personalized homepages as a “jumping off” point for surfing the web, catching up on sports favorites, new music videos, or checking the email account that comes included with Charter Cable internet services.

Charter Cable provides links on their homepage for news, sports, and a local section that allows the viewer to get local classifieds, houses for sale, and local community events. Charter Cable’s sports section has updates and news on the MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA, College Football, College Basketball, the PGA, LPGA, and Auto Racing. The page can also be set to pull up information on local cinemas for the current list of new releases in that particular area. For gamers, Charter Cable has free online games and for music fans, a monthly music subscription is offered under their music link.

Charter Cable also offers the Variety Pack online that allows access to over 500 games with no ads and no time limits, plus other features like the americangreetings.com link that allows the customer to make and email or print cards for friends and family. The CleverIsland.com link gives the young minds in the house more tools to learn and grow with, the Weather Channel for information on local and nationwide weather, vacation destinations, and environmental information, the Encyclopedia Britannica link that gives access to online articles, images, videos and atlases, and The NHL and MLB links that give condensed footage of games and recaps.

The customer can make the decision on what information to add or remove from the page to suite individual or family needs. Charter Cable provided something for everyone, allowing everyone in the family to find what they need, all on one page. Having a personalized homepage on the broadband internet service gives the customer a quicker way to find everything that is needed or used on a regular basis, without having to hunt each site or service down one at a time. The personalized homepage is just another way to bring convenience to the home.

When cable TV providers gained the ability to give customers digital channels, broadband internet services and quality phone services, it opened the door to possibilities for features and products that were not formally available to homes. Families in need of quick dependable internet, phone and cable services now have a provider with Charter Cable that they can depend on.

With so many choices available for home entertainment options today, it can be hard to make a choice on what option to go with. Satellite, or dish networks offer as much variety, with as many features as Cable TV companies do. In addition, Cable TV companies offer more than they ever have, due to breakthroughs in digital services and products.

While making the right choice really comes down to what is best for the individual or family, many are choosing Cable TV companies because of the variety and convenience of their products, programming and services.

These services come with options dish or satellite networks do not provide, like the addition of broadband internet services and digital phone services. Cable TV can now provide their customers with digital quality and amazingly fast internet connections that are always on. These options add cost-effective value and convenience to any Cable TV package, providing more than just a show to watch on TV at the end of a long, hard day.

The Cable TV package itself provides more features than traditionally available, because of the addition features like HDTV, or High Definition Television, the DVR, or Digital Video Recorder and Pay Per View for championship fights and new movie releases. The digital pictures and sound quality have grown with advancements in technology, that also allow for service that is more reliable. Depending on the provider, Cable TV customers have between two hundred and fifty to two hundred and seventy-five channels to choose from and many providers have at least three programming packages for families or individuals at different financial levels.

Digital broadband for internet services, now provided by the local Cable TV company, has negated the need for waiting on slow, unreliable connections through analog phone lines. Downloads that use to require hours and large amounts of ram to operate have been given the option of broadband that can literally only take seconds for large music, video and movie files.

Many Cable TV companies give digital phone service for sound clarity and reliability that includes standard features like caller ID, call waiting, voicemail and more. They offer these features and service for local and long-distance calling that does not rely on monthly minutes, and calling on weekends and “off-peak” hours to give good service. Usually, the entire calling package is given at one rate for the entire month with unlimited calling in the United States and some plans include Canada.

While these products are available separately, many customers choose to do the package bundles that allow one bill and monthly rate for three or even two services every month.

Satellite or dish companies do have good programming packages, with competitive pricing, however they do not have the added bonus of phone and internet service, necessities in today‘s households. Busy families want convenience with quality programming and easy bill pay options. For many, the solution has been the Cable TV company, with improved services and products that provide the three basics for entertainment and communication needs that most families require.

Time Warner Cable has brought valuable services and products to Time Warner Cable customers for years. With advances in technology, the consumer now has more choices and products to choose from than ever before. Time Warner has utilized the technology to bring those choices to the customer’s living room for hours of entertainment, online surfing or even talking on the phone.

To help customers and potential customers get to know them and their products a little better, Time Warner Cable has set up a detailed homepage to list the products and services they provide. This page has Customer Support FAQs and Account Management Links that include options for bill pay, including the “going green“ or paperless billing, moving or transferring services and managing cable, phone or Road Runner accounts. There are also options for Live Chats, Live Sales, Customer Support Emails, Customer Care Centers and more, all geared toward helping the consumer make informed decisions and getting the help they need.

New users and potential clients can get the information about the latest features and options available like cable TV packages and HDTV, or High Definition Television. There is also information on Time Warner Cable’s Parental Controls, DVR, or Digital Video Recorder, their Start Over feature that allows the viewer to “restart” shows that are already playing, Movies On Demand programming and other services they provide. Their page also provides information about Time Warner Cable Hi-Speed Road Runner service and the digital phone service they provide.

People surfing for better prices, deals or providers have the opportunity to look up the information they need to make informed decisions. People can ask questions before they commit and find out about packages and programming that may or may not be available. Existing customers can look at products and services to search for changes in programming packages, products and services, upgrades, etc. The page is a free resource that can be utilized by anyone.

The page even gives information on Time Warner Cable Security that helps protect and monitor homes or businesses. The information listed on the page gives details for the system and the protection it provides. Time Warner Cable gives the offer of free consultation through their website for convenience and information purposes.

Existing customers can go to the Time Warner Cable home page to pay their bill, ask questions and look up information on products and services they might want to upgrade to or just learn more about. With the internet and live support available 24/7, Time Warner Cable has created a home page that can answer just about any question or concern at any hour of the day or night for anyone. Existing customers have the comfort and convenience of upgrading, removing services from their monthly plan, paying their bill or finding answers on their schedule, instead of trying to reach the office before they close.

Time Warner Cable Deals brought their answers and services to the home for existing and potential customers through their homepage. This page is meant to be used by anyone that wants more information on Time Warner Cable, including employment opportunities, or the products and services that Time Warner Cable provides.

One of the major benefits that you can get from Dish Network is the ability to add extra channels and completely new and unique types of programming to your existing programming package. This allows for a great ability to customize your TV content so that you can take full advantage of your subscription and get the exact kinds of entertainment and educational programming that you want.

If you're interested in subscribing to a Dish Network programming package, then you've probably gotten the impression that you'll have a wide range of choices of different kinds of satellite receivers. Like all choices, this one can be confusing and it's probably more confusing than many of the choices that you have to make because of the fact that there are so many technical details to manage. However, once you know a little bit about the receivers and the process of getting one, it's not nearly as intimidating.

You probably already know about a lot of the advantages of subscribing to Dish Network for your satellite TV service, but you may be unfamiliar with the various ways of making Dish Network's services more mobile. The fact is that there are a lot of places where you can watch TV that aren't in your home!

When deciding on which TV service provider to use, the average customer first decides whether satellite TV or cable TV makes more sense. Cable TV is often the choice for people in more populated areas because it is what they are used to. However, there has been a trend towards people in both rural and populated areas choosing satellite TV over cable TV in recent years. There are many reasons for this trend, but among the most important are the fact that satellite TV providers tend to offer a lot more advanced programming options such as more HD entertainment and because satellite TV tends to be much cheaper than cable for similar amounts of entertainment. This has made satellite TV a very strong player in the TV entertainment field and, as cable costs continue to increase quickly, the trend is likely to continue. DishPronto.com is one of the country's largest dealers Dish Network retailers.