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'3 The Marketplace Rate Hike: The FCC reported that cable television service rates in the United States increased mate than 6 percent last year, while the number of new subscribers declined said the Federal Communications Conunission in the Tenth .Annual Video Competition Report released December 200.3.. About 69 million people subscribe to television service offered by cable operators like Charter Conunuuications, Time Warner or ComcasY. The hike in the cost of cable service has caught the attention of Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona and chairman of the Commerce Conunittee. McCain is expected to conduct a series hearings regarding the cost of cable service and the lack of wireline competition in the industry,. The FCC also reported that Satellite companies now have about 18 million customers and it was now possible for a number of major cable system operators to begin losing more subscribers than they gain.. Cable Modem High Speed Internet Service: The total number of residential cable modem in the U.S.. and Canada topped the 14-million as of September .30, according to research From Cable Datacom News publisher IGnetic Strategies Ina The following table shows the pervasiveness with which the cable industry has been able to capture the demand for high-speed Internet Service Provider market with its cable modem product. Cable Operator Cable Modem Customers Comcust 4,861,000 Time Warner 3,046,000 Cox 1,844,125 Charter 1,489,700 Cabtevision 984,835 Adelphia 376,991 Wright I{ouse 600,000 Mediacom 261,000 Insight 206,500 RCN 187,431 CableOne 121,461 Other 20Q,000 Toml 14,681,043 Action Audits, LLC Cable Rate, Franchise Fee, Utility Tax Auditing & Telecommunication Administration 101 Pocono Lane, Cary, North Carolina 27513-5316 Voice;: 919 467 5392 Fax .P 919 460.6868