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Contents Preface vii 1 The Evolution of a Revolution (Origins–1930s) 1 2 Pioneering Efforts (1930s–1952) 37 3 Mom ‘n’ Pop Business (1951–1958) 77 4 Abel Cable Goes to Washington (1950–1960) 122 5 Cable’s New Frontier (1960–1966) 170 6 The Wired Nation (1966–1972) 232 7 The Cable Fable (1972–1975) 297 8 The Phoenix (1975–1980) 341 9 Cablemania (1980–1984) 403 10 The Cable Boom (1985–1992) 480 11 The Cable Cosa Nostra (1986–1992) 543 12 500 Channels (1992–1996) 581 13 “What’s Gonna Be Next?” (1997–2005) 636 Appendices 701 Notes 705 Index 767 ...

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