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- Cable Television-Systems & Subscribers:1970-1988 (subscribers in thousands, except percent)
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- Year
- (As of Jan. 1) Systems Subscribers
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- 1970 2,490 4,500
- 1971 2,639 5,300
- 1972 2,841 6,000
- 1973 2,991 7,300
- 1974 3,158 8,700
- 1975 3,506 9,800
- 1976 3,681 10,800
- 1977 3,832 11,900
- 1978 3,875 13,000
- 1979 4,150 14,100
- 1980 4,225 16,000
- 1981 4,375 18,300
- 1982 4,825 21,000
- 1983 5,600 25,000
- 1984 6,200 30,000
- 1985 6,600 32,000
- 1986 7,600 37,500
- 1987 7,900 41,100
- 1988 8,500 42,750
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- Number of- (1) Percent of- (1)
- Subscriber Size-Group Systems Subscribers Systems Subscribers
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- 1988, total 7,731 41,491 100.0 100.0
- 50,000 & over 149 13,388 1.93 32.27
- 20,000-49,999 358 10,393 4.63 26.37
- 10,000-19,999 486 6,631 6.29 15.99
- 5,000-9,999 610 4,250 7.89 10.24
- 3,500-4,999 400 1,670 5.17 4.02
- 1,000-3,499 1,617 3,108 20.92 7.50
- 500-999 1,169 832 15.12 2.00
- 250-499 1,183 426 15.30 1.02
- Less than 250 1,759 248 22.75 .59
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- 1. As of April 1, 1988.
- 2. Excludes 682 systems not available by subscriber size-group.
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- Source:Warren Publishing Inc., Washington, D.C., "Television & Cable
- Factbook," annual.