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| | Japan Digital Satellites Spark Economic Growth |
 | | Moreover, Japan’s broadcasting industry is on the edge of explosive change, according to Mr. |
 | | In addition, the Commission for Advancement of Broadcasting is predicting that by 2010, all households will have fiber-optic cables and that Satellite Broadcasting will provide at least 80% of households with digital, multichannel (approximately 4-500 channels) broadcasting, along with direct broadcasting. |
 | | Between 1996 and 2010, cable and satellite broadcasting will grow by a factor of six or seven, as opposed to terrestrial broadcasting, which will only grow by a factor of 1.6, according to the Commission's figures. |
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