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" When regulations restricting competition are relaxed, nobody's market share is protected. If telephone companies can offer video programming, cable revenue will surely drop. "

Mitch Kapor

Will

Competition

Programming

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Care

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Mitch Kapor

Succeed

Possible

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World

Sense

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