Wireless Cable: Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS)

• Competitor to wireline cable and direct broadcast satellite (DBS)

• 120 TV channels in 2 GHz band

• Set-top boxes to decode MPEG-2 digital signals

• 18-inch antennas

• Pacific Bell plans to offer service in LA/OC in 1997

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