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Cable companies typically offer 100 television channels to their customers, but new fiber-optic lines will enable telephone companies to provide 200 to 250 television channels to their customers for the same price as cable companies charge for 100. Thus, cable companies will be displaced by the new companies within a few years.
Which of the following, if true, most helps to strengthen the argument?
(A) The initial cost per household of installing new fiber-optic television service will exceed the current cost of installing cable television service.
(B) Cable television companies will respond to competition from the telephone companies by increasing the number of channels they offer.
(C) Some telephone companies own cable companies in areas other than in areas which they provide telephone services.
(D) The most popular movies and programs on channels carried by cable companies will also be offered on channels carried by the fiber-optic lines owned by the telephone companies.
(E) The new fiber-optic services offered by telephone companies will be subject to more stringent governmental programming regulations than those to which cable companies are now subject
Which of the following, if true, most helps to strengthen the argument?
(A) The initial cost per household of installing new fiber-optic television service will exceed the current cost of installing cable television service.
(B) Cable television companies will respond to competition from the telephone companies by increasing the number of channels they offer.
(C) Some telephone companies own cable companies in areas other than in areas which they provide telephone services.
(D) The most popular movies and programs on channels carried by cable companies will also be offered on channels carried by the fiber-optic lines owned by the telephone companies.
(E) The new fiber-optic services offered by telephone companies will be subject to more stringent governmental programming regulations than those to which cable companies are now subject
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(A) The initial cost per household of installing new fiber-optic television service will exceed the current cost of installing cable television service.
this may only weaken the claim
(B) Cable television companies will respond to competition from the telephone companies by increasing the number of channels they offer.
same as A
(C) Some telephone companies own cable companies in areas other than in areas which they provide telephone services.
out of scope
(D) The most popular movies and programs on channels carried by cable companies will also be offered on channels carried by the fiber-optic lines owned by the telephone companies.
correct .if this is true,then switching to telephone companies will only benefit the consumers who will get additional channels with current ones
(E) The new fiber-optic services offered by telephone companies will be subject to more stringent governmental programming regulations than those to which cable companies are now subject
out of scope
IMO D
this may only weaken the claim
(B) Cable television companies will respond to competition from the telephone companies by increasing the number of channels they offer.
same as A
(C) Some telephone companies own cable companies in areas other than in areas which they provide telephone services.
out of scope
(D) The most popular movies and programs on channels carried by cable companies will also be offered on channels carried by the fiber-optic lines owned by the telephone companies.
correct .if this is true,then switching to telephone companies will only benefit the consumers who will get additional channels with current ones
(E) The new fiber-optic services offered by telephone companies will be subject to more stringent governmental programming regulations than those to which cable companies are now subject
out of scope
IMO D
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But what if the cable companies have exclusive deals with the popular movie houses or production companies and that restricts the popular shows to be shown exclusively on cable connections? In that scenario the move from cable to fibre connection won't happen.
Choice (D) removes that shred of doubt and strengthens the belief in to the author's conclusion. And thus the correct choice.
Choice (D) removes that shred of doubt and strengthens the belief in to the author's conclusion. And thus the correct choice.
