| Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT)
| Digital Satellite | Digital Cable
| DSL
(Digital Subscriber Line—digital services through the phone line)
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| Two options available: |
Two options available: | Monthly subscription charge
| Monthly subscription charge |
| Cost | Free
— No subscription
— One-off cost of digital box or integrated digital TV
Subscription
— Top-Up TV subscription add-on service available for £7.99 per month
| Free
— No subscription
— One-off installation and equipment charge
— Ability to upgrade to a monthly subscription
Subscription
— Monthly subscription charge
— Free standard installation and equipment on all packages for new customers
| May be an installation charge (may also include telephone and internet service)
| May be an installation charge (includes broadband connection)
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| Channels | Free
Can get over 30 free channels (see Appendix C for full list)
Subscription
| Free
Over 120 free to air TV channels
Subscription
200+ more channels
| Over 150 channels | Up to 80 channels
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| Coverage | 73% coverage of all 6 multiplexes
83% coverage of the 3 PSB multiplexes (see Appendix C for details)
You may need to upgrade your aerial
| 98% coverage
In a few cases dish installation or signal reception may not be possible
| 51% coverage | Homechoice passes 2.2 million homes in London
KiT only available in Hull
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| Equipment | You connect the digital box to your existing TV or simply switch on your digital TV (which has a digital box built in)
| Digital box and satellite dish installed and set up for you
| Digital box with cable connection installed and set up for you
| Digital box with phone connection installed and set up for you
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| Service Providers | Freeview
Top-Up TV (pay service)
| Sky
Freesat from Sky | Ntl
Telewest
WightCable
| Homechoice
KiT (Kingston Interactive Television)
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