The SIM card ( Subscriber Identity Module) in cell phones provide the same function.
Nevertheless the overall subscriber outlook for 2012 is better than previously estimated in our view.
Not surprisingly, people in the developing world are clamouring for them, and subscriber growth is booming.
If I were an AOL subscriber, I would be a little more than upset.
The events, combined with some new competition from Amazon.com and others, have triggered subscriber losses.
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The improving subscriber numbers remain pale in comparison to the recent sales of T or VZ.
DirecTV systems use the electronic cards to determine what programming a subscriber has paid for.
It wasn't clear precisely how much credit "House of Cards" deserves for the brisk subscriber additions.
Along the way he showed how the International Mobile Subscriber Identity or IMSI can be captured.
It's part of a wider strategy to boost its overall subscriber base from 4.5m to 7m.
Meantime, local phone companies are starting to sell high-speed Internet access through digital subscriber lines.
Dish Network is in a phase of balancing subscriber growth while keeping costs in check.
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Investors buy cable stocks for their cash flow and the future value of their subscriber bases.
Likewise, churn, which is the metric that tracks subscriber cancellations remained steady at 2%.
The member forecasts for ESPN Fee per Subscriber trend slightly above the Trefis forecast.
It was the best single quarter for new subscriber additions in close to six years.
Despite these concerns, DirecTV is riding strong subscriber growth in both the U.S. and Latin America.
As the court noted, Aereo has one TV antenna and one recording device for each subscriber.
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We have to take care of our subscriber customer, which means improve the quality of service.
An educated and affluent subscriber base can provide a more desirable target for advertisers.
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Cable channels, on the other hand, gets a slice of every subscriber on their bundle.
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Even during the financial crisis of 2008, the company was able to increase its subscriber base.
Relatively cheap handsets seemed to offer opportunities, especially in Asia where subscriber growth was booming.
Yes, a cable company pays roughly 50 cents per subscriber per month for Nickelodeon.
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That would likely entail very healthy subscriber growth, which more than offsets its growing content commitments.
The move to digital has pumped up subscriber growth and reduced costs of video delivery.
The solid report and resurgent subscriber growth prompted Citigroup to upgrade NFLX to Buy from Neutral.
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One, the channel earns a dual-stream of revenue including subscriber fee and advertisement fee.
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Still, he believes investors will continue to focus on subscriber additions, at least for now.
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