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More than 12 MILLION customers nationwide have made the switch to DIRECTV® service. Compared to cable, DIRECTV offers an incredible variety of channels, greater value, and superior customer service. Not only can DIRECTV service save you money each month, but unlike cable or digital cable, ALL of the DIRECTV channels are 100% digital-quality picture and sound, including your local network channels!


Approximate Cost for at least 130 Channels with Local Channels -2 Rooms/TVs (plus applicable local taxes)	$35.00	$69.99 (increasing an average of 8.2%/yr.)
Percentage of Outages	1%	3-5%
100% Digital Channels	YES	NO
Multi-Channel Viewing Ability to watch different channels on different TVs at the same time	YES	YES
JD Power #1 Ranking Among Cable and Satellite Providers for Customer Satisfaction	YES	NO
HDTV High Definition TV	YES	Limited
TiVo DVR	YES	NO
Maximum Channels	Over 225	Approx. 90
Moving/Reinstall of system when you move	YES	NO
You own Equipment	YES	NO
Local Sports Sports Programming Your local teams	YES	YES
NFL Sunday Ticket Watch all NFL games	YES	NO
MLB Extra Innings - Watch all Baseball Games	YES	NO
NBA League Pass Watch all NBA Games	YES	NO
NHL on the Ice Watch all Hockey Games	YES	NO
ESPN Gameday Watch all College Football and Basketball Games	YES	NO
Foreign Language Programming DIRECTV Para Todos, Jade, More...	YES	NO
Pay-Per-View Movies & Events	YES A pprox 80 Channels	YES Approx 40 Channels