Tech Over Time

  • When it was invented

    When it was invented
    Cable was claimed to have been invented in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania by John Walson
  • Cable systems

    Cable expands to 800 cable systems across the country
  • Networks

    Cable gained different types of networks like HBO, C-SPAN, ESPN, and Nickelodeon
  • More shows

    More shows
    Cable began to gain more shows.
  • Households begin receiving subscriptions

    Households begin receiving subscriptions
    53 million U.S. households a received cable television subscription.
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    Upgrades

    2000s Network is upgraded, internet speeds up, more services all on one wire go into homes.
  • More people got cable

    More people got cable
    60 percent of U.S. households had cable
  • Services

    Even more services and Wi-fi