That is because pay-per-view programs, information services and other new offerings would essentially remain unregulated under the cable television law passed by Congress last fall.

To celebrate his three thousandth program, he made a special pay-per-view program through satellite cable.

Up to now, only a few pay-per-view programs have been successful.

And some could develop new commercial revenue sources, using interactive features like pay-per-view programs, and offer stakes to the cable companies.

Those services, such as pay-per-view programs, would not be subject to regulation.

Probably, and we won't have to pay for everything, just as with today's TV with its combination of free and pay-per-view programs.

Companies running these programs, also called pay-per-view programs, pay affiliates based only on the number of visitors who see their banner ad.

He said there would also be expanded pay-per-view programs, made possible by advances in fiber optics.

Like cable subscribers who watch pay-per-view programs, listeners would be billed only for the music they order.

That rule goes into effect in July for companies that have the technology to send pay-per-view programs individually to customers.