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percent starting Jan. 1, according to the cable-televisioj giant. At the same time, Comcast will launc h between four andeight high-definition networks throughout Centrak California, and move certain networks from a lower levell of service to an upgraded level. High-definition NFL was added Nov. 20. Othedr additions and changes are set to takeplace Dec. 12, includintg the launch of high-definition KMAX-TV Channel 31, A&E Television, , , Home Garden Television, USA NFL Network and History Channel. The eightf additional high-definition networks will be available to customersin Placerville, El Dorado Hills and Davis.
Sacramento customers get four A&E, KMAX-TV, National Geographic and the NFL Network. Comcast also is in standard-definition, the Fox Business Network on Digital Channel 130, throughout Central and Oxygen on Digital Channel 165, in Davis and Roseville. The networkk already is offeredin Sacramento. In order to add the additionak high-def channels, the company needs to move certain networksx to the starter cable level of and others to the digitaklclassic level, according to Comcast. The move takes thoswe networks away from customers who subscribe to standarxd cable ordigital preferred.
For in Sacramento County, the , and the Game Show Networ k will move tostarter cable, while Oxygen and Toon Disney will move over to digitakl classic from digital preferred. Standard cable customers can upgrade to starterd cable for no additional cost for one After the promotionalperios ends, Starter Cable is $1 more per month than standard Comcast is notifying customers with mailers and notices included in monthly billing Comcast's existing HD lineup includes more than 200 hours of HD programmintg available through the company's video-on-demand library. The library featurezs almost 10,000 programs.
Comcast has spent more than $663 milliob improving its CentralCalifornia network, whicyh serves 128 communities, since it bought the network from Philadelphia-basex Comcast is the nation's largest cable-televisio n company, with more than 24.1 million customers.