The American business wanted to set up cable television, telephone and internet services in Africa.

这家美国企业希望在非洲设立有线电视、电话和互联网服务。

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A device, such as a part of a radio, television set, or telephone, that receives incoming radio signals and converts them to perceptible forms, such as sound or light.

接收器在诸如收音机、电视机和电话中的一种装置，可以接收传播的信号并将其转换成可接触的形式，如声音或光线。

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Moreover, in the few areas of America where one cable company has built over a rival's existing system, where a telephone company has set up an experimental system to deliver television signals, or where there is an old, municipally owned cable system as well as a private one, competition has led to lower prices (see chart).

ECONOMIST: Cable��s hold on America