| When you sign up for satellite Television service | | | | Choice package. Total Choice is very impressive |
| from Direct TV, you're getting a lot more than | | | | as an entry level package because it has a huge |
| just a television service, you're taking part in a | | | | selection of one hundred and fifty channels! That's |
| technological revolution. This revolution in | | | | more than the intermediate level packages of |
| communications technology has been ongoing | | | | some of Direct TV's competitors! The Total |
| since the Direct TV was founded back in 1994, | | | | Choice Plus programming package adds an |
| with the express purpose of providing people all | | | | additional thirty channels on to the Total Choice |
| over the United States with high quality television | | | | Package for one hundred and eighty five channels. |
| programming delivered with the consistently high | | | | The Total Choice Premier programming package |
| quality picture and sound that are inherent in a | | | | adds another sixty five channels onto Total |
| digital television signal. | | | | Choice Plus for a total of two hundred and fifty |
| Direct TV consistently offers larger programming | | | | channels, making it the largest standard definition |
| packages than any of its competitors. For | | | | programming package currently offered |
| example, the economy package has over forty | | | | anywhere! |
| channels. The fact that it includes local network | | | | Each of Direct TV's programming packages |
| channels including CBS, ABC, FOX, PBS, and NBC | | | | comes with local channels included and provides |
| affiliates means that it provides mainstream | | | | CD quality music in a number of genres in the |
| programming along with the local news coverage | | | | form of XM satellite radio channels. Direct TV also |
| that can be so important when it comes to | | | | provides a variety of additional channels which can |
| knowing what's going on in your community. | | | | be used to customize any of its programming |
| There are also plenty of channels devoted to | | | | packages to meet your exact needs. For |
| children's programming, general entertainment for | | | | example, you can subscribe to a huge variety of |
| the whole family, and religion. | | | | seasonal sports subscriptions covering football, |
| Where you really see a big difference between | | | | baseball, hockey, soccer, various college sports |
| Direct TV and its competitors though comes with | | | | and more. You can also get a variety of channels |
| its mainstream programming packages. Directv | | | | in Spanish and other languages besides English. A |
| programming is superior to Cox Communications, | | | | selections of seven adult channels are also |
| Time Warner, Charter Communications, | | | | available,as are a variety of High Definition |
| CableVision and other cable television providers. A | | | | channels. |
| great example of this is the entry level Total | | | | |