Cable television and its development - A survey of the public in Lund, panel 1983-1985

During the autumn of 1983 the Swedish Telecommunications Administration (Televerket) put trial networks for cable television into operation in Lund. One of the reasons that Lund was chosen as the first test area was its relatively proximity to continental Europe, a proximity that made it possible for to receive terrestrial TV broadcasts from East and West Germany. Cable transmissions began on October 31st 1983. The survey deals with the media and leisure habits of the Lund respondents before the start of cable transmissions. It also deals with the level of interest in, and willingness to pay for, cable services. The second stage of the survey deals with the same respondents two years after the first data collection and, therefore, two years after the introduction of cable services. The purpose of this study is to map the changes brought about by cable, if any, in a specific population over time.

1983年秋季，瑞典电信管理局（Televerket）在隆德启用了有线电视试验网络。隆德被选为首个测试区域的原因之一是其与欧洲大陆相对较近的距离，这一邻近性（proximity）使其能够接收来自东德和西德的地面电视广播。有线电视传输于1983年10月31日启动。该调查涉及隆德受访者在有线电视传输启动前的媒体使用及休闲习惯，还涉及他们对有线电视服务的兴趣程度与付费意愿。调查的第二阶段针对同一批受访者，在首次数据收集两年后（即有线电视服务引入两年后）展开。本研究的目的是描绘（若存在）有线电视在特定人群中随时间推移所带来的变化。