enhanced digital cable boxes

Cable companies will soon have the ability to track their viewers' habits through a standard set-top box. But, so far, customers have not been alerted to the new, over-the-shoulder feature. In April, enhanced digital cable boxes that can track what viewers are watching were rolled out to MediaOne customers in suburban Detroit. "We haven't been able to call on them yet. But we will be telling them, 'We want to keep track of what you watch, is that okay?'" said Bill Harvey, CEO of Next Century software, which makes the tracking software and is working in conjunction with MediaOne.