. . "Americast"@en . "Americast was a cable alternative broadcast Joint venture of five telephone companies: SBC, BellSouth Corporation, Ameritech Corporation, GTE Corporation and SNET. The Walt Disney Company's Disney Televenture subsidiary was a programming partner. No standard delivery technologies was chosen for Americast with cable, direct-broadcast satellite and microwave as options for partner companies to use."@en . . . . . . . . "1996Z"^^ . . . "2001Z"^^ . . .