European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Americans Cable firm in Britain planning expansionary Geiszler Jones . Bureau Chuck Tompkins would like More of his customers to complain. A a the chief executive officer of Cable com the company providing Cable service to americans serving in great Britain said he has received very few complaints about what the company is offering in the Way of programming. With no feedback he assumes a and admits it is More than Likely a wrong Assumption a that the 5,000-plus customers Are Happy with the programming. A if you re being offended by certain programming Tell us. If no one tells us we can to do much about it Tompkins said during a recent interview at his Raf Lake health Branch office. A we could be broadcasting a Channel that no one is watching and that a a real  channels a the movie Channel and the now Channel which broadcasts cooking and exercise shows. Cable com and bib have yet to enter into negotiations for those channels. Should the plans to acquire the bib movie Channel come through Cable com would like to offer each As a pay channels As is the practice in stateside Cable companies. Amps Amy Genu Ltd Jonh Tompkins an american who spent 30 years working in the communications Field in the . Air Force Hopes to expand on the 12 channels currently available bringing Cable com somewhat in line with the service its stateside counterparts offer. Currently customers in most base or leased government housing areas and dormitories can receive the american military network from Germany an to discovery the four British stations mtg Europe Cable news network a children a network screen sport sky one and sky movies As Well As an an radio station. Satellite programming is really just beginning to Chuck Tompkins of Cable com. Take off in Britain. A what we went through in America in the Early �?T70s is happening Here now a said Tompkins. Within the next three months Cable com will add another Channel this one a general entertainment Channel offered by the British satellite broadcasting company. The Galaxy Channel one of five bib channels has already started airing in some areas. The Channel which Tompkins describes As a a solid All around general entertainment Channel shows a variety of old and new american and British television shows like the Debbie Reynolds show Murphy Brown doctor doctor faulty towers and Steptoe and son. Cable com would like to add two other bib but the Cost of hooking up to Cable com is already on the Rise with some customers looking at monthly Bills that have almost tripled since the beginning of the year. The full multichannel service costs $30 a month. The Price increased july 1 from $25.95, and customers can expect another $5 increase next summer Tompkins said. Some of the 38 Sites hooked up to Cable com Are limited to an Only service. Although technically the an Channel is provided free of charge to service members it costs $84 a year to receive the network in Britain. The charge for an Only is for the use of the Cable a the Only Way an to and radio can be received in Britain. An Only customers saw their monthly Bill almost triple feb. 1, going from $2.25 a month or $27 a year to $7 a month or $84 a year. Tompkins said another increase is not planned for those customers. The Price increases which were approved by military officials were necessary to keep up with the Cost of a doing business a Tompkins said noting they were the first increases since Cable com started in 1986. According to a 3rd air Force spokesman officials Are talking about the possibility of sending an to via microwave transmissions direct to Homes rather than through Cable although the spokesman said a those Are just some ideas that Are being kicked  the British government is just beginning to relax its ban on such transmissions. If microwave transmissions were allowed people who live within a certain radius of the bases As Well As those on the bases and housing areas could also get  4 c to plus sunday october 28,1990