--------------------------------------------------------------------- The Evening Bridge - December 19, 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORY - More than $700,000 collected from U.S. cable industry companies and individuals has been donated to community rebuilding organizations and cable operator employee relief programs in the Gulf Coast Region through the Cable Hope Fund, the National Cable and Telecommunications Association said. The funds are being used both by organizations and companies to support programs that are rebuilding houses and other infrastructure, and to provide direct assistance to individuals and families recovering this autumn’s hurricane damage.
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