noun
cable television; cable TV
Standard loanword for cable television service.
ケーブルテレビに加入して、たくさんのチャンネルを見られるようになった。
I subscribed to cable TV and can now watch many channels.
Variant with interpunct, sometimes used for clarity.
テレビ refers to television in general or a TV set, while ケーブルテレビ specifically means cable television service.
Loanword from English 'cable television', abbreviated to 'cable TV' in English and adapted into Japanese as ケーブルテレビ.