Voom wants to compete against D* and E*. But Voom faces an uphill battle against well established satellite companies. Will it fail? Will it succeed? Everybody like underdogs but Voom is no favorite of anyone since we all know where its roots come from (cablevision). Here are the number of subscribers for each satellite company plus cable providers from the 2Q of 2002 through 3Q of 2003. This excerpt was taken from the "the Bridge".