1.   Abril has staked out turf in satellite-beamed television, which requires subscribers to buy a two-foot-wide parabolic dish.

2.   That service, which typically includes local channels and such popular add-ons as CNN and TNT, is the package that most cable TV subscribers buy.

3.   Subscribers must buy a small satellite dish, to be aimed at AsiaSat II, and a ZAKNet PC card.

4.   There is no need to apply -- a subscriber just buys the phone kit of his choice and starts using his phone right away.