101.   Major cable operators, including Tele-Communications Inc. and Cox Enterprises, are partners in a direct-broadcast satellite service called PrimeStar.

102.   Microsoft has invested in high-speed Web access, both over DSL lines and via the Starband satellite delivery service.

103.   Moreover, the Westinghouse unit describes itself as the largest provider of technical services to the U.S. cable industry through the satellite uplink services it provides to these companies.

104.   Most of those subscribers are on cable TV rather than through direct broadcast satellite services such as DirecTV.

105.   Murdoch said last week that most of the programming for the new digital satellite service will come from existing Japanese television broadcasters.

106.   Murdoch said the company also expects to launch its American Sky Broadcasting satellite service by this time next year.

107.   Most DBS systems let you switch instantly between their satellite service and local programs.

108.   Most households with such capacities are subscribers to the DirecTV satellite service.

109.   News Corp. already offers sports, news, and entertainment over direct broadcast satellite services through its popular Sky Network in Europe.

110.   News Corp. already offers sports, news, and entertainment over direct broadcast satellite services through its Sky Channel in Europe.