11.   Despite their small size, the pizza pan-sized antennas used by direct broadcast satellite television systems are outlawed by some local zoning restrictions.

12.   --Direct satellite service.

13.   Digital television is a crucial component in the war against direct satellites, since it has the potential to provide consumers with more channel capacity.

14.   Direct broadcast satellite is a wild card.

15.   DirecTV, Primestar, and EchoStar are the top three direct broadcast satellite companies.

16.   Direct broadcast satellites will look to continue a recent surge in sales.

17.   Delaying a final accord was a surprise move by the U.S. on direct broadcast satellite services, or DBS.

18.   Digital transmission allows cable operators to carry more channels and offer clearer pictures, two advantages boasted by direct satellite broadcasters.

19.   EchoStar Communications Corp. said it is no longer seeking a financial partner to join in its direct satellite broadcast business.

20.   Echostar hopes to become the low-cost provider of direct broadcast satellite service when it begins sales in March nationally.