21.   Better relations with the United States and the spread of satellite television have engendered a fascination with things American, especially New York.

22.   Both companies expect a decision today from the Canadian government on whether their cable operations will receive licenses to issue direct-to-home satellite television services.

23.   A second key strategy involves the emergence of new ways of delivering entertainment to consumers, including satellite television and computerized information, he said.

24.   All the rooms have air-conditioning, satellite television, hair dryers and computer jacks.

25.   Both decks would have large-screen satellite televisions, computer data ports and telephones at every seat, and seat-side food service.

26.   But DirecTV and EchoStar are the top two in a market, satellite television, that includes no other major players.

27.   But for years, the satellite companies howled that the local restriction hurt them and consumers by keeping satellite television from providing full competition to local cable television monopolies.

28.   But satellite television was a high-risk, high-capital proposition.

29.   But since satellite television does not offer local programming, he sticks with what he has.

30.   But the real success of the space age, as far as the average consumer is concerned, may be digital satellite television.