41.   Microsoft Network is signing up new subscribers who see it as a portal to the World Wide Web, although entrenched online services have Internet strategies of their own.

42.   Most interesting in the search for new subscribers, so-called affinity marketing could grow in coming years as publishers line up corporate partners who have simpatico customers.

43.   New subscribers would get the enhanced digital equipment.

44.   New subscribers get expensive clocks, audio equipment and even satellite broadcasting services.

45.   Murdoch, hungry for space, reportedly decided to pay operators a fee for each new subscriber he gains.

46.   Only after all renewing subscribers are processed are seats for new subscribers allocated.

47.   Other Internet providers, particularly smaller ones, win new subscribers in more personal ways.

48.   Part of the increase comes from new subscribers and part from increased rates.

49.   Participating service providers must automatically register new subscribers in the directory.

50.   Profits were hurt because BT charged costs of connecting new subscribers against earnings immediately instead of depreciating the costs over time, Lewis said.