81. But they are as likely to curl up each evening to watch game shows, soap operas and National Geographic specials on televisions fed by satellite dishes. 82. Buzzie Bavasi, the only person to serve as general manager for both teams, has a satellite dish and watches three major-league games a day. 83. Can the satellite dish be painted? 84. Cell phone towers, satellite dishes, telephone poles, and other communication equipment is altering the landscape. 85. Communications specialists have unpacked satellite dishes and portable telephone switchboards to erect a jam-proof communications net. 86. Competition from direct-broadcast satellite -- the new services that have caused small satellite dishes to sprout around the nation -- could also cut into the local revenues. 87. Conservative forces in Iran, blaming the satellite programs for the recent clashes, have embarked upon another round of confiscating satellite dishes at private homes. 88. Consumers can either buy its service through purchase of a direct-to-home satellite dish or getting a subscription to their local cable TV company. 89. Corine Oakley kept fussing with the satellite dish outside her Cleveland home last week, turning and twisting to no avail. 90. Company officials promise the digital-quality picture and sound of DirectTV, but without an up-front capital expenditure for a satellite dish. |