1.   It will travel via cable lines and telephone lines, through the air, and directly to and from satellites.

2.   An enhanced version of AOLTV planned for release later this year will be able to run on cable lines instead of phone lines.

3.   Analysts said the new cable line is likely to benefit satellite companies, not hurt them.

4.   Another might use the cable line.

5.   Aside from being far faster than phone lines, cable lines are already in millions of homes, a fact that has made the technology all the more alluring.

6.   A modem, which connects to a computer, is attached to the same cable line plugged into a TV set.

7.   A single cable line can deliver TV programs to many televisions within the same household at relatively minimal cost.

8.   All they need is an ordinary cable line and a new set-top box that will permit two-way data communication using the television as a display.

9.   But cable TV pirates use a variety of methods, from illegally tapping into a cable line to using a black box.

10.   But cable lines are virtually unregulated, with a retail pricing structure set to expire in March.