1.   And satellite providers are also out hawking sales.

2.   Authorities are expected to look at whether the new company might drive other satellite service providers out of the market.

3.   Authoritiespected to look at whether the new company might drive other satellite service providers out of the market.

4.   Barry said satellite television providers have already said they will begin broadcasting the HDTV signal.

5.   After six months, deals between satellite providers and networks would have to be in place for satellite companies to continue carrying the channels.

6.   But in the digital age, pay-TV piracy has also gone high tech, particularly for satellite TV providers.

7.   Controlling the guide will give companies an edge in reaching consumers tempted by the wider array of channels offered by satellite TV providers.

8.   DirecTV Japan is cooperating with a Japanese telecommunications ministry plan for all satellite television providers next year to use a common tuner box and receiving dish.

9.   In addition, cable operators are banking that customers who buy a bundle of services may resist switching to competing digital satellite providers.

10.   Iridium will compete with ground-based phone companies and other satellite service providers, including Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd., analysts said.