Word: primestar
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...install a home dish only 18 in. in diameter. Though the hardware is still relatively expensive -- between $700 and $900, down from $2,000 to $3,000 for older big dishes -- the monthly cost of various channel packages is comparable to cable's. The chief competitor to DSS is Primestar, a four-year-old venture co-owned by General Electric and six cable operators (among them Time Warner). It requires a larger dish (36 in. in diameter) to bring in fewer channels (up to 77), but costs less up front (a $150 installation charge) since customers are allowed to lease...