I found out that some of the major benefits to satellite TV are that there is always something to watch and you have access to a wealth of information that is both educational, and entertaining. Alterman notes that the numbers of households equipped to receive satellite TV are bound to increase but they are still generally low. National studies show that percentages of outages for satellite TV are approximately 1 1/2 % versus the 3-4% experienced by cable TV. If anyone knows more info on this subject or any other about satellite tv just post it here. Thanks