satellite dish
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To encourage the expansion of satellite TV, the FCC voted to drop its costly and complicated licensing requirement for owning a satellite dish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
Still, even if homeowners got free programming, the upfront costs of buying and installing a satellite dish ran into hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
Though most people were gone, a thick layer of ash coated the remnants of their lives — a satellite dish, lawn furniture, a quaint greenhouse and potted plants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024
She was so fed up being cut off under the previous broadband provider, she decided to buy Starlink, an Elon Musk-owned company that provides the internet through a satellite dish.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024
And if the satellite dish was gone, his phone wouldn’t work, and he must go home to Nim.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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