The Chinese government initially turned a blind eye to the fact that the hugely popular Phoenix was being illegally aired on black-market satellite dishes all over the country and even to its reporting politically sensitive news because its slick coverage of state affairs made China's leaders look good.

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Rupert Murdoch's Phoenix network broadcasts soap operas and sports to the mainland by satellite out of Hong Kong, despite Chinese authorities' periodic attempts to block it.

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Utilities have bought more than 1, 500 pieces of equipment, from emergency diesel generators to sump pumps and satellite phones, Pollock said, and the industry is setting up two regional response centers in Memphis and Phoenix.

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