TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Sony Fixes Glitch in Digital Satellite Dish: Sony Electronics Inc. said it is resuming shipments of its 18-inch digital satellite systems after several hundred customer complaints prompted the company to halt shipments. The system is used instead of cable television to receive sports, movies and other programs. Customers have complained of frozen pictures and horizontal lines on their screens. Sony said it worked with program providers--GM Hughes Electronics Corp.’s DirecTv Inc. and Hubbard Broadcasting Inc.’s U.S. Satellite Broadcasting--to fix the problem in transmitting the signal.