Satellites Launch New Telecom Opportunities.

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Since they were introduced less than twenty-five years ago satellites have become the most important means of long-distance communication. The growing demand for satellite channels will absorb all new transponder capacity planned into the 1990s, when we may see the development of multiple-satellite communications systems in addition to the geosynchronous satellites now in use. A major growth area for satellite communications involves bringing modern communications services to rural and remote areas. Several companies have made proposals to use satellites to provide various services to remote areas in the United States, though there is considerable opposition to the use of 800 MHz frequencies for these services. Tables, graphs, and diagrams giving basic information on the United States satellite communications industry are included.

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Satellites Launch New Telecom Opportunities.

In less than 25 years since they were first lifted into orbit, communications satellites have given wings to telecommunications services of virtually all types, bringing both basic and enhanced voice, video and data services to billions of people. Without satellites, many millions in remote areas still wouldn't have even basic services. And the distance-insensitivity of satellite technology has meant more economical services around the globe. After all, the signals travel 22,300 miles up and 22,300 miles down, so it doesn't matter whether two points are 200 miles apart or 2,000. Satellites also have an inherent broadcast capability, such as that widely used by the cable television industry, allowing a single signal to be received by tens of thousands of small earth stations for wide...

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