| Description |
xiii, 338 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Realizing the dream -- 2. The early years -- 3. The beginnings of international satellite communications -- 4. United States domestic policy: toward open skies -- 5. The evolution of domestic satellite services in the United States -- 6. Specialized services in the United States today -- 7. Canada's "magic from the sky" -- 8. Western Europe: industrial, technological, and cultural policies collide -- 9. Other industrialized countries: the Soviet Union, Australia, and Japan -- 10. Intelsat today -- 11. Satellites and development: the distant promise -- 12. Satellite use by developing countries: an overview -- 13. Satellites amd developing countries: case studies -- 14. Innovation in satellite communications: monopoly and competition -- 15. Space policy: access to the geostationary orbit -- 16. Other satellite services and prospects for the future |
| Analysis |
Artificial satellites in telecommunication |
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Communications satellites |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 317-329 |
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Includes index |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Artificial satellites in telecommunication.
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| LC no. |
89016918 |
| ISBN |
0029153204 |
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