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| 01.01.2009 |
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Regulatory Status of Satellite Service Using Vehicle-Mounted Antennas
Satellite connectivity while driving traditionally has been possible by using handheld, pay-by-the-minute satellite phones. More recently, always-on services have come to the forefront by using satellite tracking antennas installed on vehicles...
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| 12.01.2008 |
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C-Band ESV Licenses Clear Way for Entry into Maritime Market
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted the first C-Band Earth Station on Vessels (ESV) licenses, and applicants are looking to enter the maritime markets with always-on telecommunications applications and are seeking licenses that...
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| 11.01.2008 |
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Universal Service Fund and its Impact on the Satellite Sector
The Universal Service Fund (USF) is a mechanism by which providers of telecommunications services subsidize the cost of communications for rural communities, schools, libraries and health facilities. But the rules addressing USF contributions are a source of...
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| 10.01.2008 |
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Authorizations to Offer Satellite Services to and from the United States
Satellite service providers wishing to offer services to or from the United States often are faced with having to figure out what regulations to follow. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is responsible for authorizing carriers that offer...
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| 09.01.2008 |
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Serving Consumers Benefits Business Customers as Well
I want to discuss an interesting comment made at a Hughes Network Systems’ analyst day in June regarding potential target markets for satellite broadband services. The comment came in a discussion of Hughes’ intention to offer corporate VSAT...
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| 07.01.2008 |
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Point-To-Many Points Remains Satellite’s Greatest Strength
I have discussed the basic business models for direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting (wholesale and retail) and the implications of these models for the structure of the organization that provides them. I also have noted that in order to provide DTH directly to...
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| 05.05.2008 |
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European DTH: A Very Different Model
Last time we discussed the general North American model for the direct-to-home (DTH) business. This month we will consider another structure for delivering DTH programming. Unlike North American DTH providers, those in much of the rest of the world operate on...
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| 03.01.2008 |
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Dealing Directly With Consumer Requires New Thinking
In my last column I sketched out the path by which the satellite industry transitioned from one wholly dependent on government and public switched telephone network (PSTN) customers to one that now has a thriving sector directly serving consumers. One might...
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| 01.01.2008 |
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Consumers Play Greater Role In Market Development
Welcome to Satellite Get Personal, a bimonthly column on how the consumer affects — and is affected by — the satellite industry. Why does this matter? Well, according to the Satellite Industries Association (SIA), in 2001 satellite industry...
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