The Advisability of Competitive International Satellites.

Abstract

This analysis examines the legal, political, and economic issues raised by the applications of Orion Satellites Corporation and International Satellite, Inc., before the Federal Communications Commission. The proposals request approval for the establishment of communications satellite systems potentially competitive with the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT), a consortium of 109 member nations, which currently maintains a monopoly of international communications satellite traffic. The breadth of consequences resulting from a positive FCC action warrants a close scrutiny of U.S. international foreign policy objectives. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA140188

Entities

People

  • D. I. Greenhalgh

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Broadcasting
  • Commerce
  • Communication Satellites
  • Communication Systems
  • Department Of State
  • Foreign Policy
  • Geosynchronous Satellites
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Language
  • Law
  • Multiple Access
  • Satellite Communications
  • Spacecraft
  • United States

Readers

  • Economics
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites