New Directions in Satellite Communications

By: Heather E. Hudson (Editor)

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Paperback | 30 June 1985

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Acknowledgements	p. VII
Foreword	p. IX
Introduction: Introductory Remarks	p. 1
Keynote Address	p. 3
"Closing the Gaps in a Shrinking World: Intelsat and Rural Satellite Communications"	p. 3
New Directions in Satellite Technology and Services	p. 9
"Satellite Communications Technology for Rural Areas"	p. 10
"New Voice and Data Services: Domestic and International Markets"	p. 28
"Innovations in Satellite Technology Appropriate for The Developing World"	p. 40
Discussion	p. 47
Teleconference With Richard Butler	p. 55
"New Possibilities in Satellite Communications"	p. 56
Discussion	p. 66
New Satellite Services: International Implications	p. 70
"Pan American Satellite Corporation: New Opportunities for Latin American Telecommunications Development"	p. 71
"Innovations in Satellite Technology Appropriate for Developing Countries"	p. 81
"Canadian Space Applications: Models for the Developing World"	p. 87
Discussion	p. 104
Satellites and the Developing World	p. 107
"Key Issues in Satellite Communications: The Mexican Satellite Program"	p. 108
"Why Orbit Planning: A View from a Third World Country; Part I: The Indian Experience in Satellite Communications"	p. 117
"Satellite Linkages and Rural Development"	p. 135
"The Alaskan Satellite Experience: Lessons for the Developing World"	p. 157
Discussion	p. 181
Telecommunications Requirements in Developing Countries	p. 185
"Risks and Rewards: Why Haven't Telephones Reached More Villages?"	p. 186
"Financing and Other Issues in Telecommunications Development"	p. 207
"The Brazilian Satellite Communications Program"	p. 221
"Issues in Telecommunications Technology Transfer: A World Bank Perspective"	p. 244
Discussion	p. 258
Future Directions in Satellite Policy	p. 265
"Why Orbit Planning: A View from a Third World Country Part II-Issues for WARC (ORB) 85 and 88: Some Perceptions"	p. 266
"Issues in U.S. International Telecommunications Policy"	p. 278
"Confidence-Building and the 1985 Space WARC"	p. 288
Discussion	p. 310
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