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They make it sound so easy but imagine MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. announced today that the MEASAT-3a satellite has been successfully moved to the 91.4° E Orbital Slot in preparation for In-Orbit testing.
Read MoreAt RFE/RL's Radio Farda, the e-mails and phone calls come in continuously from Iran.
Read MoreThe Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is pleased to welcome Julius Genachowski as Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman and Larry Strickling as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Telecommunications and Information, and head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). TIA applauds the U.S. Senate for confirming Genachowski and Strickling, along with confirming Commissioner Robert McDowell to a second term on the FCC.
Read MoreThe Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) has officially submitted its priority issues for consideration at the 2009 U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT).
Read MoreDespite some initial confusion and delays, a majority of U.S. consumers think positively about the official digital television (DTV) transition on June 12th, and many will likely switch to free over-the-air reception from fee-based cable or satellite subscriptions, according to a survey released on the 11th of June.
Read MoreUntil the 12th of August 2009, the Netherlands ministry for Economic Affairs is preparing a draft amendment of the Dutch Telecommunications Act.
Read MoreArabic-language satellite channel Al-Hiwar has suffered a bout of what they claim is deliberate jamming.
Read MoreICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited (ICO) (NASDAQ:ICOG) learned the European Commission (EC) has not selected ICO’s subsidiary, ICO Satellite Limited, for S-band mobile satellite services (MSS).
Read MoreTerreStar Europe Limited, an indirect, majority-owned subsidiary of TerreStar Corporation (NASDAQ:TSTR), has issued the following statement with respect to the European Commission order regarding 2GHz MSS S-Band spectrum authorizations:
Read MoreThe European Union (EU) has selected Inmarsat to establish a next-generation mobile satellite communications system across the continent.
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