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The Federal Communications Commission is expected to approve an item tomorrow that would expand the use of electronic filing for satellite and earth station applications. The item is the third...

United Airlines [NYSE: UAL] and Verizon Airfone are pairing up to offer a narrowband in-flight messaging and e-mail service that will heighten competition to the proposed Connexion by Boeing satellite...

At the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) underway in Geneva this week, delegates reached a tentative agreement to allocate an additional 455 MHz of spectrum in the 5 GHz band for...

The European Space Agency and European Union member states have agreed to double spending on space-related activities, from a current level of 6 billion euros (US$6.9 billion) to 12 billion...

Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] crossed the 100,000 satellite radio subscriber mark this month. Separately, the company announced the appointment of Jay Clark as executive vice president of programming. Clark,...

Nielsen Media Research has selected Antenna Technology Communications’ (ATCi) Simulsat C/Ku multi-beam antenna to assist in monitoring more than 300 syndication, network and cablenet feeds. The antenna is roof mounted...

The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) satellite expects to experience a blackout in the transmission of its scientific data this week that will last for two to three weeks. Engineers...

OrbView 3, a high-resolution imaging satellite developed and built by Orbital Sciences Corp. [NYSE: ORB], is scheduled to be launched Thursday aboard a Pegasus rocket. Orbital Imaging (ORBIMAGE) will be...

Delegates to the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) now underway in Geneva reached a preliminary agreement that will lower the minimum dish size for fixed satellite services (FSS) in the 13.75-14...

LodgeNet Entertainment [Nasdaq: LNET], a provider of broadband interactive television services to the lodging industry, announced Tuesday that its digital satellite network delivers digital entertainment with DVD/CD functionality to more...