Antitrust Problems of the Space Satellite Communications System: Hearings...87-2 |
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... stations and these ground stations for the low - orbit system are going to have to be agile , very expensive , to catch the satellites as they go around , whereas the synchronous ones would be steadfast and not have to have all this ...
... stations and these ground stations for the low - orbit system are going to have to be agile , very expensive , to catch the satellites as they go around , whereas the synchronous ones would be steadfast and not have to have all this ...
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... station somewhere . The ground station would communicate with the satellite , the satellite would communicate with another ground station which would then communicate with the other ship at sea , and this might be an efficient- Senator ...
... station somewhere . The ground station would communicate with the satellite , the satellite would communicate with another ground station which would then communicate with the other ship at sea , and this might be an efficient- Senator ...
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... stations , although we did not wish legisla- tion to preclude the operation of ground stations by other persons . These were decisions which should be left to the future . That we believed that the provisions within the administration ...
... stations , although we did not wish legisla- tion to preclude the operation of ground stations by other persons . These were decisions which should be left to the future . That we believed that the provisions within the administration ...
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... stations in some of the countries that I named in that paragraph . Senator KEFAUVER . The Advent station is the one that is being developed by the Signal Corps for the military ? Mr. FARLEY . That is correct , Senator , the so - called ...
... stations in some of the countries that I named in that paragraph . Senator KEFAUVER . The Advent station is the one that is being developed by the Signal Corps for the military ? Mr. FARLEY . That is correct , Senator , the so - called ...
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... stations , where there are sufficient messages to make a profit , be owned by the corporation , and that the Government finance the unprofitable ones ? Mr. FARLEY . In general , we would expect the ground stations in other countries to ...
... stations , where there are sufficient messages to make a profit , be owned by the corporation , and that the Government finance the unprofitable ones ? Mr. FARLEY . In general , we would expect the ground stations in other countries to ...
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Page 160 - For the purpose of regulating interstate and foreign commerce in communication by wire and radio so as to make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service with adequate facilities at reasonable charges...
Page 203 - ... section 5 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (5 USC 73b-2) for persons in the Government service employed intermittently.
Page 210 - ... contract" means any actual or proposed contract, agreement, understanding, or other arrangement, and includes any assignment, substitution of parties, or subcontract executed or entered into thereunder; and (3) the term "made", when used in relation to any invention, means the conception or first actual reduction to practice of such invention.
Page 505 - ... for each laborer or mechanic for every calendar day in which such employee is required or permitted to labor more than eight hours upon said work without receiving compensation computed in accordance with this article, and all penalties thus imposed shall be withheld for the use and benefit of the Government...
Page 505 - District, which may require or involve the employment of laborers or mechanics shall contain a provision that no laborer or mechanic doing any part of the work contemplated by the contract in the employ of the contractor or any subcontractor contracting for any part of said work contemplated shall be required or permitted to work more than eight hours in any one calendar day upon such work...
Page 201 - United states to establish, in conjunction and in cooperation with other countries, as expeditiously as practicable a commercial communications satellite system, as part of an improved global communications network, which will be responsive to public needs and national objectives, which will serve the communication needs of the United States and other countries, and which will contribute to world peace and understanding.
Page 616 - From the investor or company point of view it is important that there be enough revenue not only for operating expenses but also for the capital costs of the business.
Page 216 - Declaration of policy and purpose SEC. 102. (a) The Congress hereby declares that it is the policy of the United States to establish, in conjunction and in cooperation with other countries, as expeditiously as practicable a commercial communications satellite system, as part of an improved global communications network...
Page 103 - Outer space and celestial bodies are free for exploration and use by all States in conformity with international law and are not subject to national appropriation; 2.
Page 201 - ... as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act...