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Geosynchronous Satellites at 14 Miles Altitude?
Pelton, Joseph N. , Ph.D.
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The author gives us a preview of a new satellite technology currently under development -- atmospheric satellites.

HITS...and Misses!
Evans, Scott
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Argues that cable companies in search of new options for delivering digital services to market in a timely manner may find a near-term solution in HITS -- Headend in the Sky. .The author believes that the HITS approach provides a viable alternative for cable systems of all but the smallest size to offer additional programming in a mass market category.

Mobile Satellite Communications in Canada
Long, Murray R.
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Discusses the characteristics and incentives to establish a domestic mobile satellite (MSAT) communications system in Canada. Included are discussions of the technology, how it differs from GEO, MEO, and LEO satellite systems, and the customer base (major users), as well as distribution and product development strategies to address the unique challenges of selling MSAT services.

Smart Communities In Action
Jung, John G.
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John Jung's companion article available only electronically.

Smart Communities: Digitally-Inclined and Content-Rich
Jung, John G.
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John Jung has previously written about the increasing role of telecommunications in any community's economic development strategy. In this latest NTQ article, he looks at the state of the smart community today. He argues that merely deploying additional wire does not make the community smart. The successful smart communities are those that are able to use the technologies of a knowledge-based economy to develop, market, and supply new products and services that are demanded both by other knowledge-based economies and by the developing markets moving in that direction.

Telecommunications: The Seed, the Symbol, and the Focus
Jung, John G.
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Our Global Perspective columnist considers the role of telecommunications-intensive work centers in facilitating economic regeneration within a region or community. He suggests that there are 11 basic elements that warrant consideration in any community's economic development strategy.

Telemedicine in the 1990s: Issues and Opportunities
Thomas, Bennett
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Bennett Thomas looks at telemedicine in the 1990s, and its potential for delivering quality, cost-effective medical care. He notes that while high costs and inadequate infrastructure continue to be problems, cultural and human factors also present big obstacles to acceptance. This article includes five case studies from around the world: Newfoundland, the United States, Germany, Russia, and Third World Nations. He concludes that the keys to success are adequate funding and widespread project support from those involved.

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