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EU seeking to take over responsibility for issuing satellite licenses (International Herald Tribune)
The proposal would break national monopolies on managing the radio spectrum and make the commission the clearinghouse for satellite companies seeking permission to offer services in Europe.
Satellite radio adds Grateful Dead (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Get ready for Dead air. A new channel devoted entirely to the Grateful Dead debuts Sept. 7 on Sirius Satellite Radio, beginning with the broadcast of a rare 1974 performance by the band at the Hollywood Bowl, the company announced Wednesday. "This is gonna be one fun channel," Dead guitarist Bob Weir said in announcing the station. "We, the guys in the band, get to be involved as much as we can …
Satellite Radio Adds Grateful Dead (The Houma Courier)
Get ready for Dead air. A new channel devoted entirely to the Grateful Dead debuts Sept. 7 on Sirius Satellite Radio. It will begin with the broadcast of a rare 1974 performance by the band at the Hollywood Bowl, the company announced Wednesday.
The sign said: Don't trust satellite navigation (ZDNet)
Britain introduces road signs warning drivers about the dangers of trusting their satellite navigation devices. Britain's first official road signs to warn drivers about the dangers of trusting their satellite navigation devices were introduced on Tuesday in a Welsh village.The signs, introduced by authorities in rural St Hilary, in…
Raytheon-XM Satellite Radio bid to revamp U.S. air traffic control system (International Herald Tribune)
The contract, expected to be rewarded as early as next week, could be worth more than $2 billion over the next two decades. The overhaul of the system is intended to ease flight delays by replacing radar with global satellite positioning technology.
Norsat Unveils Single Backpack Portable Satellite Terminal (CanadaIT.com)
Vancouver, BC, August 22, 2007–(T-Net)–Norsat International (Toronto:NII.TO) (OTC BB:NSATF.OB), a leading provider of intelligent satellite solutions, announced today that it unveiled the Norsat Rover, a single backpack portable satellite terminal, at the AFCEA LandWarNet 2007 show in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Get ready for Dead air on Sirius satellite radio (Asbury Park Press)
Get ready for Dead air. A new channel devoted entirely to the Grateful Dead debuts Sept. 7 on Sirius Satellite Radio, beginning with the broadcast of a rare 1974 performance by the band at the Hollywood Bowl, the company announced today. "This is gonna be one fun channel,'' Dead guitarist Bob Weir said in a release announcing the station. "We, the guys in the band, get to be involved as much as …