51. The company plans to stand out through technology, using satellite tracking to keep tabs on its trucks and communicating with drivers on two-way pagers. 52. The company had a contract with GE Americom to use a satellite launched this fall. 53. The Defense Support system uses five satellites with infrared sensors that detect heat from missile and booster plumes. 54. The fifth satellite will be used in a joint venture with Mexican television company Grupo Televisa SA to provide direct-to-home television throughout Latin America. 55. The Federal Communications Commission denied today an application by Tele-Communications Inc. and TelQuest Ventures LLC to use Canadian satellites to beam television programming to American viewers. 56. The networks had been using the satellite to send programming for later use. 57. The prospectus said Costind was using the satellite to broadcast news and entertainment programs to Macau. 58. The satellite could be used as a platform for certain kinds of biotechnology experiments, for Earth-viewing cameras or computer chip production, Rossi said. 59. The satellite will be used mainly to transmit television programs in North America. 60. The satellite will be used to transmit television programs to customers in Scandinavia and Northern Europe. |