11.   Akamai distributes multiple copies of Web sites around the world, iBeam uses satellites and Microcast has deals to locate its equipment closer to telecommunications companies.

12.   But Pike doubted that spy satellites were used for the Unabomber investigation because high-flying aircraft would have been sufficient.

13.   By using the satellites the bombs can reach their target even though the area is totally obstructed by heavy clouds or bad weather.

14.   Companies from the United States and other countries currently use commercial satellite launching facilities in the United States, China, Russia, French Guiana and Kazakhstan.

15.   Critics fear that the satellites could be used to prepare for war.

16.   FCC DENIES TCI SATELLITE REQUEST The FCC denied an application by two American companies to use Canadian satellites to beam television programming to American viewers.

17.   Executives said they thought the Navy might want to use the satellite for communications to and from ships.

18.   GPS uses satellites to beam city maps down to the driver over small display screens.

19.   GPS, a relatively new consumer technology using satellites, allows users to map out their locations or navigate vehicles such as boats or airplanes.

20.   GPS, which uses satellites orbiting the planet to determine precise locations of anyone with a GPS transmitter, determines where the plane is.