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From: lauren@vortex.UUCP (Lauren Weinstein)
Newsgroups: net.news.stargate
Subject: Pacific/Atlantic broadcasts
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Date: Mon, 10-Mar-86 18:58:18 EST
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The existing Stargate system uses a domestic satellite, so can "only" be
received (by and large) in North America (plus Hawaii, thanks to a spot
beam).  International satellite time is horrendously expensive and
operates on a totally different basis (financially, politically, etc.)
from domestic satellites.  I don't see any way to finance international
Stargate broadcast at this time.  Of course, a European version of Stargate 
could theoretically be setup using a European domestic satellite, but there
would be many complex issues involved (I'll discuss some of these issues
in my Stargate talk at the April EUUG meeting).

--Lauren--