UNIVERSAL TELEPHONE SERVICE SEEN POSSIBLE VIA SATELLITE NETWORK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000100120004-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 6, 2000
• Sequence Number: 4
• Content Type: NSPR

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Universal Telephone
Service Seen Possible -I` .
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Via Satellite Network!
C&P Executive
Tells Of Plan
At Bar Meeting
U IiI IT St t'Hl'R SFRI\(:S.
Y' k a - A, :e;epone co in pa ry
ex,?. tice ,aid last night t he
cers in the Qky of i mr,atr-
aas, stern c.i;d m.i e a cni
r,al tele?phnne ,mice .i testis .
n a matter of a feu ~e irs.
Howard (' Anderson, vice pi r
ident and 2eneral coun:e) of the
r?hes,ipeake & Po.omac Telephone
en of \'irf;inia eci-isioned a;
n inc as 50 active satellite, in
orbit 7.( ) mules from Ric
Ti ?g would handic commuu;ca-
??.h ,ignals--te.ephone c?on,cr>a
r ir., televi~ton silral rela
t F. worlriwid, basis just a.
rr,,;rnhavc relay ~tsttians handlt?
signals for comparattvc1.~
?tcrt distance, close to the earlb
to {are at present
Anderson spoke of a meeung ul
tit \ irginia State Bar Assn. as a
iiri in for Aller, Dulles. chief of
ttt ( entral Intelligence Agen,?%
)nllc canceled his speaking on
i m cnt because of the pres. }
rt ?r: of the international sitria?i of the
The Virginia l:,wyerc name their
officers today and, tonight will-
hear Sen. B a r r y Goldwate"
It Ariz , speak at the closing ban
QUet.
e expect Iie first experimen 1
tai satellite in our program to he
launched in .\pril 1962 and we
plan to have t??co +n orbit by tt.tj
la:l of 1962,' Andcr.on said.
Each of the sale ::tes i. R
stern ,c:ll be ertuif~? ' vi,, n
ui. or, and amplifier. J
rcc eii'ed,
The tia;ional Aeronautic ? and
furni-h a: many a, four rockets
under a contract signed July 27
hettieen that agency and the Bell System
Ander",n .aid there are man;
problem,, but the Hell St,tetn .,
confident. the under:aking can be
magtrRude of such a
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e a ec . e lee a this
is one field in which we are defi-
nitely ahead of the Russians and
~?
can stay ahead
Taking note of what he do-
scribed as suggestions in various
quarters "that there is danger
will dominate
the satellite communications prof.
I
*et and get some unfaionr a.ivan.
tage." Anderson said: I
-This question of dominance has
certayily been answered. We have
repeatedly stated that we have no
intention or desire whatever to
dominate space communications.
Further, the Federal Con, nun:.
cations Commission has deter
nnned bhat stringent regulator
controls should apply to prevent
unfair competitive advantage 'o
an% *i gle carrier or any favor?i.
t;nm on contracts-to supply mm
Anderson said that a line.oi.
,:ght tower in the raid-Atlantic to
establish direct communications
between New York and London
would have to be 475 miles high. -N\
"Unfortunately, the steel alone
for such a tower would cost 70.
000 limes our entire gross nation-
&' product for this year. This is
not . wind -.--- . , - ,? - ---
figure K out to give you an idea
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