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Founded in 1964 as Intelsat, the organization was the world’s first commercial communications satellite operator. Today, with capacity on a feet of geostationary satellites and expanding terrestrial network assets, Intelsat continues to provide connectivity for telephony, corporate network, broadcast and internet services.
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Turner, B. (2011). International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO). In: Turner, B. (eds) The Statesman’s Yearbook. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-59051-3_41
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