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Satellite Firms Return After Failure to Launch
Aug 7, 2008 22:33

In the 1990s, a bevy of local companies promised a new era of satellite-based services, providing cheap mobile calls, high-speed Internet connectivity, streaming video and more. Companies such as Bethesda-based Iridium and Reston-based American Mobile Satellite spent billions launching satellites...&ltp>&lta href="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~a/wp-dyn/rss/technology/washtech/index_xmla=AGO6gY">&ltimg src="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~a/wp-dyn/rss/technology/washtech/index_xmli=AGO6gY" border="0">&ltimg src="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/technology/washtech/index_xml/~4/356653531" height="1" />

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