
not-for-profit international organization, created in 1964, composed of 143 member countries, that operates a communications satellite system transmitting telephone and Internet signals as well as broadcast programs or events to over 200 countries and territories throughout the world. Through the Intelsat network, people in the United States may watch an event such as the tennis matches at Wimbledon, England, in real time as they are being played. Restructuring of the organization is planned for the year 2001, which may lead to commercialization of the network.
Industry Associations
Pacific Telecommunications Council
Organizations and professionals involved as providers, users, policymakers, and analysts in telecommunications development in the Americas, Oceania, and Asia. Provides a forum for discussion between governments, academia, and telecommunications users, ...
Members: 700
Founded: 1980
Dues: nonprofit (based on number of employees), $250-$675 annual; affiliate (non-voting), $250 annual; individual, $150 annual; for-profit (based on number of employees), $250-$3,600 annual; student (in developing country), $25 annual; student (in developed country), $65 annual.