This article examines the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (Intelsat), the world's foremost satellite carrier and non-profit global cooperative, and the strategic issues facing this organization in the light of international deregulatory changes in the field of...

US federal law bans telephone/cable TV cross-ownership, but policy makers are not united as to the future of this law. One of the important technical trends which is prompting this reassessment is the advent of fibre-optic technology. The question now facing the telecommunications industry,...