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1998 Tellabs Inc. acquires Coherent Communications Systems for $670 million
1994 Netscape Communications founded as Mosaic Communications 1988 ESA's Ariane-3 launches 2 communications satellites (1 Indian) 1985 Kosmos 1700 communications satellite placed in geostationary orbit 1985 Capital Cities Communications Inc. acquires ABC 1983 Cryptographic Communications System and Method (RSA) patented 1983 World Communications Year begins 1973 Intelsat communications satellite launched 1970 U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik 52 and Molniya 1-13 communications satellite 1969 U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik 50 and Molniya 1-12 communications satellite 1966 1st Pacific communications satellite launched, Intelsat 2 1965 Launch of 1st Soviet communications satellite 1965 Syncom 3, 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, passes from civilian to military control 1964 Echo 2, U.S. communications satellite launched 1963 Hot Line communications link between Washington D.C. and Moscow begins 1963 U.S. Syncom 2, 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, launched 1963 U.S. launches communications satellite Syncom 1 1962 Telstar, 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, launched 1960 Echo 1, 1st communications satellite, is launched 1958 1st test project of Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equip 1948 Reed Hundt, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Federal Communications Commission chairman, 1993 - 1997, advisor to McKinsey & Company 1934 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created 1925 Lorraine Sweeny, communications specialist 1900 1st prize of 100,00 francs offered for communications with extraterrestrials. Martians excluded-considered too easy |
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