Kazan calling; in quest for billions, GM's Hughes to bring to phones to Tatarstan; futuristic network promises easier road to capitalism for harsh Russian area: even a 'racketeer' is pleased

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Hughes Aircraft Co will develop a cellular radio and satellite communications system that will bring an unprecedented level of access to telephone communications to 3.6 million people in Tatarstan, a region of Russia. The project is expected to cost $48 billion to complete, but could result in contracts to bring telephone communications to other under-developed areas of the former Soviet Union. Hughes will utilize a digital voice compression system to permit lines to carry more transmissions, and a rooftop receiver system that will receive cellular communications and prepare outgoing calls. The Tatarstan project will provide a test of the technology and an opportunity for Hughes to wean itself from US government defense contracts. The project will vastly improve the lives of private citizens, many of whom have had to depend on pay telephones that serve hundreds of thousands of people. Hughes is encountering difficulties with Russian and Tatarstan government agencies, but is confident that it will complete the project.

Radiotelephone communications, Laws, regulations and rules, Russia, Government Regulation, Cellular Radio

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Loral is near satellite pact with China

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Loral Space and Communications is negotiating with China's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications to deliver telephone service over the Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd satellite network. The agreement will give Loral the ability to compete with US companies for other satellite and systems contracts in China. The China Telecommunications Broadcast Satellite Corp (Chinasat) will build and operate four ground stations under the agreement. Chinasat will distribute telephone services for the stations, which will link 48 satellites to the country's land line and wireless networks. The plan calls for the introduction of call-anywhere mobile telephone service by late 1998. Loral's chief competitors in the Chinese market are Hughes Electronics, General Motors' satellite communications division, and the Iridium L.L.P. project backed by Motorola and its Chinese partners.

Telephone communications, exc. radio, Satellite Communications, Satellite Telecommunications, China, Loral Space and Communications Ltd., LOR, Contract agreement, China. Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications

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GM's Hughes signs milestone pact in bid to lead in satellite-to-home TV service

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General Motors (GM) Corp's Hughes Aircraft Co signed contracts with DEC and Network Computing Corp as part of a major plan to develop satellite-to-home television services. The Direc-Tv unit of Hughes signed deals worth up to $100 million over a ten-year period. DEC will provide the hardware and serve as the prime contractor, while Network Computing will provide software services. GM is investing $500 million in the project that it hopes will attract 10 million subscribers. The system will offer 150 channels broadcasting sports, entertainment and informational programming. It utilizes two high-powered HS-601 satellites to distribute signals. Full implementation of the system will be completed by the year 2000. Direc-Tv is the largest single project that Hughes is working on outside of the defense industry.

Electronic computers, Prepackaged software, Product development, GMH, Satellite communications services industry, Digital Equipment Corp., DEC, Television Networks, GM Hughes Electronics Corp., Network Computing Corp. (Charlotte, North Carolina)

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