
Students Guide to Information
Technology
educational material. Meteosat is in geostationary orbit, the NO A A
and Uosat satellites are not. These satellites do not broadcast TV
signals, but data signals which can be handled by computers such as
the BBC micro. The aerial and decoding equipment to receive their
transmissions on a BBC costs around £300.
Telecommunications services
The rest of this chapter deals with the main telecommunications
services that are available in this country. These include telephone
services and cellular radio, telex and facsimile, on-line databases and
electronic mail, videotex services, and videophone and video con ...