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In article <1992Sep29.004132.6494@clarinet.com>, brad@clarinet.com (Brad Templeton) writes:
> Not knowing the cost is indeed a major factor stopping people from getting
> such a service.
> 
> Netnews is a one-to-many medium, and satellite feeds are indeed a superbly
> efficient mechanism of distribution for the downward link.   After all,
> netnews is already flowing on many point-to-point links that happen to
> be going via satellite -- what a waste.
> 
> A Satellite feed, with a phone-line back channel to request articles that
> didn't make, it and to send out local postings and e-mail should be a big
> win.  Instant delivery for a flat fee anywhere in the country.
> -- 
> Brad Templeton, ClariNet Communications Corp. -- Sunnyvale, CA 408/296-0366

From my conversations with PageSys (who has been in business for 10+ years
and is using spare capacity on their uplink for transmission) this is pretty
much what they intend to put together.  Len Rose could probably fill in the
details.
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