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95-7, 99, 107--08, 143, 152, Institute for Contemporary
187, 193-5, 198-210 Studies, 94
see also nation state International Broadcast
Hennelly, Edward P., 95 Systems, 149
Heritage Foundation, 94, 95 International Business Machines
high definition television (IBM), 59, 60--1, 65, 72n, 104n,
(HDTV), 62, 70n, 164, 173-7, 136, 162, 186
186, 190--ln see also Satellite Business Systems
description of, 14 n (SBS)
see also digital technologies International Chamber of
Hills, Jill, 59, 152n, 153n Commerce, 122, 127 n
Hollywood, vii, 146, 169, 184, 19ln International Intellectual Property
see also Motion Picture Alliance (IIPA), 144, 151, 159n,
Association of America 2ll n
(MPAA) International Monetary Fund
Home Box Office (HBO), 60, 167-9, (IMF), 145
182, 189n International Program for the
Hornet, Roland S., 1, 134 Development of
Hong Kong, 169, 171, 183 Communications (IPDC), 94,
Hughes Aircraft, 9, 41, 43, 46, 53, 106n, 196-7
57, 65, 68n, 82, liS, 170 International Telecommunications
Hughes Communications, 4, 5, Satellite Organization
167-8, 170--1, 185 (lntelsat), 49-50, 51, 69 n, 82,
see also DirecTV, General Motors 92, 98, llO, 132, 134
(GM) International Telecommunications
Hutchison Whampoa, 181 Union (ITU), 35, 61, 79-81,
84--6, 90, 94, 97, 98, 100--1 n,
India, 42, 54, 139, 142, 171, 189n 108, 113, 116, 117, 121, 123, 133,
information and communication 135-7, 147-8, 151, 154n, 159n,
commodities, 1-3, 12, 30, 34--5, 201,203,205,206-7,209
38, 59, 90--1, 93, 98, 99, ll4, ll6, World Administrative Radio
117-9, 121, 127 n, 132, 133, 137, Conference (WARC), 61-2,
138, 144, 146, 151, 153n, 161-4, 69n, 89, 94, ll3-7, 123,
170--l' 173, 176-87' 193-203, 126n
208-10 World Administrative Radio
and 'free trade', ll, 34, 107, ll7, Conference on Space
ll9, 121, 122, 136-7, 145-6, Telecommunications
151, 156n, 193 (W ARC-ST), 84--5, 89
propagation of, 6, 27, 149, 150, World Administrative Telegraph
173, 197 and Telephone Conference
services, 2, ll7-19, 127n, 128n, {WATTC), 136-7, 154n
133, 136-9, 153n, 155-6n, International Television Service
l58n, 161, 162, 164, 173, 177, (lTV), 77
185, 186, 209 Irmer, Thomas, 148
and United States foreign Israel, 95, 103n, 135, 141, 154
policy, 12, 19, 93, 94, 107-10,
ll4, ll7, ll9, 120, 123, 124, Jamaica, 142
l28n, 132-3, 135-52, 186-7, Japan, 88, ll9, 132, 141, 150, 153 n,
193-200, 203, 210 162, 173-7, 186, 187