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First published in Great Britain 1998 by
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Comor, Edward A., 1962-
Communication, commerce, and power: the political economy of
America and the direct broadcast satellite, 1960-2000 I Edward A.
Comor.
p. em. - (International political economy series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-312-21071-7
I. Direct broadcast satellite television-United States-History.
2. Television broadcasting-Government policy-United States-
-History. 3. Direct broadcast satellite television-History.
4. Television broadcasting-Government policy-History. I. Title.
IL Series.
HE9721.U5C646 1998
384.55'45'0973~c21 97-18332
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©Edward A. Comor 1998
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