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DBS
(redirected from Direct broadcast satellite)

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DBS
abbreviation for
1. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) direct broadcasting by satellite
2. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) direct broadcasting satellite


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There is, in fact, two different formats of satellite TV: TeleVision Receive Only (TVRO) and Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS).
In 1980, the FCC established the Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS), a new service that consisted of a broadcast satellite in geostationary orbit, facilities for transmitting signals to the satellite, and the equipment needed for people to access the signals.
are betting the communications revolution will come faster by air than by land and have put down $682 million for a federal license to provide direct broadcast satellite signals.
 
 
 
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