NCOM-2 Launched, First Successful Geostationary Comm Satellite 1964 - Tokyo Olympic Television Coverage Using Satellite Communications 1964 - INTELSAT Formed 1965 - COMSAT EARLY-BIRD (Intelsat-1), First Commercial Comm Satellite 1966 - First Domestic Satellite Communications Constellation (4 Molniya Satellites) 1969 - INTELSAT-III Provides Global Coverage 1972 - ANIK, Domestic Communications Satellite (TELESAT CANADA) 1974 - WESTAR, First US Domestic Communications Satellite 1976 - MARISAT, First Mobile (Maritime) Communications Satellite 1978 - ANIK-B First Hybrid Ku-Band and C-Band Satellite 1979 - INMARSAT Formed 1982 - MARECS, European Mobile (Maritime) Communications Satellite 1988 - First Trans-Atlantic Fiber-Optic Telephone Cable (TAT-8) 1988 - World Radio Conference (ORB-88) Regulating GSO and DBS Plan 1990 - INMARSAT Second Generation Satellites 1992 - WARC-92 Frequency Allocations for Mobile and Fixed Station Services 1995 - PanAmSat, First Private Global Satellite Services 1997 - Big LEO Systems (GLOBALSTAR and IRIDIUM) Launched 1998 - Little LEO Systems (ORBCOM) Launched Fiber optic systems have enabled terrestrial infrastructure to regain some of the movement toward satellite based telecommunications, particularly Interexchange Telephony. But other services such as Personal Communications Systems (PCS), Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT), Direct television Broadcast Services (DBS), Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), and multimedia services are fueling continued development of the telecommunications satellite industry. Domestic satellite systems are considered to be those controlled by operators located within a region and serving only (or mostly) one country. There are currently six companies providing fixed satellite service to the US, using 36 operational satellites. Regional satellite systems are operated by organizations having their main location of business within a region and serving all of the countries within the region. International operator's satellite systems provide service between maj