Golden bird or white elephant?: Australia's Aussat satellite system

Allan Brown

Telecommunications Policy, 1991, vol. 15, issue 3, 248-262

Abstract: Aussat was established in November 1981 as a public enterprise to build, own and operate the Australian domestic communications satellite system. The first generation of satellites has been a considerable technical success, but Aussat has failed to achieve the financial objectives which it set itself and has accumulated large losses. The second generation of satellites is planned to replace the first generation in the early 1990s. The Australian government had the opportunity with the second generation to scale down its commitment to satellite communications. Instead, it has decided to privatize Aussat on terms and conditions which may well prolong and exacerbate its problems with the satellite system.

Date: 1991
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