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The efficiency of educational communications networks: ATS-1 as a quasi-mass medium

Author(s) -

James C. Lange

Publication year - 1985

Publication title -

australasian journal of educational technology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1449-5554

pISSN - 1449-3098

DOI - 10.14742/ajet.2411

Subject(s) - strengths and weaknesses , span (engineering) , communications satellite , telecommunications , teleconference , computer science , mass media , satellite , educational television , psychology , multimedia , advertising , social psychology , engineering , business , physics , astronomy , civil engineering

The ATS-1 satellite has been used for educational teleconferencing networks in the Pacific Islands for the past decade. It has been criticised as inefficient, but these criticisms are largely based on a misunderstanding of the limitations of the satellite, which make it what Regan (1978) calls a "quasi-mass medium". This study analyses the content of ATS-1 traffic to examine both the strengths and weaknesses of its networks, and suggests ways to improve their operation.

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