美国西联电报公司曾规划了一个家庭视频信号广播的通信卫星网络计划,该网络将由四颗卫星组成。七月初,西联公司决定放弃直播卫星计划,与美国哥伦比亚广播公司一起,撤回了频率和轨道位置分配的申请。西联公司之所以放弃直播卫星计划,是因为本公司不能在美国联邦通信委员会所规定的 The United States Western Union Telegraph Company had planned a satellite communication network plan for home video signal broadcasting, which will consist of four satellites. In early July, Western Union decided to abandon its direct broadcast satellite program and, together with CBS, withdrew its application for frequency and orbital allocation. The reason why Western Union abandoned the direct broadcast satellite program is because the company can not be regulated by the Federal Communications Commission