Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

anne-ology wrote:
>              why there cannot be a satellite for the southern hemisphere
> which speaks with the northern one  [??? - is the $64,000 question;-)  ]

Actually, most satellites used for communications are geostationary and 
sit over the equator.  Whether they look north or south depends on which 
way the antennas are pointed.  However, for the past several years, 
fibre optic cables have taken over most of the connections that had been 
carried via satellite.



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