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| March |
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JSAT receives NTT Communications Corporation's
ownership interest in N-STARa and N-STARb. |
| April |
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Company changes name to
JSAT Corporation. |
| Aug |
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JSAT lists on the First Sectionof the Tokyo Stock
Exchange. |
| Oct |
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Launch of JCSAT-110. |
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| Sept |
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DirecTV Japan terminates services. |
| Dec |
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BS digital broadcasting services begin. |
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| Dec |
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Additional clauses included in Guidelines Concerning
the Distinction Between Communications and Broadcasting in Converging
New Services. |
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| July |
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JSAT invests in Satellite Network, Inc. (SNET)
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| Aug |
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JSAT forms alliance with PanAmSat Corporation
of the U.S. and establishes Horizons Satellite LLC in the U.S. |
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| March |
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Launch of BSAT-2a. |
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| March |
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Launch of JCSAT-2A. |
| July |
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JSAT receives NTT East Corporation and NTT West
Corporation's ownership interest in N-STARa and N-STARb. |
| Oct |
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Established Japan CableCast Inc. |
| Dec |
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JSAT obtains ISO 14001 Certification. |
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| Feb |
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Total number of subscribers to SKY PerfecTV!
reaches the three million mark. |
| March |
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The PlatOne platform begins broadcasting services. |
| July |
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SKY PerfecTV!2 begins broadcasting services. |
| Nov |
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Planning company for businesses using quasi-zenith
satellites is established. |
| Dec |
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NHK and 16 private-sector broadcasters apply for
licenses to conduct terrestrial digital broadcasting. |
|
| Jan |
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Enforcement of the Law Concerning Broadcast on
Telecommunications Services. |
| Aug |
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Telecommunications Council submits final report,
calling for the elimination of distinctions between Type I and
Type II telecommunications carriers set by the Telecommunications
Business Law and other reforms. |
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| Aug |
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JSAT receives NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s ownership interest
in N-STARa and N-STARb. |
| Oct |
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Launch of Horizons-1. |
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| April |
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NHK and 16 private-sector broadcasters obtain
preparatory licenses for terrestrial digital broadcasting. |
| June |
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Launch of BSAT-2c. |
|
| April |
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Third Action Plan for the Promotion of Digital
Broadcasting formulated. |
| July |
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Enactment and promulgation of Amended Telecommunications
Business Law. |
| Oct |
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
formed through merger of the Institute of Space and Astronautical
Science (ISAS), the National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL) and
the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA). |
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| Feb |
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Japan CableCast Inc. launches the JC-HITS service
for cable TV operators. |
|
| March |
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SKY Perfect Communications Inc. and Plat One Corp.,
Ltd. merge, renaming the 110-degree CS digital broadcasting
service "SKY PerfecTV! 100." |
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| June |
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- SKYPerfect Marketing, Co., Ltd. begins rental services for SKY Perfec TV! set-top boxes.
- Master Agreement signed between JSAT and U.S.-based PanAmSat Corporation to push forward the Horizons-2 satellite project (74 degree west longitude orbital slot), the second project between the two companies in North America. |
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| August |
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- Intelsat, Ltd. announces the acquisition of PanAmSat Corporation, becoming the world's largest satellite operator.
- IP-based video-on-demand (VOD) and IP broadcasting by USEN Corp., KDDI Corp., Softbank Corp., and others get under way in Japan. |
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| July |
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- Telecommunications Council releases second interim report on the role of the goverment in promoting the use and spread of terrestrial digital broadcasting.
- Approves retransmission of digital terrestrial broadcasting by satellite, by IP multicasting. |
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| March |
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- JSAT sells all shares of Japan CableCast Inc. to SOZO Kobo, Inc. |
| April |
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- Launch of JCSAT-5A |
| Aug |
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- Launch of JCSAT-3A |
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| April |
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- One segment broadcasting bigins.
Cable TV operators began triple-play services.
Intensifying competition between satellite service providers, communications carriers, and cable TV operators. |
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| Jan. to June |
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- Private study panel on communications and broadcasting (Takenaka Panel) convenes. |
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