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Satellite radio has been a godsend to people in remote locations, or even just those who travel long distances. In the past while on a long car trip, every hour or so you'd have to start fiddling with the radio, as the station you were listening to turned to static after up to an hour of fading in and out. Then just as you'd find a new one, it, too would go to static, and so it would go on. Now with the advent of satellite radio, that static and fiddling will be a thing of the past.

Conventional radio signals have a range of 30 to 40 miles from the source. As you move further away from the radio transmitter, the signals start getting weaker and fainter.

On the other hand, satellite radio waves travel from space, almost 22,000 miles away, and still transmit radio signals with clarity. You can travel across the length and breadth of the country without having to change radio stations and, perhaps, save yourself the torture of listening to commercials endlessly.

Cars, with satellite radios, have been coming for many years now. But as the service takes off many more drivers will be making use of the new technology and be grateful for the flexibility it provides. At present there are only three space-based radio broadcasters, but many more are in the pipeline, as the Federal Communications Commission sanctioned a sum of $80 million to give licenses to companies to make use of the specified radio band for digital satellite radio transmission.

These three satellite radio companies have done research and development work independently and each one of them has come up with different products to offer. It's easy to predict that sooner or later there is going to be a tussle between them and there are all chances that a 'VHS versus Beta' type battle might crop up between them as the technology progresses. No one can foretell who will be the winner; only time and sponsorship will decide which way it goes.

Two of the companies, XM Radio and Worldspace, already have an agreement with each other to share new technological developments and to continue to work together to create further innovations in this expanding field. This can only be good for consumers, particularly those who frequent remote locations on a regular basis.

Distanza Betrachtung is the owner and webmaster of Rob Satellite, Inc., a leading Internet portal for satellite information.

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