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direct broadcast satellite

American  

noun

Television.
  1. DBS.


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The newspaper would be transmitted through high-speed digital telephone networks or direct broadcast satellite transmissions.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

As an example, John McGarvey, resource manager at California-based DirecTV, a direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster, used TrackVia's cloud-based development platform to build an application that keeps track of the company's many contractors.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2014

The bills were separate from one introduced in the House on Monday that would have imposed a 5 percent fee on companies that provide direct broadcast satellite service, such as DirecTV.

From Chicago Tribune ● Dec. 4, 2013

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