COMSAT Mobile Communications has been selected by the US Federal Aviation Administration to provide satellite-communications services for the Hughes Aircraft Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), ex -pected to begin operations in December 1998. Under a contract potentially worth $100 million if all options are exercised, COMSAT will furnish satellite and uplink services for the satellite-based navigation system, using communications links leased on Inmarsat satellites.
Source: Flight International
