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Verizon Adds DirecTV To California Lineup

Starting today, Verizon Communications [VZ] customers will have the option to drop their local cable television service in favor of DirecTV direct-to- home satellite television service. Verizon said customers choosing...

DirecTV Opens New Call Centers

DirecTV [DTV] officials said the company would open two new owned-and-operated customer call centers in Tulsa, Okla., and Huntsville, Ala. The centers will employ up to 2,000 customer service representatives...

Phase One Of Digital Cinema A Success

Officials from point-to-multipoint satellite service provider Microspace Communications yesterday said the first phase of its pilot digital cinema program with DreamWorks LLC was completed successfully with the delivery of the...

XM Expands Summer Weekend Traffic Reports

XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] subscribers will be able to get expanded traffic reports during weekends this summer for select coastal areas, including Cape Cod; Long Island/North Jersey Shore; South Jersey...

New Skies Advances Acquisition Talks

Officials from New Skies Satellites N.V. late yesterday said the company is “engaged in advanced negotiations with a leading private equity firm” that soon could lead to The Netherlands-based satellite...

ViaSat Modem Helps Connexion By Boeing

ViaSat [VSAT], based in Carlsbad, Calif., was the provider of a general aviation Internet modem deployed in the launch of the new Connexion by Boeing airborne broadband service. The Boeing...