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CanalSatellite Reaches Three Million Milestone

French satellite pay-TV operator, CanalSatellite has passed the three million subscribers mark. The operator had a strong 2004 year adding 240,000 subscribers. The operator competes in the vibrant French pay-TV...

EchoStar Buys Rainbow DBS Satellite

Cablevision Systems Corp. announced that its Rainbow DBS Co. LLC will sell its direct broadcast satellite (DBS) and certain other related assets to a subsidiary of EchoStar Communications Corp. for...

FCC Chairman Powell to Leave Soon

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell announced Jan. 21 that he is planning to resign in March after four years in a position marked by strong government efforts to increasingly...

Spotlight: Serving Remote Canadian Regions

Telesat last week said that it, in partnership with the Canadian national government, has launched broadband communications services in 30 aboriginal communities in Northern Ontario, named the Northern Indigenous Community...

Delivering Ku-band Services On-The-Move

When thinking about satellite services that do not involve satellite phones, most envision receiving the data from a stationary satellite dish. However, General Dynamics C4 Systems recently demonstrated for the...

EchoStar Buys Rainbow DBS Satellite

Cablevision Systems Corp. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement for its Rainbow DBS Co. LLC unit to sell its direct broadcast satellite (DBS) and certain other related...