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A first-of-its-kind conference about the rural use of satellite services was held Tuesday by the Federal Communications Commission that featured the participation of Chairman Michael Powell, four FCC commissioners and...

Mark C. Wilmoth is moving from Thales Navigation, a California-based provider of GPS technology, where he is chief financial officer, to PennWell Corp., a Tulsa, Okla.-based business-to-business publisher and organizer...

Bala Cynwyd, Pa.-based Pegasus Communications [Nasdaq: PGTV] announced that its satellite TV subsidiary, Pegasus Satellite Communications, is offering to purchase up to $100 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding debt...

Longmont, Colo.-based DigitalGlobe and Mountain View, Calif.-based Keyhole have signed a multi-faceted agreement to provide DigitalGlobe’s QuickBird satellite imagery and Keyhole’s Internet-based 3D earth visualization solutions to customers. The agreement...

New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] and Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based automotive retailer UnitedAuto Group [NYSE: UAG] have signed a multi-year agreement under which United will promote Sirius satellite radios...

Annapolis, Md.-based ARINC has just deployed its satellite-based wide-area network service for the Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria. The service uses a broadband satellite link to provide airlines...

Satlynx and Cisco Systems [Nasdaq: CSCO] are teaming to offer high-speed Internet service via satellite/WiFi technology. Luxembourg-based Satlynx will contribute its two-way broadband services, and San Jose, Calif.-based Cisco will...

In the Jan. 19 issue of SATELLITE NEWS, the story “Global Satellite Industry Climbs Back to Health” incorrectly paraphrased International Launch Services Director of Marketing Sales Tom Carroll at the...

GPS Industries [OTCBB: GPSN], a Vancouver-based developer of GPS golf course and sports products, has concluded an agreement to establish a strategic relationship with SportsLine.com, an Internet-based sports media company...

The Cypress Group, a New York-based private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of Communications & Power Industries (CPI) in a transaction valued at approximately $300 million. CPI is a...