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Sprint Offers Discounted Dish Service

Sprint [FON] officials today said that customers in its 18-state local telephone operating territory now can subscribe to Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service directly through Sprint. The deal makes...
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Global Development Learning Network

The Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) is a worldwide partnership of public, private and non-governmental organizations enabling knowledge sharing, dialogue training and consultations on development topics to the developing world....
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Buy A Partner, Not Just Service

Strategic partnerships are key in today’s business world. In cases regarding upgrades to a company’s infrastructure, solid partnerships are vital. Having spoken to many end users who have incorporated satellite,...

The Satellite News Financial Ticker

Week of May 21-27, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol May 27 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.85 3.4 (10.2) (26.6) (22.3)...

New Skies Steps Up Sales Talks

An announcement about the sale of global satellite operator New Skies Satellites N.V. [NSK] to a private- equity firm appears to be only weeks away, and it could be followed...

Boeing Defends Superbird's Status

Officials at The Boeing Co. [BA] acknowledge the Superbird-6 satellite, built by its El Segundo, Calif.-based satellite-manufacturing team for Tokyo-based Space Communications Corp., may have lost at least a full...

Feds May Decide Remote-Sensing Survivor

By Paul Dykewicz, Senior Analyst/Senior Editor The U.S. government could be in the unusual position of picking which American-based, remote-sensing company vying for the second — and apparently last —...