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By Jose del Rosario In 2004, Shin Satellite (ShinSat) of Thailand will launch a new iPSTAR satellite aimed at providing telecommunications and multimedia services to households, businesses and public organizations....

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Next year, Shin Satellite (ShinSat) of Thailand will launch a new iPSTAR satellite aimed at providing broadband telecom and multimedia services to households, businesses and public organizations in Asia. Individual...