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Subscriber Growth Gives Sirius Hope

New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] expects the rest of 2003 to be a banner year for the satellite radio provider in terms of subscriber growth. The company’s management...

International Bureau Dances Around DISCO II

By Fred Donovan In a curious decision, the Federal Communications Commission’s International Bureau granted a license to Digital Broadband Applications Corp. (DBAC) to use Canadian satellites to offer digital broadcast...

Spotlight: New Relationship Blossoms In Paris

Two European companies with complementary attributes have agreed to become partners. Tiscali, a European Internet communication company, is teaming up with Paris-based Eutelsat to offer one-way Internet capability through Eutelsat’s...

ICO Investment In Globalstar OK'd

Mobile satellite telephone service provider Globalstar [OTC: GSTRF] has received court approval for its acquisition by ICO Global Communications. This clears the way for Globalstar to transfer most of its...

BSAT-2c Set For Mid-June Launch

Japan’s Broadcasting Satellite System’s (BSAT) BSAT-2c geostationary communications satellite has been shipped to Arianespace’s launch complex in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite will be launched aboard an Ariane 5 rocket...

SES To Provide Hellas Sat Services

SES Astra, a unit of SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG], has signed two contracts with Greek telecom service provider Hellas Sat to provide services for its recently launched communications satellite. Financial...

RSI Sets Up County System

Radio Satellite Integrators (RSI), a Torrance, Calif.-based provider of Global Positioning System-based vehicle tracking and mobile data products, has completed an automatic vehicle location system for the Isabella County Transportation...