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Archive for November 6th, 2006

BCE Sees Uptick In Revenues

November 6th, 2006 by

Satellite operator Telesat Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of BCE Inc., garnered revenues of 113.5 million Canadian dollars in the 2006 third quarter, up slightly from revenues of 112.2…

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VSAT Tops Its Previous Numbers

November 6th, 2006 by

ViaSat Inc. posted record revenues of $131.5 million in its 2007 second quarter, up from revenues of $104.1 million in the same period a year ago, the company announced Nov. 2. ViaSat’s profits improved…

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Air Force Gives Boeing $300 Million For Wideband Gapfiller Program

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The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a $299.9 million contract change to further…

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Royalty Group Seeks Higher Fees From Satellite Radio

November 6th, 2006 by

Soundexchange, the non-profit organization that collects and distributes royalties from digital music services on behalf of artists and record labels, is seeking higher fees from Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, Soundexchange announced Oct…

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Orbcomm Prices IPO

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Orbcomm Inc. priced its initial public offering (IPO) of 9.2 million shares of common stock at $11…

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Northrop Grumman, SpaceX File Protests Over ULA

November 6th, 2006 by

Northrop Grumman Corp. and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) filed complaints with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over pending approval of the United Launch Alliance (ULA). The joint venture, which received preliminary approval in October, would combine the government launch…

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