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Star Satellite Communications company PrJsc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Al Yah Satellite Communications company (Yahsat), has signed an agreement with IEC Telecom, a provider of satellite-based Internet services.
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DirecTV has named Michael White as its new President and CEO.
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EchoStar Corporation announced that Michael T. Dugan has been named the company’s president and CEO, positions formerly held by Charles Ergen. Mr. Ergen will remain chairman of EchoStar Corporation.
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One reason to get satellite TV instead of cable is the foreign language programming option. Sure with Comcast or Time Warner cable, you might be able to get a Spanish package added on, but as far as other languages there is not much to choose from.
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