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Radio enthusiasts have not only, as reported yesterday, received signals from Iran’s Omid satellite – they even claim to have decoded them.
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SES New Skies announced that CapRock Communications has contracted 18 MHz of C-Band capacity on the NSS-7 satellite at 22 degrees West.

Eutelsat Communications and its first partners, Numeo and Sat2Way, announced the immediate launch in France of broadband access at no more than EUR35 a month, equipment included.

Russian pay-TV operator National Satellite Company is complementing and expanding its offer with a new package called Platforma DV of 20 Standard Digital channels.
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Intelsat, Ltd. announced that it selected KT Corporation to be a distribution partner for Intelsat’s Network Broadband Global Maritime service.

Eutelsat Communications and Telespazio announced the signature of an agreement to 2020 for capacity at the 13 degrees East Hotbird video neighbourhood.
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RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. said it has been chosen to distribute two additional Russian-speaking channels, Smile of Child and Bridge TV, over Russia on Yamal 201 at 90 degrees East.
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