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 2/11/01   

Conference Examines Opportunities & Risks for Broadband Satellite Services

In the shadow of millions of @Home users losing their home pages and high-speed cable connections, a group of experts met in San Diego from December 5-7, for their annual Satellite Internet Services and Applications conference organized by ACT Conferences. Excite@Home's interruptions and the difficulties of data CLEC's over the past year, underscore both the opportunities and the risks for satellite providers looking to make headway in the residential and SOHO Internet access markets.
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 11/28/01

Report challenges EchoStar-DirecTV deal

November 28, 2001, Washington, DC -- Roger J. Rusch may have poked a hole in the strongest antitrust argument in favor of EchoStar Communications Corp.'s $25.8 billion acquisition of DirecTV Inc., though it is too early to know if the deal will sink.
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10/11/01

PRESS RELEASE: Technology Event Will Examine How Satellite Capabilities Can Extend and Improve the Internet

October 11, 2001, SAN DIEGO, CA -- The desire for an improved Internet experience for consumers and the need for enterprises to connect increasingly mobile and remote employees, partners and customers, has created new opportunities for satellite-based Internet applications.
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6/18/01

For Satellite Systems, Less Is More, Industry Insiders Tell Conference

Satellite News

ARLINGTON, Va.-- "Smart" satellites are a dumb idea, Doug Humphrey, the chairman of Laurel, Md.-based Cidera Inc., told more than 100 attendees at the Satellite Internet Applications and Opportunities conference here last Tuesday.
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6/18/01

Satellite Internet Providers Should Ride DBS Customers To Profitability, Analysts Advise

Satellite News

Satellite Internet providers should piggyback off the success of direct broadcast satellite (DBS) services to become profitable, concluded a panel of analysts at the Satellite Internet Applications & Opportunities conference held last week in Arlington, Va.
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6/18/01   

Warren's Cable Regulation Monitor

Warren Communications

With limited range of DSL and cable modems, satellite-based Internet providers want to attack markets in previously untapped rural and isolated regions of U.S., speakers said at satellite- over-Internet conference June 13 in Arlington, Va.
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6/18/01

Panelists Say Challenges Remain for Satellite Internet

Satellite Week

Satellite Internet is expected to grow dramatically by end of decade, but challenges could mean it might not advance beyond niche market, panelists at ACT Satellite-Over-Internet conference in Arlington, Va., said June 13.
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6/15/01

Panelists Say Challenges Remain for Satellite Internet

Communications Daily

Satellite Internet is expected to grow dramatically by end of decade, but challenges could mean it might not advance beyond niche market, panelists at ACT Satellite-Over-Internet conference in Arlington, Va., said June 13.
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6/14/01

Scientists try to bring ISS communications into the 21st century

Aerospace Daily

A group of industry and government researchers are working to improve communications to and from the International Space Station (ISS).
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6/14/01

Satellite-Based Internet Servers Look to Untapped Market

Communications Daily

With limited range of land-based broadband providers such as DSL and cable modems, satellite-based Internet servers want to attack markets in previously untapped rural and isolated regions of U.S., speakers said at satellite-over-Internet conference Wed. in Arlington, Va.
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6/13/01

Broadband satellite still has promise for certain markets, analysts say

Aerospace Daily

Despite an industry slowdown, satellite applications still hold promise for certain market segments, industry analysts said at the Satellite Internet Applications & Opportunities conference in Arlington, Va.
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6/13/01

Satellite Internet providers facing tough road against cable, DSL competitors

Aerospace Daily

Providers of high-speed Internet services via satellite are mulling over strategies for capturing more of the market from their highly successful direct subscriber line (DSL) and cable competitors.
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6/13/01

Cidera Chairman Offers Bold Predictions About Satellite Technology

Satellite Today

ARLINGTON, Va. - Digital television most likely will never end up in the living rooms of most Americans, even though satellites can deliver the service seamlessly, predicted Doug Humphrey, the chairman and founder of Cidera, a Laurel, Md.-based provider of broadband content to the edge of the Internet.
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6/13/01

Earth-Bound Brethren Are Key To Broadband Satellite Hopefuls, Execs Say

Satellite Today

ARLINGTON, Va. - Companies that want to offer broadband satellite services will need to integrate their service with the existing terrestrial infrastructure that is delivering broadband to businesses and homes, advised David Finkelstein, senior vice president of Bethesda, Md.-based SkyBridge LP.
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6/12/01

Satellite Internet Needs To Hitch A Ride With DBS, Analysts Say

Satellite Today

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Satellite Internet providers will need to piggyback off the success of direct broadcast satellite (DBS) services if they ever expect to become a viable business, concluded a panel of analysts at the Satellite Internet Applications & Opportunities conference held here today.
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