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EchoStar Statement On House Of Reps' Satellite TV Bill
Englewood CO (SPX) Oct 07, 2004 EchoStar Communications issued the following statement in response to the U.S. House of Representatives' vote to accept its satellite television bill Wednesday. EchoStar is disappointed that the legislation passed by the House of Representatives includes many provisions harmful to consumers. The current bill would potentially force the installation of millions of second satellite dishes that consumers neither want nor need, benefiting only broadcaster special interests in other markets. The bill also fails to include creation of a digital white area as contemplated by the Senate Commerce legislation. Where local broadcasters fail to invest in the equipment necessary to allow consumers to view digital channels off air, a digital white area would allow those consumers to receive high definition distant networks by satellite, providing millions of consumers the only current path to participation in the HD revolution. We look forward to a final law that includes provisions in the Senate Commerce bill, which would allow rural consumers to receive a distant digital network signal via satellite and allow a longer period of transition to address the two-dish issue. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links EchoStar's DISH Network SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express The latest information about the Commercial Satellite Industry
Stratos Steps Closer To Xantic Acquisition
Bethesda MD (SPX) Jan 5, 2006Stratos Global recently announced it had taken a step closer toward the completion of the acquisition of Xantic, having received positive advice from the Works' Council in the Netherlands, and executed a definitive agreement to purchase Xantic from KPN and Telstra Corporation. |
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