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Farm Bureau Does PrimeStar Deal


Park Ridge, Ill - July 25, 1998 -
American Farm Bureau, Inc., an affiliate of the American Farm Bureau Federation, and PrimeStar Inc., the nation's second largest provider of mini-dish satellite television, announced Thursday an alliance to offer the country's best value in satellite television entertainment to members of the nation's largest general farm organization.

  • The new member service, PrimeStar offered by Farm Bureau, will include:
  • Up to 160 channels of top programming
  • The lowest cost per channel for consumers
  • Equipment lease, and purchase options, plus professional installation
  • And a free $30 pre-paid long-distance calling card from Farm Bureau

Connection for new subscribers of PrimeStar offered by Farm Bureau.

PrimeStar has established a private television channel for Farm Bureau members and Farm Bureau corporate offices to use for communications and information distribution. The company will also transmit Farm Bureau's own Farm Bureau ACRES market information service, offering weather updates by county, information on futures and options, and individual state Farm Bureau reports.

The two companies will celebrate the introduction of PrimeStar offered by Farm Bureau during the Aug. 1 running of the Winston Cup Brickyard 400 NASCAR race (ABC, 1 p.m. EDT) at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. To commemorate the new alliance, PrimeStar and American Farm Bureau, Inc. have agreed to display the Farm Bureau national logo on the No. 16 PrimeStar Ford Taurus NASCAR race car driven by Ted Musgrave.

Farm Bureau Communications' customer service specialists are available toll-free at 888-383-5650 to provide information on how to subscribe to PrimeStar offered by Farm Bureau, as well as the complete line of services offered by Farm Bureau Communications.

Farm Bureau Communications, which includes PrimeStar offered by Farm Bureau, is a series of communications services-ranging from satellite TV, affordable long-distance service and Internet access to agricultural market information and pre-paid paging service-offered by American Farm Bureau, Inc. to members of participating state Farm Bureau organizations.

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