Cablevision To Sell Rainbow To EchoStar for $200 Million

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Bethpage NY (SPX) Jan 24, 2005
Cablevision Systems has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement for Rainbow DBS Company to sell its direct broadcast satellite and certain other related assets to a subsidiary of EchoStar Communications for $200 million in cash.

Under the terms of the agreement, EchoStar will acquire the Rainbow 1 satellite, located at the 61.5 degree W.L. orbital position, as well as FCC licenses to construct, launch and operate DBS services over 11 frequency channels at the 61.5 degree W.L. orbital location.

In addition, EchoStar will acquire the contents of Rainbow DBS's ground facility in Black Hawk, S.D. and related assets. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals.

Cablevision will continue to explore strategic alternatives, including monetization, for its remaining Rainbow DBS related assets, including programming, equipment and spectrum.

VOOM will continue to provide service to its current customers during a transition period.

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JSAT Report On JCSAT-1B Satellite Anomaly

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 20, 2005
JSAT Corporation reported Wednesday that its JCSAT-1B communications satellite experienced an anomaly on January 17, 2005 at 21:26 JST, leading to difficulties with services provided by the satellite. Below are details of the incident to date and how JSAT is responding.

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