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Intelsat, Ltd., the world's leading provider of commercial satellite services, announced that Mobil Satellite Technologies has signed a multi-year contract for satellite capacity that will enable the network operator and communications provider to expand its services offering throughout the United States, Canada, Central America and the Caribbean.

EchoStar, a provider of equipment sales, digital broadcast operations, and fixed satellite services, and its EchoStar Satellite Services have entered into an agreement with SkyWay USA to provide transponder service to support SkyWay USA's satellite broadband internet service.