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  • Following the dis cussion, Ambassador Goonetilleke said: I am satisfied that Intelsat is taking these unauthorised transmissions very seriously, and believe it would do all that it can to stop the terrorist transmissions.

    Sri Lankan Terrorists Hack Satellite | Impact Lab 2007

  • For Intelsat, which is based in Washington, D.C., the move is designed to accomplish the twin goals of diversifying its satellite providers and ordering multiple spacecraft as ways to reap cost and operational benefits.

    Boeing Nears Intelsat Satellite Deal 2009

  • During the past year, we have included more than two dozen additional commercial geostationary communications satellites that have been ordered or planned by companies such as Intelsat and SES Global.

    SpaceRef Top Stories 2010

  • "During the past year, we have included more than two dozen additional commercial geostationary communications satellites that have been ordered or planned by companies such as Intelsat and SES Global.

    NASASpaceFlight.com Chris Bergin 2010

  • Intelsat, based in Luxembourg but with main offices in Washington, is able to do business with Iran despite the U.S. embargo because of a license from the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control.

    In Skies Over Iran, a Battle for Control of Satellite TV Paul Sonne 2011

  • Iran has little reason to jam Intelsat and AsiaSat, which don't carry BBC Persian or other typically targeted channels, and those companies said they weren't aware of their satellites being jammed.

    In Skies Over Iran, a Battle for Control of Satellite TV Paul Sonne 2011

  • European satellite companies like Eutelsat, Intelsat and Arqiva provide extensive services to the Iranian state-owned Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting IRIB, including for domestic Iranian radio and television broadcasts, and for Iran's growing list of foreign-language channels, like the English-language PressTV and the Arabic Al-Alam.

    Broadcasting Tehran's Repression Shirin Ebadi 2011

  • Besides Eutelsat, companies it uses include Intelsat SA, Telesat Holdings Inc. and AsiaSat , a Hong Kong-based operator in which General Electric Co. has a stake.

    In Skies Over Iran, a Battle for Control of Satellite TV Paul Sonne 2011

  • "Satellite operators like Intelsat do not censor the content that is broadcast over their satellites," said Dianne Van Beber, a vice president and spokeswoman.

    In Skies Over Iran, a Battle for Control of Satellite TV Paul Sonne 2011

  • Intelsat was once an intergovernmental organization and was obliged to provide service to the group's former members, including Iran, when it changed to a private company a decade ago.

    In Skies Over Iran, a Battle for Control of Satellite TV Paul Sonne 2011

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