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Executives of member companies of the European Satellite Operator...

Executives of member companies of the European Satellite Operators Assn. (ESOA) and the Satellite Industry Assn. (SIA) at a meeting in Paris Mon. discussed the role of satellites in both European and American society. This first meeting of the…

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2 associations focused on satellite broadband objectives of different countries, they said, including the importance of broadband for rural communities and developing countries. The organizations also discussed obstacles to providing service in other countries, including fees and newly adopted regulatory measures, they said. “We clearly have an interest in working together to further the level of understanding by public bodies of satellite issues and in particular how essential they are for rural communities,” ESOA Secy. Gen. Fulvio Sansone said. The organizations will hold their next meeting in Washington next year.