- Navajo SatService Plea — Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. has expressed gratitude to US Senators Pete Domenici and Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico for their strong support for maintaining vital satellite communication services for the Navajo people, currently threatened with a July 22 shutdown unless the federal government steps in. The satellite provider (SES AMERICOM) said it plans to shut down all service for the Navajo’s public safety network by noon this coming Tuesday unless it is paid before then. The satellite network links 111 libraries and 127 public safety access points for police, medical, and other emergency services across the Nation. The Senators asked the FCC to take immediate action to prevent the shutdown. They also called for an explanation for why approved E-rate federal funding for Internet access service is being withheld by Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) and what steps need to be taken for release of the funds. USAC is the administrator of the E-rate funding and is overseen by the FCC.
- SkyTerra Extending Expiration — SkyTerra Communications, Inc. (OTCBB: SKYT) has further extended the expiration date for its previously announced offer (the “Offer”) to issue options to purchase shares of common stock of SkyTerra, in replacement of and upon termination of options to purchase limited partnership units of Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P. (“MSV”). The Offer is being made pursuant to an amended prospectus dated May 15, 2008, and related supplemental materials, which more fully set forth the terms of the Offer. The Offer is scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City Time, on Monday, July 21, 2008, and SkyTerra has extended it to 5:00 p.m., New York City Time, on Wednesday, August 6, 2008, unless further extended. Additional details…
- BADR-6 Doing Well — The telecommunication satellite BADR-6 (Arabsat-4AR), which was boosted into orbit on July 18th by an Ariane 5 on July 7th, has delivered the first signals provided by the payload built by Thales Alenia Space for Astrium, prime contractor of the Arabsat 4 program. The operational services should start since mid August.
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