Article: SES ASTRA: Four New Contracts for Satellite Broadband Services; New High-Speed Satellite Internet Services to Target Germany, Hungary and the UK.

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BETZDORF, Luxembourg--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2003

SES ASTRA, an SES GLOBAL company (Luxembourg and Frankfurt Stock Exchanges: SESG) is pleased to announce four new contracts for the provision of ASTRA one-way satellite broadband services at Europe's most popular orbital positions of 19.2 degrees East and 28.2 degrees East. The high-speed satellite Internet services via ASTRA specifically target those households in Germany, Hungary and the UK, who do not have access to terrestrial broadband services.

In Germany, SES ASTRA has contracted BBV-Computer-Dienst, a specialized IT service provider focusing on rural ...

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