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Article: CANALDIGITAAL to Offer Broadband Internet Services to Dutch Consumers via the ASTRA Satellite System.
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- Business Wire
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- September 9, 2005
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- SES ASTRA, an SES GLOBAL company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) and Dutch satellite service provider CANALDIGITAAL, today announced at the IBC in Amsterdam the conclusion of an agreement for the provision of Broadband Internet services via the ASTRA Satellite System.
CANALDIGITAAL will offer the satellite internet service to Direct-To-Home (DTH) households, especially those which cannot be served by xDSL or broadband cable. Although large parts of the Netherlands have access to xDSL and cable, there is a high demand for broadband internet services outside these areas. With a fast growing base of over 600.000 DTH ...