Re: Cidera shuts down

[Hank Nussbacher <hank () att net il>]

At 05:58 PM 26-02-03 -0800, Dan Hollis wrote:

> On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Jeffrey Wheat wrote:
> > I am now in need of obtaining a new source for news that is satellite 
> based. Can anyone offer any suggestions
> > and or recommendations? All information is appreciated!
>
> satellite usenet does not appear to be very profitable...

Tis a shame.  Satellite data broadcast of common content is an economical 
way to share common data.  AS378 was getting 20Mb/sec of prefetched web 
content and Usenet news for all of $800/month before Cidera/Skycache shut 
down its service in Europe a year ago.

-Hank


> http://www.cidera.com/services/usenet_news/ - discontinued
> http://www.planetc.com/satellite/ - discontinued
> http://www.isp-sat.com/ - discontinued?
>
> I could only find one company still advertising satellite newsfeed service:
> http://www.skyserv.com/
>
> -Dan
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