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Re: SkyCache/Cidera replacement?


From: jason () dixongroup net
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 13:56:20 -0400 (EDT)


Does anyone know of one?

No.

Hell, has anyone even considered starting one?

No, and I doubt anybody seriously has.  As a former employee, I can vouch
that the transponder costs were prohibitive to any start-up.  It's
possible that a large established provider might be able to absorb the
lease, I doubt it.  If it was going to happen, it would've happened when
Cidera was available for pennies on the dollar (my assumption, not a known
fact).

As it stands, the uplink dishes are still sitting unused behind Bergmann's
cleaners in Laurel, MD.  Damn shame.

-J.


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