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EchoStar’s vIP-TV to deliver video transport service to georgia iptv
provider ringgold Telephone
EchoStar Satellite Services
June 23, 2009
ViP-TV Offers Customized Solution for
Distributing Popular TV Channels via Secure IP Platform
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – EchoStar Satellite Services, a division of
EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), announced today an agreement to
deliver its ViP-TV™ video transport service to Ringgold Telephone
Company (RTC), a provider of converged communications to more than
11,000 access lines in northern Georgia. Ringgold will receive
transport of up to 42 popular high definition TV channels to its IP
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RTC
provides digital interactive video service NexTV® to its subscribers
along with telephone and Internet access, all via a broadband
connection. The ViP-TV delivered IP channels will be available
immediately to RTC subscribers. With the additions, RTC now offers a
total of 48 high-definition channels.
“We are thrilled to be equipped to offer more hi-def channels than
most major cable companies in our area,” said RTC Executive Vice
President Phil Erli. “We’re bringing in the highest quality HD
channels available through satellite IPTV transporter EchoStar and
its ViP-TV service.”
EchoStar’s ViP-TV transport service is capable of delivering a
secure, MPEG-4 encoded IP stream of approximately 275 popular,
broadcast-quality TV and music channels from a satellite located at
85 degrees W.L. ViP-TV can also provide satellite-delivered local TV
channel aggregation in a telco’s designated market area in both high
definition and standard definition (where available).
“EchoStar is pleased to be the provider of choice for HD content for
Ringgold Telephone,” said Steve Skalski, vice president in charge of
EchoStar’s ViP-TV division. “Our ViP-TV service offers small and
medium-sized telcos affordable, scalable and aggregated MPEG-4
IP-encapsulated audio and video channels from our high-powered
satellite.”
For more information on ViP-TV, visit www.echostarviptv.com, contact
303-706-4040 or email viptv@echostar.com.
About EchoStar Satellite Services
EchoStar Satellite Services is a business unit of EchoStar
Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) and provides a reliable network available
for backhaul, aggregation and distribution of video, audio and data
domestically and internationally. EchoStar also offers the ViP-TV
platform providing IPTV solutions. EchoStar represents a significant
source of Ku-band and Ka-band satellite capacity and spacecraft
operation services with access to eight satellites, ground-based
teleport facilities, and an expansive terrestrial U.S. backhaul
network along with 24-hour Satellite Access Centers. For more
information or for occasional or full time satellite bandwidth,
contact 866-359-8804 or email efss@echostar.com.
About Ringgold Telephone Company
Ringgold Telephone Company is an independent telephone company that
has been a family-owned business since 1912. The company was one of
the first in the country to offer IPTV television service with its
NexTV® service. Along with providing home telephone and television
service, RTC also provides high-speed DSL internet and home security
service. Currently, RTC is in the process of deploying a
multi-million dollar fiber-to-the-home broadband infrastructure
throughout the Ringgold area in Catoosa County. Visit www.rtctel.com
or call (706) 965-1234. |
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