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Originally Posted by HDRoberts  I thought DirectTV had leased 16 TPs there (from 72.5) through 2011 or so? Is that saying Dish will indeed be able to access all 32 TPs from day 1?
Man, 32 TPs at 61.5, 32 TPs at 72.7, and 24 at 77 = 88 TPs of space. Compare to the EA with 29 at 110, 21 at 119 and 32 at 129 = 82. 6 extra TPs on the EA side, besides being MPEG4. |
You are correct on dates. Directv contract was extended from end of this year to mid 2011 to give them time for transition to new capacity. But, since that contract extension, Directv 12 filed for launch (late this year). It will be taking over duties of Directv 10 (which had undetailed failure soon after launch which limited its full utilization). Perhaps the firm launch of Directv 12 with its increased capacity will allowed them to finish the handoff from the 72W slot. No need to continue leasing space if it is not needed.