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Satellite Companies Offer Communication Services to Gulf Coast
WASHINGTON?As bad as it has been, the misery and chaos caused by Hurricane Katrina would have been a lot worse had satellite companies not stepped in to help fill the void created by the destruction of terrestrial communications infrastructure in the affected areas. With cell phone towers and land lines wiped out in the hardest hit regions, relief workers have depended heavily on satellite communications to plan and coordinate their efforts. Satellite-based providers of mobile telephony, data, radio, TV and other services have donated millions of dollars worth of equipment, bandwidth and other resources to the effort. The storm and…