Intelsat to acquire PanAmSat for $3.2 billion

From: Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | Date: August 30, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

NEW YORK -- Satellite pioneer Intelsat Ltd. said Monday it is acquiring PanAmSat Holding Corp. for $3.2 billion in a deal that would add a top cable TV broadcaster to Intelsat's dominant position as the biggest provider of space-based data and voice communications for governments and businesses.

Intelsat, created in 1964 through a partnership of 147 nations and then privatized in 2001, will also assume $3.2 billion of debt from PanAmSat in the deal, the companies said Monday.

The proposed merger would nearly double Intelsat's satellite fleet to 53 spacecraft, creating a company with $1.9 ...

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