PRESS RELEASE
Four of the leading operators of communications satellites announced today the formation of a Coalition for Competitive Launches. The coalition is aimed at enhancing worldwide competition in the provision of commercial satellite launches, a business led today by Russian and French companies.
The four members of the coalition, all of which provide a broad range of commercial satellite services in the United States including direct-to-home television, video distribution, broadband, and government services by satellite, are EchoStar, Intelsat, SES and Telesat. Providing leadership for the group is former US Senator John W. Warner (R-VA), a nationally recognized defense and national security expert and former chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee.