About Eutelsat S.A.

Eutelsat S.A. headquartered in Paris is one of the world's leading providers of satellite communications solutions for business and private needs. The company provides television and radio broadcasting, Internet access and multimedia entertainment, IP business solutions, corporate network solutions and professional communications applications in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South-West Asia and North and South America.
From its HOT BIRD and other orbital positions Eutelsat broadcasts 900 TV channels and 560 radio channels to 85 million satellite and cable homes. Eutelsat operates capacity on 22 satellites and owns the 3rd largest fleet of satellites worldwide. Seven additional satellites are currently in construction. Turnover for 2000 was 686 million euro.