Intelsat renewed its contract with the Armed Forces...

Intelsat renewed its contract with the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service to deliver radio and TV programming to military forces around the world. Under the contract, Intelsat General provides a global distribution network that delivers multichannel, broadcast quality programs, Intelsat said Monday in a news release (http://bit.ly/ZOEdQj). The service reaches more than 200,000 people using 307 MHz of bandwidth carried over 9 satellites, 6 teleports and an Intelsat terrestrial network, it said. The original contract was signed in 2011, with six one-year renewal options, Intelsat said.