Subj : Re: TV Woes
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Fri Sep 26 2025 11:14:32

MP>Sounds like sat tv might be a thing of the past in the UK and Ireland after
  >2030 due to a lack of interest in replacing the existing satellites, which
  >will reach the end of their life spans around then.

RM>> That sounds like something that might effect everyone, everywhere.
  >> I doubt the UK has their own satellites exclusive to them..

MP>They actually sort of do.  The type of service in question relies on
  >geo-stationary satellites.  So the 4 or so in question are in place
  >specifically for the UK, Ireland, and (if I understood correctly) West
  >Africa.  While the number of people served is still in the millions, it
  >might not be enough to make it cost-effective to launch replacements when
  >the time comes.

Okay, I hadn't thought of it that way. You usually think of the
satellites as passing off their signals to the next in line all
around the earth but I suppose it makes sense that not all users
want or need access to other parts of the world.

I was thinking more like as with satellite phones you can call
from anywhere on earth if you have line of sight to the chain
of satellites over the equator.

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