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RURAL TELEPHONY NETWORK.

Hughes Network Systems, Inc., a leading provider of broadband satellite solutions, which it markets under the DIRECWAY brand, on Oct. 1 announced that Compania Dominicana de Telefonos (CODETEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon, has contracted for 500 TES Quantum Directremote satellite

terminals to provide rural telephony service throughout the Dominican Republic. This initiative was funded through the Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones (INDOTEL), the Dominican regulatory agency. The addition of TES Quantum Direct will complement CODETEL's existing portfolio of local, long-distance and wireless voice communications. They will now be able to extend their service offerings to include "toll-quality" voice for rural locations nationwide where terrestrial solutions are difficult or not available, said Frank Klisch, general manager for HNS Latin America.

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