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   > 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   
   > wi   
   >   >reach the end of their life spans around then.   
      
   > That sounds like something that might effect everyone, everywhere.   
   > I doubt the UK has their own satellites exclusive to them..   
      
   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.   
      
   Mike   
      
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