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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   
     >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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