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 Rawafed Libya signs wholesale agreement with Eutelsat for KA-SAT capacityPARIS  and  TRIPOLI, Libya,  May 6, 2013  /PRNewswire/ --Rawafed Libya for Telecommunications & Technology, a leading Internet ServiceProvider in  Libya, has sealed a multi-year agreement with EutelsatCommunications (Euronext Paris: ETL) for capacity on the KA-SAT satellite tosupport IP trunking services to its new wireless broadband network in  Libya.Rawafed Libya has concluded a wholesale agreement with Eutelsat enabling it touse up to 1.6Gbit/s of capacity on two KA-SAT spotbeams that provide premiumreach of  Tripoli, Benghazi and surrounding regions.Rawafed Libya's use of KA-SAT will accelerate access to wireless broadband forpublic agencies, enterprises and consumers in the more densely populated areasof  Libya. The company is deploying local Wifi hot spots that will be fed byKA-SAT in areas where there is no terrestrial infrastructure for Internetservices. KA-SAT will also provide a back-up solution in areas whereinfrastructure exists.Michel de Rosen, CEO of Eutelsat, said:  "This new wholesale agreement withRawafed Libya underscores the high flexibility of the KA-SAT infrastructure. Itenables our partner to design, manage and scale up its own network using ourproven platform, and presents a fast route to wireless broadband for users inKA-SAT's Libyan service area. We are delighted to develop this new relationshipwith Rawafed Libya." Taha Ellafi, CEO of Rawafed Libya, said:  "We analysed a number of options forconnecting Wifi hot spots in the area covered by KA-SAT's spotbeams. Thissatellite and the flexibility of Eutelsat's commercial and operational proposalsrapidly emerged as the best fit for our stringent requirements. We are nowequipped with a solution that enables us to immediately accelerate wirelessbroadband deployment and we also have the long-term visibility we need to growour network and continue to develop our cooperation with Eutelsat in ourregion."About Eutelsat Communications (
  http://www.eutelsat.com
 )Eutelsat Communications is the holding company of Eutelsat S.A. With capacitycommercialised on 30 satellites delivering reach of  Europe, the  Middle East, Africa,  Asia, significant parts of the Americas and the  Asia-Pacific, EutelsatCommunications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is one of theworld's leading satellite operators. As of  31 December 2012  Eutelsat'ssatellites were broadcasting 4,500 television channels to over 200 million cableand satellite homes in  Europe, the  Middle East  and  Africa. The Group'ssatellites also provide a wide range of services for TV contribution, corporatenetworks and fixed and mobile broadband markets.Headquartered in  Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ over 780commercial, technical and operational professionals from 30 countries.SOURCE  Eutelsat CommunicationsFor further information : Press : Vanessa O'Connor, Tel: +33-1-53-98-37-91,voconnor@eutelsat.fr ;  Frdrique Gautier, Tel: +33-1-53-98-37-91,fgautier@eutelsat.fr ; Marie-Sophie Ecuer, Tel: +33-1-53-98-37-91,mecuer@eutelsat.fr . Investors and analysts: Leonard Wapler, Tel. :+33-1-53-98-31-07, investors@eutelsat-communications.com