Two Arab satellite broadcasting corporations, Nilesat and Arabsat, recently refused to allow al-Alam to continue broadcasting on their frequencies, provoking protestations from Tehran.

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Arabsat will provide direct-to-home (DTH) television broadcasting, telephone and data services throughout the Middle East, North Africa and Southern Europe for the 22- member nation Arabsat organization.

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"The main objective of Arabsat is to provide communications infrastructure in (the) Arab world by providing state-of-the- art telecommunications services both in quality and quantity, " Saad Al Bidnah, Arabsat director general told a prelaunch news conference.

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