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Technology Stocks : Loral Space & Communications -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Valueman who wrote (1639)	12/27/1997 7:20:00 PM
From: Frank Byers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10852

Would there be interest from LOR in buying DISH (Echostar?). Seems like Echostar I, II and/or III could beam into Mexico and provide immediate DTH to that country, as well as adding their 1M+ subs in the US to LOR's cash flow. Don't know why LOR would NOT be interested in operating a DTH company in the US unless they are worried it might hurt their satellite manufacturing business, as some DTH competitors may not want to buy satellites from a competitor. Maybe LOR is not interested in operating a retail-consumer business like DISH, since they seem to be more of a carriers' carrier type operator right now. But in Mexico they will actually be providing DTH service to consumers, right? That's why I wonder if DISH would be a good fit for LOR now. Any thoughts? FB