Uruguay, Venezuela To
Launch Communications
Satellite
Uruguay and Venezuela
are expected to have a
shared communications
satellite in the air
soon which will cover
South and Central
America, an official
from Uruguay's
Communication Services
Regulation Unit said
Sunday.
The
250-million-U.S.-dollar
satellite, which is
designed for 15 years of
service life, will boost
both nations'
communications and allow
them to lower the cost
of using the broadband
Internet, LeonLev,
president of the
regulation unit told
media.
"It (the satellite) will
be jointly used by
Uruguay and Venezuela
for peaceful ends," Lev
said, adding that
"Uruguay is on the verge
of a fundamentally
important event."
Local media said the
joint program has
already enabled the two
nations to improve their
aerospace research. The
satellite's launch site
has yet to be confirmed.
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