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December 09, 2006

WildBlue Announces Successful Launch of WildBlue-1

Satellite Will More Than Triple WildBlue's Customer Capacity for High Speed Internet Service via Satellite.

DENVER, Dec. 8 -- WildBlue Communications announced that its Ka-band spot beam satellite, WildBlue-1 was successfully launched this evening at 5:08 p.m. EST from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. WildBlue provides high-speed Internet connectivity via satellite to homes and small businesses in communities where terrestrial broadband access is either limited or unavailable.

WildBlue-1 was successfully launched into orbit aboard Arianespace's Ariane 5 vehicle .

WildBlue Communications, Inc. was established to provide broadband access to consumers and small offices in rural areas and small cities in the United States.

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