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AM  WorldSpace's AfriStar-1, launched in October 1998, was the
first spacecraft designed specifically for providing satellite
radio services to earthbound listeners. The orbiter has
defective solar arrays and is scheduled for replacement this
year. A founder of the satellite radio industry insists that
reducing the number of providers will actually increase the
entertainment choices for consumers.  The abbreviated version of
this interview was published earlier today on DailyTech.  The
proposed merger between XM and Sirius would unite the only two
providers of satellite radio services into a single entity – or
so most Americans now believe.  In fact, there is a third
satellite radio company that stands on the periphery of this
mega-deal. Like XM and Sirius, it is a U.S. company that
provides audio entertainment subscription services via its own
fleet of geostationary satellites, but this company’s spacecraft
fly well under the radar of American co