Gilat-To-Home Becomes StarBand Communications

21-Sep-00

Gilat-To-Home Inc. is changing its name to StarBand Communications(SM) Inc.""We are pioneering a new category of high-speed Internet access,"" said David Trachtenberg, President and Chief Marketing Officer of StarBand Communications. ""With StarBand, consumers and communities across the United States will have their first opportunity to enjoy an always-on, two-way, high-speed Internet experience. StarBand means Internet access without the constraints of a cable or telephone wire."" Trachtenberg continued, ""StarBand means multicasting, always-on, full-screen, TV-quality content on the computer. With its unique Carousel(SM) technology, StarBand means personalized, on-demand movies, music, games and other high-speed content pushed to the very edge of the network - directly to the consumer's computer - bypassing the congestion of cable and telephone lines. StarBand has no boundaries. If you can see the sky, you can enjoy StarBand.""For the past several months, thousands of consumers have been piloting StarBand in test markets around the country. StarBand will commercially launch to consumers across the United States this fall. In addition, the Company recently agreed to lease 14 transponders on Loral Skynet's Telstar 7 satellite, ensuring capacity for the ramp up of the service. StarBand is planned to be rolled out to Canada and Mexico in 2001.For more information, visit StarBand at www.starband.net or www.starband.com.

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