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April 24, 2006

Providence firm to help launch mobile TV service

PROVIDENCE -- A Providence-based company says it's joining with satellite service provider SES Americom to launch a trial mobile television and entertainment service in Las Vegas this fall.

Officials at Aloha Partners say they're forming a subsidiary called Hwire to test the network. The service will likely provide 30 to 40 television, music, interactive and e-commerce channels.

Most of the content will come from the major broadcast, cable and satellite television networks. The channels will also include localized content, like news, weather and sports.

Aloha Partners is the largest owner of 700 megahertz spectrum in the United States. SES Americom is the largest supplier of satellite services in the United States.

-- The Associated Press

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