Intelsat’s $6.4 billion purchase of PanAmSat, which is scheduled to become effective July 3, will permit the company to offer satellite broadband services in rural areas of the United States and free up capacity on existing Intelsat satellites as elements of the PanAmSat fleet take over, Intelsat told U.S. government regulators.

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