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                     VOA, BBC Broadcasts Jammed from Syria

   by VOA News

   A satellite provider for Voice of America and the BBC says broadcasts
   in the Middle East and Europe were deliberately jammed this week by
   interfering signals coming from Syria.
   Many programs have been impacted, including some of VOA's
   foreign-language services and BBC television and radio services in
   English and Arabic.
   The French-based satellite provider Eutelsat told VOA the disruptive
   interference emanated from Syria.
   Vanessa O'Connor, a spokeswoman for Eutelsat, said "deliberate ...
   intermittent" satellite jamming of several international broadcasters
   has been detected since the beginning of this week. She said Eutelsat
   used "localization technology" to confirm that the source of the signal
   jamming was in Syria.
   Deutsche Welle, a German state broadcaster that transmits
   Arabic-language programs via satellite to the Middle East, says Iran is
   behind the jamming efforts.
   Eutelsat, a major satellite operator, beams more than 4,250 television
   channels to more than 200 million cable and satellite homes in Europe,
   the Middle East and Africa. Transmitting an unauthorized signal on the
   same frequency as a valid program, and aimed directly at the satellite,
   can "jam" the program and block it from all viewers.
   A BBC spokeswoman said earlier this week: "Deliberate interference such
   as the jamming of transmissions is a blatant violation of international
   regulations concerning the use of satellites, and we strongly condemn
   any practice designed to disrupt audiences' free access to news and
   information."
   Both VOA and the BBC have experienced disruptions in recent years due
   to jamming that primarily was traced to Iran, which borders Syria and
   has supported the embattled Damascus regime of President Bashar
   al-Assad.
   On Monday, Eutelsat stopped relaying Iranian state television channels
   by satellite after the European Union tightened sanctions against
   Tehran's controversial nuclear program.
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References

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