Hughes Gets GETN Contract for Satellite Distance Learning Network

The federal Government Education and Training Network (GETN) consortium of agencies gave Hughes a blanket purchase agreement contract for a global satellite network to support its distance learning programs, Hughes said Tuesday. The agreement -- $15 million in funding over up to five years -- builds on the existing contract it had with GETN, Hughes said. It said the network covers more than 1,000 downlink sites with one or more classrooms, five uplink sites, 21 broadcast studios and 44 international sites.