The Hague, The Netherlands, December 19, 2001: New Skies Satellites (AEX, NYSE:NSK), the global satellite communications company, has announced that it is now providing 122 MHz of Ku-band satellite capacity to Star One, one of the largest companies focusing on satellite solutions in Latin America, to support its entry into Brazilian consumer Internet services.

Star One, a subsidiary of Embratel and owner and operator of five C-band satellites, signed for New Skies’ Ku-band capacity on the NSS-806 satellite in May, 2001. The contract called for a ramp-up to the full 122 MHz within six months. This additional capacity is supporting the increased power requirements of small sub-meter antennas used in Star One’s new consumer satellite Internet services.

“The coverage provided by the NSS-806 satellite is a perfect fit for the services we will provide in the immediate future,” said Lincoln Oliveira, Star One’s director for Operations and Engineering. ”So far, the reception of satellite signals in each of the areas we intend to serve is excellent.”

“We are very pleased to be providing the satellite capacity for Star One’s consumer Internet services in Brazil and to be working with such an innovative and successful company as Star One,” said Dolores Martos, New Skies’ vice president of sales for Latin America.

ABOUT NEW SKIES SATELLITES (AEX, NYSE: NSK)
New Skies is one of only three fixed satellite communications companies with truly global satellite coverage, offering video, voice, data and Internet communications services to a range of telecommunications carriers, broadcasters, large corporations and Internet service providers around the world. New Skies has five satellites in geosynchronous orbit and ground facilities around the world. The Company also has three new spacecraft under construction, which are planned to serve the Atlantic Ocean Region, Asia and the Americas. In line with its growth strategy, the Company has secured certain rights to make use of four additional orbital positions. New Skies is headquartered in The Hague, The Netherlands, and has offices in London, Johannesburg, New Delhi, São Paulo, Singapore, Sydney and Washington, D.C. Additional information is available at www.newskies.com


ABOUT STAR ONE
Star One is the largest company in Latin America focusing on solutions via satellite. Formerly an Embratel business unit, this company was incorporated in December 2000 and is the outcome of a partnership between Embratel, controlled by US-based WorldCom, and the Société Européenne des Satellites S.A (SES)/Astra headquartered in Luxembourg. Embratel holds 80% and Astra 20% of the capital of Star One. Star One ranks eleventh among the global geostationary satellite carriers. Further competitive edges of Star One are the optimum orbital position of its five satellites vis-à-vis the Latin American market and the top quality customer services.


For more information, please contact:
Elizabeth Hess, New Skies Satellites +31 70 306 4133
ehess@newskies.com