Loral Skynet do Brasil (www.loralskynetdobrasil.com.br) received a contract from Universidade de Santo Amaro to provide Ku-band services for a distance-learning initiative. The Sao Paulo, Brazil-based university will use Skynet’s Estrela do Sul-1 satellite to broadcast courses to four locations initially, with expansions to more than 100 sites throughout Brazil planned by February 2006.