EUTELSAT’S TOOWAY™ SATELLITE BROADBAND SERVICE TO HELP DELIVER IRELAND’S NATIONAL BROADBAND SCHEME

Paris, 29 October 2009

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), Europe’s leading satellite operator, today announced that its Tooway™ satellite broadband service has been chosen under Ireland’s National Broadband Scheme to deliver high speed broadband connectivity to homes and businesses in rural Ireland.