Golden Sky Dbs, Inc. - PGTV- Profile

Golden Sky DBS, Inc.. The Company provides DIRECTV programming services to consumers and business segments through complementary sales and distribution channels. The Company is a provider of DIRECTV programming services in rural markets in the United States as a non-voting affiliate of the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC). DIRECTV is a multichannel direct broadcast satellite programming service. DIRECTV currently offers in excess of 200 channels of digital quality video and audio programming and transmits via high power Ku-band satellites. The Company has implemented specific promotions, like offering new subscribers an initial month's service at no charge, to motivate customers to purchase these plans. Television programming services accounted for 96% of 2000 revenues and equipment rental & leasing income, 1%