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Satellite loss snaps telecom links

WELLINGTON (New Zealand): The ``total loss'' of an Intelsat satellite left 10 South Pacific nations and territories and part of Antarctica without telephone contact to the outside world, New Zealand communications officials said on Tuesday. A further five Pacific states and three Asian territories were also affected but had backups available, Telecom New Zealand Ltd. said in a statement. In what satellite operator Intelsat Ltd. calls ``an extremely rare event,'' its Intelsat IS-804 satellite moved out of alignment and was lost. The New Zealand communications company rented capacity on the lost Intelsat unit. ``Our first priority must be restoration of service to our customers,'' said Intelsat chief executive, Conny Kulman.

— AP

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