My post wasn't meant to scare potential UBI or Globecast customers. Just a warning as to what may happen depending on how serious the problems with B1 are.<br /><br />Firstly B1 IS having troubles including Transponders being shutoff for an hour the other night. THAT isn't minor when they have to do that! as is last night when another 10 minute shutdown occured.<br /><br />In an emergency situation such as complete failure of another satellite. Some contracts are null and voided. "pre-emptibble" remember when I804 failed. All urgent traffic was moved to 701 this meant all non urgent was shifted elsewhere "pre -empted" e.g Pac TV mux, TBN etc all had to shift elsewhere.<br /><br />The major customers on B1 are SKY NZ and the Aus govt (abc'sbs terrestrial feeds etc)<br /><br />IF b1 was to fail, the backup would defintely be B3 hurried to 160E so Sky NZ and abc/sbs terrestrial transmitter feeds could resume service as quickly as possible.<br /><br />This would mean Optus using Emergency clauses in the contracts of those currently on B3. Yes that would probably include remuration for affected customers such as costs being paid to repoint customers dishes if they had to move elsewhere.<br /><br />NO other solution exists, options for UBI would be a change in sat to either Asiasat 4ku or NSS6 or nss5. I doubt there would be enough space on the H side of B3 if moved to 160E as existing customers of B1 such as the abc/sbs services would be higher up the ladder in terms of importance.