Russia's new Express-AM4 satellite to bring digital television to Far East.

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan, August 18 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia's new
Express-AM4 satellite to bring digital television to the Far East and help
to test satellite Internet technologies, Minister of Mass Communications
Igor Shchegolev said.
"This is one of the most advanced telecom satellites not only for
Russia but in general," he said.
"The networks we have been building since last year are waiting for
this satellite," the minister said, adding that it would cover Sakhalin,
Kamchatka, Khabarovsk Territory and Kuril Islands, where the construction
of digital television infrastructure started on a priority basis.
In the future, the satellite will provide digital television services
in other Russian regions as well.
By the end of 2013, Russia plans to launch another six telecom
satellites.