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Singtel’s predecessor, the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore, or simply Telecoms, said at the time of the station’s construction that its site was chosen because of its distance from airports and low radio frequency interference.<\/p>\n

According to the Straits Times report, the facility cost S$65.5 million at the time, including S$39 million for the one antenna it had then, as well as communications equipment. This antenna had a diameter of 32m.<\/p>\n

It was announced at the time of Bukit Timah Satellite Earth Station’s official opening that it would get a second antenna, with a diameter of 21m, by the end of 1988.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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