Cable / Telecom News

Jail time for alleged satellite thief

TORONTO – An alleged satellite pirate has been sentenced to three months in jail for contempt of court. Troy Megill refuses to provide information about his activities, as ordered by the court, and was sentenced to three months in jail by the Ontario Superior Court for intentionally disobeying an Anton Piller order - civil search order - issued by the court, according to a press release. In September 2006, EchoStar Communications and Bell ExpressVu (which uses near identical technology purchased from EchoStar), along with security partner NagraStar were part of several civil search and seizure raids. The companies conducted the...