ArrowStar

ArrowStar, LLC is an American multichannel video programming distributor based in within the. It was formed in 1991 by a joint-venture of (NTT),  (SES) and, who were collectively referred to as ArrowStar Partners L.P. by the company. Its primary service is a digital satellite service serving the United States, Canada and Latin America. It also provides traditional linear television service delivered by IP through its Virgin Fiber brand and a Virtual MVPD service through its ArrowStar Stream brand. Additionally, ArrowStar offers mobile wireless service through ArrowStar Wireless. On February 2, 2020, ArrowStar acquired Virgin Fiber and the rights to use the Virgin Mobile name in the US from as part of the lead-up to the Sprint and T-Mobile merger. ArrowStar intends to provide postpaid wireless services as well in the future.

Founding and early growth
On January 10, 1991,, the , and announced a joint-venture, at first named SES/NTT/Bell Satellite Venture L.P., with intentions of launching a satellite-based pay television service. The venture spent 3 years raising $1.92 million to build and launch two satellites, SES Arrow 1 and SES Arrow 2, into orbit from the in. The first confirmed transmission of signals from SES Arrow 1 and 2 to an ArrowStar receiver was on November 1, 1994 at Bell Atlantic's headquarters,, in.

In January 1995, the service's name was declared to be ArrowStar. The initial test of ArrowStar's service was in, , , and , with the first ArrowStar Kit (consisting of a receiver, dish and over-the-air antenna) being sold at a  authorized dealer in  on June 12, 1995, expanding to the rest of the  on August 1, 1995.

Continued growth and expansion
In 1998, ArrowStar's headquarters were relocated from to the  inner suburb of. ArrowStar vacated it's old broadcast center in and relocated those operations into the ArrowStar Control Center (a converted former ) in the Dallas suburb of. ArrowStar's original broadcast center was razed shortly after the company moved out of the building (part of the industrial park currently occupies the site). ArrowStar kept it's New York City-area call centers in and.

Worldcom buyout, effects of the WorldCom accounting scandal and becoming a standalone entity
On May 19, 2001, the ArrowStar Partners sold ArrowStar to for US$54.3 million. Just over a year later, on July 21, 2002, WorldCom filed for bankruptcy in the midst of an accounting scandal.

On January 7, 2006, shortly after purchasing MCI, spun-off ArrowStar into a separate entity, ArrowStar, LLC, to focus on its fledgling  service.