ATC comms via Satellite - Can this be done in North America?

[brandon]

I understand this is possible down in Australia according to this site.
http://www.satdirectory.com/--atcviasat.html
He is able to pick up all the ATIS, Airport, and even HF frequencies right from the Optus B1 satellite. Very cool!!!

Now the big question is do any North American satellites carry similar traffic?