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Mark Young at 202-418-0762 or Jackie Ponti at 202-418-0436;
Information on the 2004 FCC Satellite Forum can be found at the CGB site.
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03-07-05
FCC Announces Final Details of 2nd Annual Satellite Forum to be Held March 21, 2005.
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02-07-05
FCC announces Satellite Forum to be held March 21, 2005
Comment : The Federal Communications Commission will host its second annual Satellite Forum focusing on the role satellites play in everyday communications and how the lives of consumers in the United States and around the globe are enhanced by these services.
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| 10:00 AM |
OPENING VIDEO PRESENTATION AND LAUNCH OF FCC SATELLITE LEARNING CENTER Welcome:
Mark Young, Attorney Advisor, Satellite Division, International Bureau
Jacki Ponti, Associate Bureau Chief, International Bureau
Video Presentation Featuring:
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Fairfax County, Virginia.
Weyanoke Elementary School, Fairfax County, Virginia.
Opening Remarks:
Donald Abelson, Chief, International Bureau
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| 10:25 AM – 11:10 AM |
BROADBAND SATELLITE ON THE MOVE
Satellite service can provide broadband communication capabilities to consumers wherever they demand it, on the move: in trains, airplanes, automobiles and cruise ships.
Chair: Julius Knapp, Deputy Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology
Presenters:
Yoel Gat, RaySat, Inc. (Bio) PPT
Robert Hanson, Maritime Telecommunications Network (Bio) PPT
Sean M. Schwinn, Connexion by Boeing (Bio) Video
Bill Sullivan, ViaSat, Inc. (Bio) PPT
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11:25 AM – 12:10 PM |
INTEGRATED SERVICES
Communications services that combine satellite with other terrestrial technologies to serve consumers and businesses.
Chair:
Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein.
Presenters:
Otto W. Hoernig, III, Spacelink International (Bio) PPT
Jeffrey Carl, Spacenet, Inc. (Bio) PPT
Paul Bickford, Bickford Broadcast Vehicles (Bio) PPT
Dick Tauber, CNN (Bio) PPT
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| 12:10 PM – 1:45 PM |
Lunch Break |
| 1:45 PM – 2:30 PM |
SATELLITE SOLUTIONS FOR THE DEVELOPING WORLD
What are the needs and demands for satellite services in developing countries? What are the technical, economic, and regulatory challenges for satellite services in these countries/regions?
Chair:
Don Abelson, Chief, International Bureau
Presenters:
David Hartshorn, Global VSAT Forum (Bio)
Sheila Donovan, E-Link Americas (Bio)
Jonathan Metzger, USAID (Bio)
Rui Lopes, NetHope (Bio)
Kathryn Martin, Access Partnership (Bio)
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| 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM |
SATELLITE PORTABILITY
A fast-moving display and discussion of new, hand-held, cutting edge consumer devices deployed for satellite communications.
Chair:
Thomas Tycz, Chief, Satellite Division
Presenters:
George Spohn, Thrane & Thrane, Inc. (Bio) Video
Jack Deasey, Inmarsat, Inc. (Bio) PPT
Matthew Mohebbi, Hughes Network Systems (Bio) PPT 1 | PPT 2
Dennis C. Allen , Globalstar LLC (Bio)
Stan Kozlowski, Sirius Satellite Radio (Bio)
James Gerow, Swe-Dish Satellite Systems (Bio)
Dan Murphy, XM Satellite Radio (Bio)
Greg Ewert, Iridium Satellite LLC (Bio)
Paul Witt, NavTech GPS Supply (Bio) PPT
Clark Lewis, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (Bio) PPT
Adam Goldberg, Sharp Laboratories of America (Bio)
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| 3:45 PM |
Forum Concludes
Featured portable devices will be available for an additional hour of viewing. |
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