The Satellite Industry Association discussed the role of satellit...
The Satellite Industry Association discussed the role of satellite-based broadband services in the FCC’s National Broadband Plan with aides to Chairman Julius Genachowski and Commissioner Robert McDowell, according to ex parte filings. Representatives of the association met with the…
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advisers in separate meetings Thursday. The SIA spoke about recent advances in satellite broadband services, planned investments, how broadband should be defined and other matters. Several members of the association joined SIA President Patricia Cooper in the meetings, including representatives of SES World Skies, Inmarsat, Hughes Network Systems and WildBlue Communications, the filings said. The satellite industry has made a determined effort in recent months to be included in policy discussions as broadband expansion has become a major goal of several government agencies.