The International Bureau’s satellite forum planned for Jan. will ...
The International Bureau’s satellite forum planned for Jan. will look at how satellites are being used in rural areas to reach the rest of the U.S., said IB Chief Donald Abelson. His comments were a part of a briefing…
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the bureau hosted Thurs. The Jan. 28 forum, “Making The Rural Connection,” will look at several services, including public safety, telemedicine, learning, and entertainment services, he said. Abelson spoke briefly about the satellite licensing rules which went into effect in Aug.: “The goal of the process is to be efficient… and to get service to consumers as quickly as we can.” He said software glitches that showed up in the system during the first hours of filing, like missing orbit locations and frequency bands, “have been taken care of.” Abelson said the duplicate EchoStar applications weren’t created by an FCC software glitch: “As I understand it… [they] filed 38 duplicates from 3 different locations around the [U.S.]. Once they realized they were duplicates, they withdrew them.” Responding to a question about the DBS auction item that was removed from last month’s FCC agenda meeting, Abelson said the bureau was still discussing the remaining issues with the 8th floor.