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2000 Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association Show READ ALL ABOUT IT! PAGE 5 FCC Official Urges Satellite TV to Speak up With more requests for scarce spectrum coming in at the FCC all the time, the companies offering satellite TV service need to step up their efforts to let lawmakers and regulators in Washington know they have more to offer, particularly in the burgeoning high-speed data market, FCC International Bureau Chief Don Abelson said. “They have to get the message out,” he said in an interview after a meeting with Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association board members. Satellite TV has enjoyed a “favored” status in Washington in recent years because lawmakers and regulators have been so anxious for a true competitor to cable. Now that satellite TV is providing that competition, the industry needs to tell its story about what it is going to do next, Abelson said. Abelson also said the FCC is reviewing Northpoint Technology’s plan to share DBS spectrum to offer a terrestrial microwave multichannel video/data service, but declined to say when it might finish. In general, Abelson said, the FCC would like to grant licenses for new and innovative services. However, he added, the FCC faces tough decisions about making sure interference problems can be mitigated. TURN THE PAGE OTHER ISSUES TO LOOK FOR: Tuesday, July 20, 2000 Wednesday, July 21, 2000   Please direct questions about this site to general.mail@satbiznews.com q 2000 Satellite Business News Inc. All rights reserved.