SkyTerra Appoints Jeffrey Carlisle as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs
May 11, 2009 9:03:00 AM
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View Additional ProfilesRESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SkyTerra (OTCBB: SKYT) today announced that Jeffrey Carlisle has been appointed Vice President of Regulatory Affairs. He will develop and implement the company's regulatory and policy strategy with the United States, governments around the world, and international organizations.
Mr. Carlisle brings Skyterra over 15 years of experience in the law and policy of communications and high technology. He most recently served as the vice president for international public policy & government affairs for Lenovo, the global technology products and services company. Prior to joining Lenovo, Mr. Carlisle served at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as senior deputy chief and later chief of the wireline competition bureau. While at the FCC, he was co-director of the Internet Policy Working Group and a member of the Homeland Security Policy Council.
"Jeff brings a wealth of domestic and international legal and regulatory experience, including working with the FCC and the European Union," said Gary Epstein, executive vice president of law and regulation for SkyTerra. "His management experience in communications and Internet policy, coupled with his solid understanding of business operations, will help us continue to transform SkyTerra within the telecommunications industry as the company marches toward the launch of its next-generation integrated satellite-terrestrial communications network."
Mr. Carlisle received his Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley, his Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School, and his Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of California, Los Angeles.
SkyTerra is developing an integrated satellite-terrestrial communications network, based on SkyTerra's patented ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) technology. The company expects its next-generation network will provide seamless, transparent and ubiquitous wireless coverage of the United States and Canada to conventional handsets. SkyTerra plans to launch two of the most powerful commercial satellites ever built that will enable this network to support communications in a variety of market segments including public safety, homeland security, telematics, transportation and entertainment, by providing a platform for interoperable, user-friendly and feature-rich voice and high-speed data services.
SkyTerra Communications Inc. (OTCBB: SKYT) is a joint venture between SkyTerra LP and SkyTerra (Canada) Inc.
About SkyTerra Communications (www.skyterra.com)
SkyTerra Communications (OTCBB: SKYT) delivers mobile wireless voice and data services primarily for public safety, security, fleet management and asset tracking in the U.S. and Canada. The company's next-generation integrated satellite-terrestrial communications network is expected to provide seamless, transparent and ubiquitous wireless coverage of the United States and Canada to conventional handsets. When completed, the network will support communications in a variety of market segments, including public safety, homeland security, telematics, transportation and entertainment, by providing a platform for interoperable, user-friendly and feature-rich voice and high-speed data services.
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This news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with respect to plans described in this news release. Such statements generally include words such as could, can, anticipate, believe, expect, seek, pursue, proposed, potential and similar words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to uncertainties relating to the ability of SkyTerra to raise additional capital or consummate a strategic transaction or deploy the next generation system, as well as the ability of SkyTerra to execute its business plan. We assume no obligation to update or supplement such forward-looking statements.
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