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To: bertrand bidaud who wrote (227)	11/20/1998 12:17:00 AM
From: Steve Fancy	Respond to of 3891

FCC Plan Would Let SkyBridge Share Airwaves With Satellite TV Firms Dow Jones Online News, Thursday, November 19, 1998 at 22:06 WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Federal regulators moved forward on a plan Thursday that could give a boost to SkyBridge's efforts to build a $4-billion-plus global network of 80 satellites. The Federal Communications Commission proposed letting SkyBridge and others share a portion of the airwaves now used by satellite TV companies. That's one of the things SkyBridge needs to provide service. The FCC proposal, modeled after an international agreement, would be subject to revision and another vote before becoming final. SkyBridge's partners include Alcatel-Alsthom (ALA), Loral Space & Communications Ltd. (LOR) and Toshiba Corp. The venture would provide other companies with network capacity to offer high-speed Internet access, video conferencing and other services to consumers. The network is to be in operation by late 2001. The FCC's biggest concern is that SkyBridge and others not cause interference to companies already operating on this portion of the airwaves. The FCC also is considering a request by Northpoint Technology to use this portion of the airwaves to transmit TV signals to direct broadcast satellite companies. Copyright (c) 1998 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

To: bertrand bidaud who wrote (227)	11/20/1998 12:22:00 AM
From: Steve Fancy	Respond to of 3891

FCC proposes spectrum sharing for Skybridge Reuters, Thursday, November 19, 1998 at 20:51 WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Thursday proposed allowing satellite operators to share certain airwave frequencies, allowing for the development of a new wireless multimedia service from Skybridge LLC. Skybridge, owned by a consortium led by Alcatel Alsthom (NYSE:ALA) of France, plans to loft a fleet of satellites to offer high-speed wireless Internet and multimedia services. The FCC proposal, which could be changed in a few months after a comment period, implements part of a decision last year on spectrum sharing by the International Telecommunications Union. The spectrum Skybridge needs to share is already heavily used to carry satellite television broadcasts, government communications and other services. Some current users fear sharing their airwaves will cause interference and impede communications. Skybridge is also owned by Aerospatiale, Toshiba Corp. (TOKYO:6502), Sharp Corp.(TOKYO:6753) and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (TOKYO:6503), Loral Space & Communications Ltd.(NYSE:LOR) and Ste Regionale d'Investissements de Wallonie of Belgium. The service is expected to compete with Teledesic, owned by Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates and cellular pioneer Craig McCaw. The FCC also asked for comment on a request from privately-held Northpoint Technology to share the satellite spectrum. Northpoint plans to offer local television station programming to direct broadcast satellite service subscribers. Copyright 1998, Reuters News Service