C-Band Alliance Appoints Peter Pitsch to Lead Advocacy and Government Affairs
27 Mars 2019 - 12:59PM
Business Wire
Pitsch brings over 30 years of experience as a Capitol Hill and
FCC advocate for 5G and other technology policies
C-Band Alliance and members Intelsat (NYSE: I), SES (Euronext
Paris: SESG), Eutelsat (Euronext Paris: ETL) and Telesat welcome
Pitsch to coalition
The C-Band Alliance (CBA), announced today the appointment of
Peter Pitsch as Head of Advocacy and Government Affairs. The CBA is
the entity that proposes to implement a safe and efficient clearing
and repurposing of mid-band ‘C-band’ downlink spectrum to
accelerate the deployment of 5G services in the U.S. The CBA was
formed by Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat and Telesat, the band’s
incumbents and the leading continental U.S. satellite services
operators.
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New C-Band Alliance Executive, Peter
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Mr. Pitsch previously served as Associate General Counsel for
Intel Corporation, where he was responsible for global
telecommunications policy, a position from which he retired in
2018. Since October 2017, Mr. Pitsch advocated in support of the
CBA’s market-based proposal on behalf of Intel. Mr. Pitsch has over
three decades of experience advocating for public policy issues in
front of the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) and U.S.
Congress. Positions of note prior to his career at Intel included
serving as Chief of the Office of Plans and Policy and Chief of
Staff to the Chairman of the FCC during the Reagan
Administration.
The CBA is advocating a breakthrough, market-based proposal to
the FCC to allow satellite operators to clear frequencies to enable
terrestrial mobile operators to access 200 MHz of C-band spectrum.
The CBA approach and detailed transition plan would accelerate the
deployment of next generation 5G services in the U.S. while also
protecting the wide array of established C-band satellite services
and the U.S. consumers that rely on them, such as the U.S.
television and radio broadcasters and programmers.
Bill Tolpegin, C-Band Alliance Chief Executive Officer said,
“The appointment of Peter Pitsch, who is already well-versed in
this complex proceeding at the FCC, allows the CBA to further
amplify its advocacy efforts at the FCC and on Capitol Hill as we
explain how our proposal best balances the needs of C-band
incumbents with the need for speed when it comes to supplying
spectrum for 5G in the United States. Given his long experience
with telecom policy and intimate knowledge of our proposal and the
FCC proceeding, we are confident Peter will be a valuable leader in
our efforts to build consensus on our proposal.”
About the C-Band Alliance
The C-Band Alliance, or CBA, was established by Intelsat, SES,
Eutelsat and Telesat to implement the safe and efficient clearing
and repurposing of C-band spectrum, supporting the United States in
its goal of leadership in 5G deployment and innovation. While
implementing the breakthrough, market-based proposal to clear
spectrum, the CBA will also protect the quality and reliability of
existing C-band services, providing current users certainty and
operational integrity.
For more information, please visit www.C-BandAlliance.com.
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