Intelsat senior executive testifies before the U.S. House of Representatives on importance of satellites in disaster recovery.(Tony Trujillo)

Wireless Satellite and Broadcasting Newsletter, September, 2005

Intelsat's Tony Trujillo testified before the U.S. House of Representatives, following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, about the importance of satellite technology in providing. quick and reliable communications during disaster recovery efforts.

Trujillo, Senior Vice President, Corporate Services and Government Relations of Intelsat, is also Chairman of the Satellite Industry Association (SIA). In his testimony on behalf of SIA before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, Trujillo emphasized the critical importance of the following initiatives and recommendations:

--Satellites should be regarded as an essential component in all future critical telecom network planning

--Satellite systems...

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