Attachment 1990Statement of the

1990Statement of the

STATEMENT submitted by Public Service Satellite Consortium

Statement

1990-11-23

This document pretains to SAT-AMD-19900801-00046 for Amended Filing on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATAMD1990080100046_1080020

§3 ?fi fi?"?‘”l“”‘;g‘?a&'%m sPUBH@SERM MMWNSCSRTIUM 600 Maryland Avenue, SW Suite 220 Washington, DC 20024 2028630890 November 23, 1990 RECEIVED Federal Communications Commission NOV 2 1919 M Street, NW Domestic Facilities Division Room 222 Satellite Radio Branch Washington, DC 20554 Attention: Office of the Secretary Re: File Number 49/50—DSS—P/LA—90 Dear Secretary: Enclosed please find an original and ten copies of the Statement of the Public Service Satellite Consortium regarding Satellite CD Radio Inc. for the authorization for a Digital Audio Radio Service Satellite System. Sincerely, Louis A. Bransford President

Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 Application of ) Satellite CD Radio, Inc. )File Nos. 49/50—DSS—P/LA—90 for Authorization of a ) Digital Audio Radio Service )58/59—DSS—AMEND—90 Satellite System COMMENTS OF PUBLIC SERVICE SATELLITE CONSORTIUM IN SUPPORT OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST BENEFITS OF DIGITAL AUDIO RADIO SERVICE REGULATORY POLICY CONSIDERATIONS Public Service Satellite Consortium (PSSC) represents the telecommunications interests of a large and diverse group of nonprofit organizations and speaks on their behalf regarding various policy and regulatory issues. Accordingly, we believe certain issues raised in the Satellite CD Radio application for authorization of a Digital Audio Radio (DAR) Service Satellite System have public interest implications and PSSC wishes to comment in support of the application. The reférenced DAR satellite system involves tow high—power broadcasting satellites, to be launched into geostationary orbit, during the middle of 1994. Approximately 100 channels of compact disk quality radio programming would be broadcast directly from the satellite to inexpensive mobile and portable radios. A non—common carrier regulatory structure is proposed, with channel sales being made to local broadcasters as well as new programmers operating on a subscription basis. A review of the referenced DAR regulatory policy considerations, suggest that proposed service would benefit the public interest by separating satellite system operations from satellite programming. This would ensure against vertical monopoly abuses. Essentially, a variety of programmer options, advertiser supported or subscription, would allow the public greater flexibility in the service it desires. A rigid common carrier structure might lead to service inflexibility which might not serve the public interest and could have even more of a negative impact on public service users who typically have more limited resources. On this basis, PSSC encourages the FCC to rule favorably on the Satellite CD Radio Inc. application.


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