RESTON, Va., Feb. 16, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) today announced the appointment of Jennifer A. Manner as the company's new Vice President, Regulatory Affairs. Ms. Manner joins MSV from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), where she most recently served as Senior Counsel to FCC Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy.
"We are pleased to welcome Jennifer as the newest member of MSV's Executive Team," said Alexander H. Good, vice chairman and chief executive officer of MSV. "Jennifer's background perfectly combines regulatory expertise with business skills, both on the domestic and international fronts. As MSV moves forward breaking new ground on the ATC front, those skills will be of critical importance to help pave the way."
While working for Commissioner Abernathy, Ms. Manner was responsible for advising on wireless, technology and international issues. Ms. Manner worked on a wide range of proceedings involving satellite, licensed and unlicensed wireless services, and other new technologies. She also participated in bilateral and multilateral international negotiations. Prior to joining the FCC, Ms. Manner served in various business and legal roles at WorldCom, including as Director of International Alliances and as Associate Counsel in MCI/WorldCom's legal group. Before joining MCI/WorldCom, Ms. Manner was an Associate in the communications group of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld and an Attorney-Advisor at the FCC.
Ms. Manner is the author of two books on telecommunications, Spectrum Wars and Global Telecommunications Market Access, and several scholarly articles on telecommunications policy. Since 2000, she has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center. Ms. Manner earned her L.L.M. from Georgetown University Law Center and her J.D. from New York Law School. She was an undergraduate at the State University of New York at Albany.
About Mobile Satellite Ventures
Mobile Satellite Ventures is developing the next generation hybrid wireless network for North America that will use a powerful satellite constellation working in unison with MSV's patented ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) technology to deliver seamless wireless services to end-users over standard wireless devices.
MSV is North America's premier provider of mobile satellite communications. Delivering service since 1996, MSV offers customers a wide choice of wireless data, voice, fax and dispatch radio services via its two MSAT satellites. MSV provides superior capacity and reliability for customers across North America, northern South America, Central America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and in coastal waters.
The MSV investor group includes Motient Corporation (Pink Sheets:MNCP), SkyTerra Communications (OTC:SKYT), TMI Communications, Columbia Capital, and Spectrum Equity Investors.
MSV has offices in Reston, Va., and Ottawa, On. For more information, visit MSV online at www.msvlp.com.