Remarks of FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly Before the Satellite Industry Association Annual Dinner

Let me suggest that the future of your companies is in your hands and in the hands of the brilliant people that work with and for you. The new Commission would like – and expects – the private sector to spend more time bringing products and services to market, serving its customers, and less time sitting on the edge of your seats awaiting word from on high, in this case the Commission. That is not to say that the Commission will abandon its responsibilities or obligations. To the contrary, one of our duties is not to interfere in the private, commercial marketplace unless absolutely necessary. We’ll still be there to act when appropriate, but we will not actively seek to interfere in your businesses as the all knowing.