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Roundtable Forum: Satellite Communications

WILLIAM C. VRATTOS is an Analyst at Georgica Advisors LLC and currently serves as Director of Listing Services Solutions, Inc., a privately held telecommunications service company, and of FiberNet (FTGX), a building- centric CLEC. Previously, he was associated with Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. Mr. Vrattos received his Bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College and his MBA from Harvard Business School. Profile
JOHN B. COATES is the Satellite Services Analyst in the Equity Research Department of Salomon Smith Barney. A Chartered Financial Analyst, his prior experience includes research positions at JP Morgan Securities and JP Morgan Investment. Mr. Coates earned an MBA with Honors from Columbia Business School and a BA in Economics from Johns Hopkins University. Profile
J. ARMAND MUSEY is a Director at Salomon Smith Barney. He was formerly a Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst at Banc of America Securities. He also worked as a Senior Analyst at C.E. Unterberg, Towbin and as an Industry Analyst at Merrill Lynch covering satellite companies. Mr. Musey received his BA in Sociology from the University of Chicago and an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management. A Chartered Financial Analyst, he is a member of the NYSSA. Profile
TWST: Is this a difficult sector for investors to understand?

Mr. Coates: No, I do not think it is a difficult industry to understand.

The key is to understand that there are different sectors