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Mike Grannan Named COO of RaySat Broadcasting Corporation
Former AT&T Business Development Executive Joins Company to Direct Business Operations as It Launches Revolutionary New AT&T CruiseCast(SM) In-Car Entertainment Service

CES Booth # 5223 -- Mike Grannan has signed
on as the new Chief Operating Officer for RaySat Broadcasting Corporation,
the company introducing AT&T CruiseCast(SM) to the market.
AT&T CruiseCast is a breakthrough new in-car entertainment service
providing 22 premium satellite TV channels and 20 radio channels of
on-the-go, rear-seat entertainment for families, commuters and mobile
professionals. The service will be launched in spring 2009.
Grannan, who spent 16 years at AT&T, will be responsible for operations
support of RaySat Broadcasting Corporation's ground operations center,
customer service, account provisioning and billing, and equipment shipping
and logistics.

Prior to joining RaySat Broadcasting Corporation, Grannan served as an
Executive Director in Business Development at AT&T's corporate
headquarters, and before that in Corporate Strategy. Grannan had been
instrumental in AT&T's work targeting the automobile as the next logical
venue for video and data services.
In Corporate Strategy, he was responsible for assessing new technologies
for evolving AT&T's access network, including fiber to the node and fixed
wireless platforms, and monitoring trends in wireless networks and related
services. Grannan was influential in setting the strategic direction for
the corporation in a variety of areas, including broadband, wireless, Voice
over IP, and AT&T's U-verse IPTV video initiative.
Previously, Grannan spent 10 years at AT&T Labs, the company's research and
development subsidiary, performing work in Internet data services,
speech-based services, and computer telephony. As Executive Director of
Internet Data Services, he led a team that evaluated, developed, and
recommended new information technologies for deploying IP-based data
offerings for AT&T and its affiliates. He has conducted technology
assessment and deployment recommendations for IP-based video entertainment
services, interactive games platforms, residential gateways and home
networking technologies, and IP home servers for AT&T's DSL consumer base.
In a previous capacity, Grannan worked on interactive services utilizing
speech recognition, and was the project manager for the largest deployment
of voice-activated dialing in U.S. history, available to residential
customers in five states.
Prior to joining AT&T, Grannan ran the Midwestern sales operations for two
of Steve Jobs' start-up companies, PIXAR and NeXT.
Grannan, who has two patents granted by the U.S. Patent Office and 29
additional patents pending and published, holds a master's degree in
Computer Science from Ohio State University, and a MBA from The University
of Texas.
For more information on AT&T CruiseCast, go to www.cruisecast.com.
About RaySat Broadcasting Corp.
RaySat Broadcasting Corporation is a privately held U.S. company that has
been chartered to introduce Total In-Car Entertainment to the marketplace
with the revolutionary AT&T CruiseCast service. Headquartered in Dallas,
TX, RaySat Broadcasting Corporation capitalizes on pioneering technology
that has enabled the creation of a small low-profile, in motion compact
antenna for use on cars, trucks and SUVs that also provides continual
coverage on-the-go thanks to an advancement that overcomes line-of-sight
obstacles such as overpasses, buildings, trees or tunnels. RaySat
Broadcasting Corporation. is the affiliate of Vienna, VA-based global
satellite-antenna innovator RaySat(TM), Inc., a leading manufacturer and
supplier for the mass market for cost-effective, low-profile satellite
antennas that enable communication on the move.
About AT&T CruiseCast
AT&T CruiseCast offers Total In-Car Entertainment, a revolutionary
advancement in channel delivery anywhere from urban cityscapes to the open
road. At launch a powerful lineup of 22 premium satellite TV channels and
20 radio music channels will be available for families, commuters and
mobile professionals to enjoy through their rear seat entertainment or
vehicle audio systems. The non-stop entertainment is made possible by AT&T
CruiseCast's innovative compact, low-profile antenna for use on cars,
trucks and SUVs, and a breakthrough technology that overcomes line-of-sight
obstacles such as overpasses, buildings, trees or tunnels. The initial
channel lineup includes Disney Channel, Toon Disney Channel, Discovery
Kids, Animal Planet, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, USA, Comedy Central,
MSNBC, and CNBC. For more information, go to www.cruisecast.com.
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