Attachment ex parte

This document pretains to SAT-ASG-20030728-00139 for Assignment on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATASG2003072800139_380666

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      Marlene H. Dortch                                                   Moscow           Tokyo
                                                                                           Washinaton. D.C.
      Secretary
      Federal Communications Commission
      445 12th Street, S.W.
      Washington, D.C. 20554


             Re:     Ex Parte Submission
                     File No. SAT-MSC-200402 10-00027

      Dear Ms. Dortch:

                    In response to inquiries from Commission staff made during Inmarsat’s June 2,
      2004 ex parte meeting, Inmarsat submits the following letter discussing the flexibility granted
      the Commission under the Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International
      Telecommunications Act (the “ORBIT Act” or “Act”).’

                      Congress did not draft the ORBIT Act simply as a check list of requirements that
      the Commission must blindly apply. To the contrary, the ORBIT Act is designed to provide
      considerable flexibility to the Commission in evaluating whether the privatization of Inmarsat
      has satisfied the requirements as well as the purpose of the Act. Congress empowered the
      Commission with discretion in two ways. First, the Act provides that Inmarsat may be either a
      “national corporation or similar accepted commercial structure.”2 Expressly authorizing the use
      of an alternative commercial structure both informs the interpretation of the specific
      requirements of the sub-sections of Section 621(5) and affirmatively grants the Commission the
      ability to determine that a commercial structure not specifically described in the Act nevertheless
      satisfies the requirements and purpose of the Act. Second, as supported by substantial case law,
      the Commission has significant flexibility under the “consistent with” and “in accordance with”
      standards expressed in the ORBIT Act to find that Inmarsat’s privatization has satisfied the
      ORBIT Act, even if the Commission believes that some specific provision may not have been
      met.



      1
             Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications
             Act, Pub. L. No. 106-180, 1 14 Stat. 48 (2000).
      2
             See ORBIT Act    9 62 l(5) (emphasis added).


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         A.         Inmarsat’s Commercial Structure Is Similar to a National Corporation

                         By providing that Inmarsat could be either a “national corporation or similar
         accepted commercial structure,” Congress specifically contemplated that commercial structures
         other than the one that fits the definition of “national corporation” would satisfy the requirements
         of the ORBIT Act. The definition of “national corporation” provides a benchmark for one type
         of entity that Congress believed would satisfy the Act, but the ORBIT Act leaves it to the
         Commission to determine whether a similar commercial structure also acceptably satisfies the
         Act. As discussed below, Inmarsat’s commercial structure is substantially similar to that of a
         “national corporation” and Inmarsat’s privatization has exceeded the results that could have been
         achieved had Inmarsat effectuated a public offering of equity. Therefore, Inmarsat urges the
         Commission to find that Inmarsat has satisfied the remaining requirements of the Act.

                         The ORBIT Act provides that “national corporation” means ‘‘[ti)] a corporation
         [(ii)] the ownership of which is held through publicly traded securities, and [(iii)] that is
         incorporated under, and subject to, the laws of a national, state, or territorial g~vernment.”~
         Logic dictates that a similar accepted commercial structure need not meet each of the three
         prongs of the definition of “national corporation.” If the entity did, then it would be a “national
         corporation” and the term “similar accepted commercial structure” would be rendered
         meaningless.

                         Inmarsat is a corporation, incorporated under U.K. law, whose ownership is held
         through privately held equity securities, but which has publicly traded debt securities - its Series
         A notes. Inmarsat’s commercial structure specifically fulfills two of the three prongs of the
         definition of “national corporation” - Inmarsat is a corporation and it is organized under national
         law. Inmarsat’s structure varies from the definition of “national corporation’’ only in that
         Inmarsat’s publicly traded securities are debt as opposed to equity securities. An examination of
         the language and purpose of the Act, however, demonstrates that this variation is not material.

                         Whether Inmarsat’s public securities represent “ownership” is not important to
         furthering any purpose of the Act. The crucial element is that the securities are publicly listed
         for trading. The listing of public securities on a major stock exchange -be they debt or equity -
         ensures that the issuer is subject to securities regulations and reporting requirements. Such
         reporting provides transparency into the operations of Inmarsat, access to audited financial
         reports, and disclosures of transactions with major stockholders, officers and directors. In other
         words, transparent and effective securities regulation enables the public, Congress and the
         Commission to ensure that Inmarsat has privatized in a manner consistent with the purpose of the
         ORBIT Act.

                        As discussed in the February 10‘’ Letter, Inmarsat debt securities, the Series A
         notes, were issued in conjunction with the leveraged buyout of over 57% of the aggregate
         ownership interest of Inmarsat’s former Signatories, and those notes are listed on the

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                     ORBIT Act 9 681(a)(17).


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          Luxembourg Stock E ~ c h a n g e .Pursuant
                                             ~        to a forthcoming A/B exchange of notes, they will be
          replaced with Inmarsat Series B notes, the issuance of which is being registered with the U.S.
          Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). As a result, Inmarsat is subject to the transparent
          and effective securities regulations of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and the European Union
          and Inmarsat soon will be subject to SEC reg~lation.~    No more meaningful regulation would
          have been imposed upon Inmarsat had it listed equity securities on the Luxembourg Stock
          Exchange and then conducted an N B exchange of equity securities that was registered in the
          U.S. As a company with publicly traded and listed debt securities, Inmarsat is structured in a
          manner that achieves substantially the same results as one would expect from an entity, a portion
          of whose ownership is held through publicly traded securities.

                          Requiring Inmarsat to publicly list “ownership” or equity securities would not
          achieve any objective of the ORBIT Act.6 If the Act required that all or even a majority of
          Inmarsat be publicly owned, then a public listing of equity securities could be important, but this
          is not the case. In fact, the ORBIT Act merely requires that privately held Signatory ownership
          interests be substantially diluted, not eliminated, and the Commission found that New Skies -
          with 77% of its equity privately owned - satisfied the requirements of the Act, including the
          “national corporation” requirement.I

                          If Inmarsat had made a public offering of equity securities in an amount similar to
          New Skies, in lieu of the transaction Inmarsat in fact conducted, (i) there would have been less
          dilution of former Signatory ownership interests; (ii) Inmarsat would be subject to substantially
          the same securities regulations, (iii) control of Inmarsat would still rest with the former
          Signatories as a group, and (iv) 70 more former Signatories would hold an interest in Inmarsat
          than is the case today.* A number of individual public investors might hold an ownership
          interest in Inmarsat, but they would have no practical influence on the management and
          operations of the company, Indeed, it is not uncommon for “publicly owned” companies to be




          4
                    See Inmarsat’s February 10, 2004 letter to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal
                    Communications Commission, File No. SAT-MSC-20040210-00027 at 2-5 (“February
                    I Oth Letter”).
          5
                    See February I ofhLetter at 10- I 5.
          6
                    See ORBIT Act 2.
          I
                    See In the Matter of New Skies, N. V. Request for Unconditional Authority to Access the
                    U.S. Market, 16 FCC Rcd. 7482 at 18 24 and 46 (2001).
          8
                    The ownership interests of 70 of the 85 former Signatories of Inmarsat were redeemed in
                    full as a result of the leveraged buy-out. If Inmarsat had conducted an initial public
                    offering of equity, the dilution of the former Signatory interests most likely would have
                    been on a pro rata basis and therefore no Signatory’s ownership interest would have been
                    fully redeemed.


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         controlled by “privately held” interests.’ If Congress had mandated diffuse public ownership, it
         could have made such a requirement explicit as it did in the provision of the Satellite Act of
         1962,” which the ORBIT Act repealed.” Instead, Congress mentions “ownership” only in the
         definition of “national corporation,” a type of structure from which Congress expressly permitted
         deviation.

                          The only material result of a listing of equity that advances the purpose of the Act
         is the imposition of securities regulations. Inmarsat achieved that same result with the issuance
         of debt securities. By granting the Commission the authority to accept commercial structures
         similar to a national corporation, Congress provided flexibility to the Commission to ensure that
         the purpose of the Act is achieved. Inmarsat’s commercial structure (i) resulted in greater
         dilution of its former Signatory ownership interests than any equity offering, and (ii) subjects the
         company to transparent and effective securities regulations. Moreover, no greater competition
         would result from Inmarsat conducting an equity public offering. Therefore, Inmarsat urges the
         Commission to find that its commercial structure is acceptable under 621(5) as similar to a
         “national corporation.”

          B.       The Provision Allowing Alternative Commercial Structures Mandates a Broad Reading
                   of the Meaning of the Terms “Initial Public Offering of Securities” and “Shares”

                          In addition to granting flexibility to the Commission, the use of the phrase
          “national corporation or similar accepted commercial structure” has significant ramifications for
          the interpretation of the subsections of Section 62 l(5). Because Congress intended that
          commercial structures other than a national corporation may satisfy the purpose of the ORBIT
          Act, the language of Section 621(5) must be read in a manner that permits the use of those
          structures.

                          Certain commercial entities (e.g., a partnership or limited liability corporation) do
          not have “stock,” and other entities may be structured in a manner where it makes more sense, in
          light of various considerations, to list public debt securities, rather than public equity securities.
          To interpret the terms “initial public offering of securities” in Section 621(5)(A) and “shares” in
          Section 62 1(5)(B) as requiring a public offering and listing of “stock” would preclude the use of
          a “similar accepted commercial structure,” thus rendering those words of the Act meaningless.12

          9
                   See, e.g., Kmart Holding Corp. Definitive Proxy Statement at 2 (filed April 8,2004)
                   (“more than 50% of the Company’s votingpower is held by ESL Investments, Inc. and its
                   affiliates”); MicroStrategy, Inc. Definitive Proxy Statement at 7 (filed May 25,2004)
                   (“more than 50% of the voting power of the Company is controlled by the Company’s
                   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Michael J. Saylor”).
          lo                   5 304.
                    Satellite Act
                    See ORBIT Act 9 645.
          l2
                    Use of the term “stock” in the section heading of 62 l(5) should not be read to contradict
                    the explicit language of that section that contemplates the existence of commercial


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         Section 62 1(5)(B) therefore should be read broadly to allow a range of securities to satisfy the
         “listing on a major stock exchange with transparent and effective securities regulations”
         provision. Doing so would allow the Commission to give each word of the statute meaning.I3
         Moreover, it would avoid frustrating the purpose of the ORBIT Act by requiring Inmarsat now to
         take further actions - listing equity securities on a major stock exchange - that would not
         advance any articulated purpose of the Act,I4 but in fact (i) would cause American investors who
         have an interest in Inmarsat to lose significant valueI5 and (ii) would saddle Inmarsat and its
         investors with a public equity ownership structure to which none of its competitors in the U.S. is
         subject.  ’
                   structures without stock under the “similar accepted commercial structure” provision.
                   See, e.g., M.A. v. State-operated School District of the City of Newark, 344 F.3d 335,348
                   (3d Cir. 2003) (“It is a well-settled rule of statutory interpretation that titles and section
                   headings cannot limit the plain meaning of statutory text where that text is clear.”); see
                   also US. v. Minker, 350 U.S. 179, 185 (1956) (“the title of the statute and the heading of
                   a section cannot limit the plain meaning”) (quoting Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v.
                   Baltimore & Ohio R. Co., 331 U.S. 519, 528 (1947)).
         l3
                   The use of the word “shares” as opposed to “stock” in the Act is also pertinent as the first
                   definition of “share” in Black’s Law Dictionary is “[aln allotted portion owned by,
                   contributed by, or due to someone” - a definition that encompasses a share, or portion, of
                   the capital structure of a company, whether that portion is a debt or equity interest in the
                   capital structure. See Black’s Law Dictionary p. 1380, definition 1 (7thEdition 1999).
                   Interpreting this provision of the Act using a broad definition of “shares” would allow an
                   internally consistent reading of the Act that provides meaning to all the words in the Act.
                   See TRWInc. v. Andrews, 534 U.S. 19, 31 (2001) (“It is ‘a cardinal principle of statutory
                   construction’ that ‘a statute ought, upon the whole, to be so construed that, if it can be
                   prevented, no clause, sentence, or word shall be superfluous, void, or insignificant”’)
                   (quoting Duncan v. Walker, 533 U.S. 167, 174 (2001)).
         l4
                   See Attorney General v. School Committee of Essex, 387 Mass. 326,336 (1982) (“We
                   will not adopt a literal construction of a statute if the consequences of such construction
                   are absurd or unreasonable.”); United States v. Kirby, 74 U.S. 482,486-87 (1 868) (“All
                   laws should receive a sensible construction. General terms should be so limited in their
                   application as not to lead to injustice, oppression, or an absurd consequence. It will
                   always, therefore, be presumed that the legislature intended exceptions to its language,
                   which would avoid results of this character. The reason of the law in such cases should
                   prevail over its letter.”).
         Is
                   See Statement of Representative John Dingell, Congressional Record H2600 (House of
                   Representatives - May 5,2004) (“forcing INTELSAT to conduct an IPO next month is
                   bad policy and will cost INTELSAT’s owners, including many U.S. investors, hundreds
                   of millions of dollars”).
         l6
                   See Consolidated Response of Inmarsat, File No. SAT-MSC-20040210-00027 at 12
                   (April 20,2004).


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                       Regardless whether the Commission interprets the Act in the manner discussed
        above, Inmarsat’s satisfaction of the purpose of the Act and the benefits U.S. users receive from
        Inmarsat’s provision of MSS services support the Commission’s use of discretion under other
        provisions of the Act to reach a favorable result in this matter.

        C.       The Commission Has Broad Discretion Under Either a “Consistent With ” or an ”In
                 Accordance With ” Standard

                        In addition to authorizing the Commission to permit use of commercial structures
        other than a “national corporation,” the Act provides the Commission with discretion by
        allowing the Commission to find privatization to be achieved in a manner “consistent with” or
        “in accordance with” the Act. As the Commission noted in the Market Access Order with
        respect to the “consistent with” standard, “[tlhis flexibility allows [the Commission] to avoid
        fmstrating Congressional intent to enhance competition in the U. S. telecommunications market
        by an overly narrow interpretati~n.”’~   As demonstrated below, the same should be true under the
        “in accordance with” standard of review.I8

                         Substantial legal precedent supports the determination that the “consistent with”
        standard grants the Commission flexibility in evaluating whether Inmarsat’s privatization
        satisfies the requirements and goals of the Act.” For example, in Environmental Defense Fund,
        petitioners argued that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA’s”) regulations violated
        the Clean Air Act by allowing the approval of transportation improvement programs (“TIPS”)
        even when a program’s transportation control measures (“TCMs”) are behind the schedule
        established in the application implementation plan. The statute provided that no TIP may be
        adopted unless a determination is made that such program provides for timely implementation of
        TCMs “consistent with the schedules in the applicable implementation plan.”20 Rejecting the
        petitioners’ arguments, the court found that the phrase “consistent with” in the statute meant
        “agreeing or according in substance or form” and therefore “[gliven the flexible statutory
        language we must defer to the agency’s determination” to allow adoption of the plans despite the
        variance from the Clean Air Act.” Other courts agree that use of “consistent with” in a statute



                  Market Access Order 7 35.
        ’’        See ORBITAct 0 602.
        l9
                  See, e.g., Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Environmental Protection Agency, 82 F.3d
                  451,457 (D.C. Cir. 1996), amended on other grounds, 92 F.3d 1208 (D.C. Cir. 1996),
                  citing Oxford English Dictionary 773 (2d 1989); N.L. Indes, Inc. v. Kaplan, 792 F.2d
                  896, 898-899 (9th Cir. 1996) (statutory phrase “consistent with“ does not necessitate
                  strict compliance with provisions of the statute).
        2o
                  See Environmental Dejense Fund, Inc., 82 F.3d at 457 (quoting 42 U.S.C. 0
                  7506(c)(2)(B)).
        2’
                  See, e.g., Environmental Defense Fund, Inc., 82 F.3d at 457.


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means that one need not strictly comply with each provision of a statute.” And courts recognize
that agencies should be granted deference when interpreting a statute using a “consistent with”
standard .

               It has been suggested that a different standard should apply to Inmarsat’s
“additional services” because the ORBIT Act provision on additional services discusses
Inmarsat’s privatizing “in accordance with” requirements of the         This position is not
supported by case lawz5or common usage of the term.26 The phrases are synonymous and, to the


22
          Roanoke Memorial Hospitals v. James B. Kenley, M.D., 3 Va. App. 599, 606 (1987)
          (“‘[C]onsistent with’ as used in the context of the statute does not mean ‘exactly alike’ or
          ‘the same in every detail.’ It means instead, ‘in harmony with,’ ‘compatible with,’
          ‘holding to the same principles,’ or ‘in general agreement with.”’); Chippenham &
          Johnston- Willis Hospitals, Inc. v. Peterson, 36 Va. App. 469,479 (2001) (“‘[C]onsistent
          with’ means ‘compatible with’ . . . or ‘in general agreement with’ rather than ‘exactly
          alike’ or ‘the same in every detail.”’); The Duck Inn v. Montana State University-
          Northern, 285 Mont. 5 19, 523 (1997) (“The only portion of the statute which is at issue
          here is the meaning of the phrase ‘consistent with’ . . . . [W]e look first to the plain
          meaning of the words . . . . [W]e give words their usual and ordinary meaning . . . .
          MERRIAM WEBSTER’S COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY 247 ( I 0th ed. 1993) defines
          consistent as ‘free from variation or contradiction,’ ‘compatible.’ THE AMERICAN
          HERITAGE DICTIONARY 402 (3rd ed. 1992)’ also defines consistent as
          ‘compatible”’).
23
          See, e.g., Environmental Defense Fund, Inc., 82 F.3d at 457; Johnston- Willis Hospitals,
          Inc., 36 Va. App. at 479.
24
          See Response of Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC, File No. SAT-MSC-
          20040210-00027 at 8, n.14 (filed April 30,2004).
25
          See, e.g., New York Public Interest Research Group, Inc. v. New York State Department
          of Insurance, 66 N.Y.2d 444,449 (1985) (“Inconsistency as a matter of statutory
          interpretation within the rule of the Kurcsics case exists, however, only if ‘in accordance
          with’ means in strict conformity with rather than in harmony with, or not inconsistent
          with. Yet thephrase has generally been construed to require not identicality of result but
          only reasonable or just correspondence . . . .”) (emphasis supplied); Noflolk v. Norfolk
          Landmark Publishing Company, 95 Va. 564,567 (1 898).
26
          See, e.g., Sun Francisco v. Boyd, 22 Cal. 2d 685, 690 (1943) (“In our opinion, the phrases
          [“in accord with” and “in accordance with”] do not require that the rates of wages
          recommended by the commission or fixed by the board be identical with or not higher
          than the generally prevailing rates, but rather that there be a reasonable or just
          correspondence between the rates established and those elsewhere prevailing, i.e., that
          they be in harmony with and substantially conform to such other rates. . . . The word
          ‘accordance’ is defined in Webster, supra, and in Black’s Law Dictionary to mean in
          ‘agreement; harmony; concord; conformity.”’); Estate of Ridenour v. Commissioner, T.C.


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          extent that there is a distinction, “in accordance with” provides even greater flexibility to the
          Commission in the interpretation of the Act. For example, in interpreting a New York insurance
          statute, the Court of Appeals of New York found that “in accordance with” has “generally been
          construed to require not identicality of result but only reasonable or just corre~pondence.”~~
          Similarly, in interpreting the city of Norfolk’s charter, the Supreme Court of Virginia held that
          “[tlhe language, ‘in accordance with the constitution and laws of the State,’ is the equivalent of
          ‘not repugnant to,’ ‘not in conflict with,’ or ‘not inconsistent with’ the laws and constitution of
          the State . . .
                         ,728


                         Moreover, there is no policy reason to apply a stricter standard of review to
          Inmarsat’s provision of “additional services.” If the Commission determines that Inmarsat has
          satisfied the ORBIT Act requirements with respect to non-core services and therefore that
          Inmarsat’s provision of those services is in the public interest, there is no rational reason that
          Inmarsat should be held to a different standard for the provision of “additional services.” To
          impose a different standard may mean that Inmarsat would able to offer its current services in the
          U.S. but unable to offer new and improved MSS services over next generation spacecraft, which
          would impede competition and harm U.S. users.

                          Under both a “consistent with” and “in accordance with” standard, the
          Commission has significant discretion in evaluating Inmarsat’s privatization efforts. As
          discussed in its February I O f hLetter and subsequent filings, Inmarsat has satisfied the remaining
          requirements and fulfilled the purpose of the ORBIT Act by substantially diluting the ownership
          interests of Inmarsat’s former Signatories, placing control into the hands of new, non-Signatory
          owners, and by listing its debt securities on a major stock exchange, thereby subjecting the
          company to transparent and substantial securities regulation. To the extent that the Commission
          determines that Inmarsat has not strictly complied with some aspect of the ORBIT Act, Inmarsat
          urges the Commission to use its discretion and find that Inmarsat has satisfied the remaining
          requirements of the Act.

          D.        Conclusion

                          The ORBIT Act grants considerable flexibility to the Commission in evaluating
          whether the privatization of Inmarsat has satisfied the requirements of the Act. Congress
          explicitly authorized the Commission to accept commercial structures that do not meet the
          definition of “national corporation” in order to further the purpose of the Act. Moreover, the
          ORBIT Act directs the Commission to use a standard of review that does not require strict
          compliance with the provisions of the Act but instead allows the Commission to determine

                    Memo 1993-41, 22 (1993) (“[Wle do not read the phrase ‘in accordance with’ to mean
                    ‘identical’ or ‘the same as’. Rather, we think the Virginia courts would give the phrase its
                    usual meaning, i.e., ‘consistent with’. . . . To interpret the statute as meaning ‘identical’
                    would unduly restrict an attorney-in-fact from making a valid gift under the statute.”).
          27
                    New York Public Interest Research Group, Inc., 66 N.Y.2d at 449.
          28
                    Norfolk, 95 Va. at 567 ( I 898).


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          whether the purpose of the Act has been satisfied. As discussed above, Inmarsat’s privatization
          has satisfied both the requirements and purpose of the Act. However, to the extent that the
          Commission believes that a provision of the Act may not have been met, Inmarsat urges the
          Commission to find that Inmarsat’s privatization is “consistent with” and “in accordance with”
          the ORBIT Act.


                                                      Respectfully submitted,



                                                      John P. Janka
                                                      Alexander D. Hoehn-Saric
                                                      LATHAM   & WATKINS    LLP
                                                      555 1~ t Street,
                                                               h       N.w., Suite 1000
                                                      Washington, D.C. 20004
                                                      (202) 637-2200 (phone)
                                                      (202) 637-2201 (fax)

                                                       Counselfor INMARSATVENTURESLIMITED


          cc:        Neil Dellar
                     Stephen Dual1
                     Eliot Greenwald
                     Dan Harrold
                     Bruce Henoch
                     David Horowitz
                     Bruce Jacobs
                     Andrea Kelly
                     Karl Kensinger
                     Selina Khan
                     JoAm Lucanik
                     Alfred Mamlet
                     Marilyn Simon
                     Phil Spector
                     Cassandra Thomas
                     Tom Tycz
                     Qualex International


                                CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

       I hereby certify that on this lothday of June, 2004, I caused a true copy of the foregoing
“Ex Parte Submission” to be served by first-class mail and, where noted, by hand (*) on the
following:


Neil Dellar*
Office of General Counsel
Federal Communications Commission
445 12‘~Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554

Stephen Duall*
Satellite Division
International Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
445 lYhStreet, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554

Dan Harrold *
Office of General Counsel
Federal Communications Commission
445 1 2 ‘Street,
         ~       S.W.
Washington, DC 20554

David Horowitz*
Office of General Counsel
Federal Communications Commission
445 12‘~ Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554

Andrea Kelly*
Satellite Division
International Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
445 12‘~Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554

Karl Kensinger*
Satellite Division
International Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
445 12‘~Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554


Selina Khan*
Satellite Division
International Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
445 lYh Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554

JoAnn Lucanik*
Policy Division
International Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
445 1 2 ' ~Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554

Marilyn Simon"
Satellite Division
International Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
445 lYhStreet, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554

Cassandra Thomas*
Satellite Division
International Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
445 1 2 ' ~Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554

Tom Tycz*
Satellite Division
International Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
445 1 2 ' ~Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554

Eliot Greenwald
Swidler Berlin Shereff Firedman, LLP
3000 K Street, N.W., Suite 300
Washington, DC 20006
Counsel for Deere & Company




                                       2


Bruce Henoch
Assistant General Counsel
Telenor Satellite Services, Inc.
1101 Wootton Parkway, 1Oth Floor
Rockville, MD 20852
Counselfor Telenor Satellite Services, Inc.

Bruce D. Jacobs
Shaw Pittman LLP
2300 N Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
Counselfor Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidia y LLC

Alfi-ed M. Mamlet
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
1330 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-1795
Counsel for Stratos Mobile Networks Inc. and
Stratos Communications, Inc.

Phillip L. Spector
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Gamson LLP
1615 L Street, N.W.
Suite 1300
Washington, DC 20036
Counselfor SES Americom

Qualex International*
Portals I1
Room CY-B402
445 12'~Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554




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