Attachment Response

Response

LETTER submitted by Loral Space & Communications Ltd.(DIP), Loral Orion, Inc.(DIP)

Loral respond to Commission's staff

2005-09-06

This document pretains to SES-T/C-20050628-00837 for Transfer of Control on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESTC2005062800837_453754

LORAL
Space & Communications Ltd                                                                        Laurence D. Atlas
[421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 810                                                                     Vice President
                                                                                                     Government Relations
Arlington, VA 22202—3290
(703) 414—1057 « Fax: (703) 414—1079

                                                    September 6, 2005

              Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
              Office of the Secretary
              Federal Communications Commission
              445 12th Street, S.W.
              Washington, D.C. 20554

              Re:       Loral Space & Communications Ltd. (DIP) (Transferor) Seeks Approval for the
                        Transfer of Control of FCC Licenses Held by Loral Orion, Inc. (DIP), Loral
                        SpaceCom Corporation (DIP) and Loral Skynet Network Services, Inc. (DIP) to Loral
                        Space & Communications Inc. (Transferee) and CyberStar Licensee, L.L.C.
                        (Assignor) Seeks Approval for the Assignment of FCC Licenses Held by CyberStar
                        Licensee, L.L.C. to Loral CyberStar L.L.C. (Assignee), IB Docket No. 05—233

                        Loral Orion, Inc. (DIP), File Nos. SAT—T/C—20050628—00140, SAT—T/C—20050628—
                        00141, 0002221736; Loral Skynet Network Services, Inc. (DIP), File No. SES—T/C—
                        20050628—00837; Loral SpaceCom Corporation (DIP), File Nos. SES—T/C—
                        20050628—00838, SES—T/C—20050628—00839; CyberStar Licensee, L.L.C., File No.
                        SAT—ASG—20050628—00138; Space Systems/Loral, Inc. (DIP), File No. 0002221758

              Dear Ms. Dortch:

              Per the informal request of the staff of the International Bureau of the Federal
              Communications Commission ("Commission"), this letter provides certain additional
              ownership information intended to supplement the above—referenced assignment and transfer
              of control applications ("Applications"). It is not possible to know with certainty who
              initially will own the issued common stock of the proposed Transferee, Loral Space &
              Communications Inc. ("New Loral"), or the issued preferred stock of Loral Skynet
              Corporation ("New Skynet") upon emergence from bankruptcy. The debt of the various
              Loral entities is currently being traded privately and rights to the initially issued stock are
              being traded on an "as issued" basis. Consequently, the information set forth herein is based
              on the knowledge and belief of the parties to the Applications. Please also note that the stock
              of New Loral is expected to be publicly traded on Nasdaq or another national securities
              exchange soon after its issuance.

              Ownership ofNew Loral. The parties to the Applications are unaware of any entity other
              than MHR Fund Management LLC ("MHR") that will initially directly or indirectly own or
              control 10% or more of the issued common stock of New Loral upon emergence from
              bankruptcy. Pursuant to the Debtors‘ Fourth Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization Under
              Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, dated June 3, 2005, as modified by the Confirmation


Ms. Marlene Dortch, Secretary
September 6, 2005
Page 2

Order (the "Plan"), New Loral is not issuing preferred stock in connection with its
emergence. We have been advised by MHR that it is expected to indirectly control, in the
aggregate, approximately 36% of the initially issued New Loral common stock through its
management of certain investment funds identified in the Applications. The Plan also
provides a management incentive program pursuant to which New Loral‘s management and
key employees will be granted options that will represent approximately 6.5% of the New
Loral common stock on a fully diluted basis as of the emergence date.

Ownership ofNew Skynet. All of the issued common stock of New Skynet, the direct
licensee of certain earth station licenses set forth in the Applications, will be directly owned
and controlled by Loral Space & Communications Holdings Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, which, in turn, will be wholly owned and controlled by New Loral. New Skynet
also will issue preferred stock upon its emergence from bankruptcy. The parties to the
Applications are unaware of any entity other than MHR that will directly or indirectly own or
control 10% or more of the issued preferred stock of New Skynet. As advised by MHR,
MHR is expected to indirectly control, in the aggregate, approximately 38% of New Skynet‘s
initially issued preferred stock through its management of certain investment funds identified
in the Applications.

Ownership ofNew Loral and New Skynet by Dr. Rachesky. As set forth in the Applications,
Dr. Rachesky controls MHR and therefore will indirectly control the New Loral common
stock and New Skynet preferred stock that MHR will indirectly control through its
management of certain investment funds identified in the Applications. According to Dr.
Rachesky, he also holds a direct ownership interest in certain of the funds managed by MHR.
As a result of this ownership interest, we have been advised that Dr. Rachesky indirectly will
hold a beneficial ownership interest in less than 2% of the initially issued New Loral
common stock and New Skynet preferred stock. In addition to this indirect beneficial
ownership interest, MHR has informed us that Dr. Rachesky, through his ownership of
certain affiliates of MHR, also will hold a majority of MHRs industry—standard "carry" right
to 20% of the profits accrued by the funds managed by MHR from their ownership interests
in New Loral common stock and New Skynet preferred stock.       _

Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned with any questions.

Respectfully submitted,




Laurence D. Atlas
ce:    JoAnn Lucanik, Satellite Division, International Bureau



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