Attachment Exhibit F

This document pretains to SES-T/C-20100527-00654 for Transfer of Control on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESTC2010052700654_819550

CapRock Communications, Inc. FCC Form 312 Question A21 May 27, 2010 Page 1 of 2 Exhibit F -Public Interest Statement On May 21, 2010, ABRY Partners V, L.P. ("Transferor"), on behalf of itself and certain other stockholders of CapRock Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, ("CapRock Holdings") and CapRock Holdings entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Harris Corporation ("Harris" or "Transferee"). Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, CapRock Holdings will be become a wholly owned subsidiary of Harris. Transferor and Transferee (the "Applicants") seek the Commission’s consent to the transfer of control of (i) CapRock Communications, Inc., a Texas corporation ("CapRock Communications"),1 and (ii) SpaceLink Systems, Inc., a Texas corporation, ("SpaceLink"). CapRock Communications is wholly-owned by CapRock Holdings, and SpaceLink is wholly-owned by CapRock Communications. Herein, CapRock Holdings, CapRock Communications and Space Link are collectively referred to as “CapRock.” CapRock is engaged in the provision of end-to-end domestic and international satellite communications solutions. The earth station facilities that are subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction operate in the Fixed Satellite Service and serve principally the domestic and global requirements of U.S.-based customers and those customers having substantial operations in the United States. CapRock provides its customers with secure, highly reliable communications services, including Broadband Internet access, IP-based services that support voice and data communications requirements and real time video. CapRock's managed satellite network solutions utilize satellite space segment provided by domestic, foreign and international satellite operators to provide service to domestic and international fixed earth stations and to on-board earth stations (“ESVs”). CapRock operates teleports and network operations centers around the world that support these end-to-end satellite communications solutions. CapRock’s customers include energy companies engaged in exploration and production activities in remote onshore locations in the United States and in other countries, at offshore locations in the Gulf of Mexico and in international waters throughout the world; commercial maritime fleet operators conducting business throughout the world; entities engaged in mining and construction in remote and harsh environments in domestic and foreign locations; and, government entities. These customers rely on CapRock's services in regions in which there is little, if any, fixed terrestrial telecommunications infrastructure (wireless or wireline) capable of supporting the increasingly complex communications requirements of these customers. CapRock provides its sophisticated, end-to-end managed satellite–based communications solutions pursuant to customer-specific arrangements which are subject to arms’ length negotiations and which result in agreements that vary considerably from customer to customer. 1 In addition to satellite earth station licenses, CapRock Communications is the licensee of wireless land mobile radio systems licensed under Part 90 of the Commission’s rules. The Applicants are submitting an FCC Form 603 with the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau requesting the Commission’s consent to the transfer of control of CapRock Communications to the Transferee.

CapRock Communications, Inc. FCC Form 312 Question A21 May 27, 2010 Page 2 of 2 Harris, the Transferee, is a publicly traded Delaware corporation headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, and is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in 150 countries, widely recognized as a leading technology company. Harris provides mission-critical communications products and services for global markets, including defense communications and electronics, government communications, broadcast communications and wireless network solutions. Harris has approximately 15,000 employees worldwide and had FY2009 revenues of approximately $5 billion. It currently does not offer facilities-based satellite communications services. The proposed transaction serves the public interest because the substantial resources and complementary areas of expertise and technologies of Harris will provide CapRock access to additional capital and resources so as to be in a position to expand more rapidly to meet demands of its customers for additional capacity, readily available service and increasingly reliable, secure and technologically advanced satellite communications solutions in environments which otherwise lack telecommunications infrastructure. The proposed transaction will be transparent and beneficial to CapRock’s customers. There will be no impact on day-to-day operations. Upon completion of the proposed transaction, all existing customer requirements, commitments and service obligations will continue to be met utilizing CapRock facilities, services and support. The Applicants anticipate that the proposed transaction will result in a company able to deliver more sophisticated solutions while maintaining high levels of service availability and reliability. Based on the foregoing, the proposed transfer of control will serve the public interest. No waivers of the FCC’s Rules are necessary or requested. Accordingly, the Applicants request that this application and the related applications be expeditiously granted. Applicants further request that grants of these applications for transfer of control include authority for Harris to acquire control of any authorizations, construction permits, or applications issued to CapRock Communications or SpaceLink during the pendency of this proceeding and during the period required to consummate the proposed transition following FCC approval.2 2 See, In Re Applications of Craig O. McCaw and AT&T, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 9 FCC Rcd 5836, 5909, ¶ 137 n. 300 (1999).


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