FCC Approves INMARSAT Transfer

January 21, 2009 at 4:40 pm | Posted in Space Law | Leave a comment

by P.J. Blount with the blog faculty

The FCC has approved the transfer of the licenses and authorizations of INMARSAT to Stratos Communications Global Corp. From the orders:

83. Accordingly, having reviewed the Transfer of Control Application, the petitions, and the record in this matter, and pursuant to authority delegated to the International Bureau in sections 0.261(a)(3) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261(a)(3), and pursuant to sections 4(i) and (j), 214, 309, and 310(d) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), (j), 214, 309, 310(d), IT IS ORDERED that the Transfer of Control Application for consent to transfer control of the licenses and authorizations from Robert M. Franklin to Inmarsat plc is GRANTED, to the extent specified and as conditioned in this Memorandum Opinion and Order and declaratory Ruling.