Litigation Recovery Trust (LRT) asked FCC to reverse ruling on Co...
Litigation Recovery Trust (LRT) asked FCC to reverse ruling on Comsat sale to Telenor. Telenor is 78% owned by Kingdom of Norway, and ruling marks first time in Commission history it has allowed foreign govt. to control U.S. communications…
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license, LRT said. LRT asked FCC International Bureau to subpoena Lockheed-Telenor purchase contract. LRT Trustee William Hallenbeck said: “There is ample evidence that terrorist organizations have used mobile satellite facilities accessing the type of circuits covered by the Comsat licenses, and it’s important that U.S. law enforcement authorities continue to have immediate and direct access to these facilities. We are shocked that the FCC took nearly 8 months to approve the sale of the Comsat mobile satellite division and never reviewed the sales contract.”