ICO Reports Progress
On Regulatory Matters, Final Preparations Underway For April 14 Satellite
Launch
(10 March 2008) ICO Global
Communications (Holdings) Limited today reported progress on two key regulatory
proceedings before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and also
reported that its ICO G1 spacecraft had arrived at Cape Canaveral in
preparation for its April 14 launch.
On Wednesday, March 5, the
FCC released its Memorandum Opinion and Order (decision) and a Further Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the relocation of broadcast auxiliary services
(BAS). The Order makes specific findings supporting ICO's plans for in-orbit
testing and its market trials in 2008. In addition, the Order requires detailed
progress reporting on Sprint's BAS clearing efforts beginning April 1, 2008,
and proposes to eliminate, by January 2009, the requirement that the top 30 BAS
markets be cleared before mobile satellite service (MSS) operators begin
nation-wide operations in 2009.
Also on March 5, the FCC announced that
it had found ICO's application for use of an Ancillary Terrestrial Component
(ATC) to be acceptable for filing, and is seeking public comment on the
application.
Preparations continue for the launch of the ICO G1
satellite on an Atlas V launch vehicle. The G1 spacecraft arrived at Cape
Canaveral on February 28 and is undergoing final processing for the launch on
April 14.
About ICO
ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited
is a satellite communications company developing an advanced next-generation
hybrid media system, combining both satellite and terrestrial communications
capabilities. ICO is deploying a mobile interactive media service known as ICO
mim. ICO mim will combine ICO's unique interactive satellite capability with
nation-wide coverage to deliver a new level of navigation, enhanced roadside
assistance and the ultimate mobile video experience, including 10-15 live
channels of premium television content. ICO is based in Reston,
Virginia.
(source: ICO)
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