commiss decis decemb relat proceed articl ec treati articl eea agreement case iv iridium english text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard agreement european econom area regard council regul februari regul implement articl treati amend act access austria finland sweden articl thereof regard applic neg clearanc notif exempt submit pursuant articl regul august regard summari applic notif publish pursuant articl regul articl protocol eea agreement consult advisori committe restrict practic domin posit fact introduct iridium system conceiv unit state compani motorola provid global digit wireless commun servic constel low earth orbit leo satellit servic includ voic telephoni page basic data servic facsimil provid portabl hand held dual mode singl mode telephon vehicl mount telephon pager subscrib equip iridium expect oper provid global satellit person commun servic pc system expect commerci oper octob purpos satellit launch orbit month parti motorola provid wireless commun electron equip system compon servic worldwid market motorola origin iridium concept primari contractor iridium procur space segment major supplier compon iridium system motorola invest percentag iridium reserv mexican central american gatewai interest south american gatewai share north american gatewai iridium canada sprint space system contract motorola agre produc similar satellit base system iridium prior written approv juli termin space system contract whichev earlier motorola iridium own strateg investor includ number telecommun servic provid equip manufactur world except lockhe martin raytheon expect oper gatewai individu jointli act servic provid nomin alloc exclus gatewai servic territori investor iridium china hong kong belong corpor group china great wall industri corpor invest percentag iridium africa form saudi group mawarid oversea compani iridium canada own motorola subsidiari subsidiari canadian compani bce iridium india telecom privat india iridium middl east own saudi group khrunichev state research product space center russia iridium sudamérica own motorola subsidiari venezuelan consortium brazilian group korea mobil telecommun control south korean conglomer sunkyong busi group lockhe martin usa nippon iridium consortium form japanes group ddi kyocena number japanes investor pacif electr wire amp cabl taiwan raytheon usa sprint usa thai satellit telecommun thailand european compani strateg investor stet itali vebacom germani gatewai servic territori cover part europ exclus construct oper gatewai respect territori conclud agreement jointli instal oper gatewai order creat joint ventur gatewai itali investor oper creat purpos invest iridium build phase system investor provid servic iridium basic subcontractor motorola china great wall khrunichev provid launch servic lockhe martin princip subcontractor construct iridium satellit raytheon primarili respons provid satellit antenna stet subsidiari telespazio build oper backup system control facil iridium llc incorpor compani limit liabil form establish commerci iridium commun system space relat portion system includ satellit relat ground infrastructur deliveri iridium servic distribut iridium servic central role issu guidelin appoint servic provid gatewai oper establish commerci price polici addit provid busi support function requir gatewai oper servic provid includ clearinghous calcul amount due iridium gatewai oper iridium manag board director made member elect investor chairman elect board director deleg execut author manag team compani includ chief execut offic presid chairman board director chief execut offic chief execut offic gener activ charg entir busi affair corpor presid gener charg busi affair properti corpor supervis board director chief execut offic manag respons carri direct board director inform progress compani develop busi decis board director adopt simpl major iridium system network system consist space segment gatewai user handheld termin iridium space segment gatewai oper investor oper gatewai subscrib purchas leas subscrib termin equip servic provid retail space segment includ satellit system control segment sc monitor manag control satellit provis servic iridium intend oper constel satellit deploi low earth orbit km earth surfac satellit arrang plane satellit polar orbit satellit circl earth minut cover circular area diamet approxim km satellit equip commun subscrib termin send traffic direct satellit iridium satellit cross link antenna commun rout traffic satellit fore aft orbit plane neighbour satellit adjac rotat orbit plane inter satellit network access iridium system irrespect gatewai locat rout call satellit satellit connect gatewai destin call respect system user countri author iridium servic receiv call origin gatewai sc includ master control facil locat usa back control facil locat itali track telemetri control station tt amp locat canada hawaii gatewai switch commun subscrib unit satellit sc constel serv interfac satellit constel public switch telephon network pstn state own investor gatewai oper concret function gatewai support subscrib bill function process call track user locat commun pstn interconnect case call fix user final handset produc major manufactur equip motorola agre licens supplier proprietari inform manufactur sell iridium compat subscrib equip subject reason term condit accept parti handset capabl dual mode oper satellit terrestri cellular includ gsm system select automat user control satellit terrestri mode oper distribut servic distribut iridium servic involv particip notifi agreement iridium respons central function space segment busi support system includ clear hous gatewai oper respons gatewai servic provid provid servic custom sell leas subscrib equip gatewai oper stock purchas agreement investor iridium design gatewai oper exclus right provid iridium servic geograph territori provid contract iridium author person provid gatewai servic construct gatewai investor territori addit gatewai oper exclus right act design act servic provid design gatewai territori intent iridium gatewai oper creat network servic provid alloc territori final gatewai author agreement iridium provid gatewai oper design servic provid continu access iridium space system subject continu complianc applic mandatori provis iridium system practic exchang gatewai oper appli obtain maintain government author frequenc alloc construct oper gatewai provid servic countri includ gatewai servic territori construct oper maintain gatewai establish maintain interconnect access settlement arrang pstn oper gatewai servic territori provid gatewai servic design servic provid countri includ alloc servic territori servic provid servic provid respons market retail sale servic termin primari contact end user territori respons aspect account manag custom care includ custom credit bill account custom credit risk addit support gatewai oper effort obtain regulatori author frequenc alloc territori appoint servic provid principl exclus order access largest custom base ensur adequ avail subscrib equip custom servic gatewai servic territori case wireless market open competit exclus servic provid agreement market expect local cellular servic provid respect pc servic gener offer wireless terrestri network premium servic order extend coverag area terrestri coverag terrestri roam contempl singl compani act servic provid gatewai oper investor addit servic provid oper countri gatewai servic territori servic provid appoint gatewai oper accord guidelin provid iridium notif initi screen servic provid assess financi stand reput concern custom resourc major determin select exist substanti subscrib base wireless mobil user degre perform potenti servic provid custom care bill servic essenti adequ provis servic price price subscrib made charg payment gatewai oper iridium space segment establish iridium board director payment gatewai oper gatewai link price set gatewai oper albeit iridium guidelin recommend extent permit applic law regul payment servic provid tail charg origin complet call pstn servic provid collect point charg paid subscrib revenu distribut clearinghous oper iridium clearinghous act central point collect call detail record calcul execut net settlement posit iridium gatewai end custom voic servic expect pai global averag term monthli fee usd tariff voic minut traffic usd applic pstn tail charg relev market product market term pc system denot network provid satellit person commun servic worldwid basi pc system encompass constel leo low earth orbit meo medium earth orbit geo geostationari earth orbit satellit control earth station number gatewai earth station access provid terrestri fix mobil network configur support full user mobil identif singl number world intellig featur similar digit terrestri cellular system gsm locat earth station current case satellit expect voic servic primari applic system signific segment involv call mobil person digit assist data transmiss page leo meo system announc pc system present high degre substitut exist plan geo system geostationari satellit complex expens satellit requir cooper end user establish unobstruct clear line sight satellit addit power loss great distanc earth make hand held portabl imposs sheer distanc earth echo time delai magnitud half compar badli millisecond leo system iridium degrad confus normal voic commun addit geo subscrib locat high latitud pole experi shadow effect make success establish call difficult pc system expect act complement gsm digit cordless telephoni fix radiu dect wireless terrestri mobil technolog case area cellular network fail penetr rural part develop world urban rural part lower incom countri terrestri roam incompat technolog respect offer gsm network oper addit featur price premium rate pc intend compet terrestri cellular page system urban dens popul area advantag cellular page system term cost voic qualiti signal strength respect perform pc system deterior urban area exist larg number dens space obstacl build deterior exacerb move automobil extern antenna insid build addit pc system expect act complement substitut public switch fix telephon network enhanc servic coverag remot area low popul densiti terrestri infrastructur poor major user pc intern busi travel dual termin terrestri mode network switch satellit area terrestri coverag incompat network import categori user rural commun govern commun aeronaut user geograph market fulli oper iridium system technic point view provid global coverag exact scope geograph market difficult ascertain addit conclus commiss case affect market final worldwid smaller reason precis dimens geograph market left open competit futur pc market pc system repres market expect result revenu ecu million million decad competit expect intens pc system terrestri network number altern project offer hand held telecommun servic satellit call leo limit product geograph coverag whilst call big leo aim relev market iridium plan pc system led initi european industri substanti involv announc pcss import competitor iridium inmarsat ico ico pc system sponsor inmarsat substanti number signatori unlik iridium satellit ico intermedi circular orbit orbit includ meo orbit provid global mobil ancillari telecommun servic system expect oper end year cost system approach usd billion globalstar globalstar intend set pc system leo satellit globalstar consortium led sponsor loral corpor lead defenc electron space compani partner contractor includ european aerospac compani alcatel franc aerospatial franc alenia itali deutsch aerospac germani tesam joint ventur creat alcatel franc télécom total cost system estim usd million globalstar expect begin launch satellit half commenc initi commerci oper satellit constel full global coverag satellit constel expect establish half odyssei odyssei pc system support aerospac compani trw canadian telecommun oper teleglob odyssei consist meo satellit expect oper notifi agreement notifi agreement terrestri network develop contract iridium motorola stock purchas agreement includ sign stet vebacom space system contract iridium motorola iridium commun system oper mainten contract iridium motorola gatewai author agreement conclud iridium stet vebacom subsequ submiss parti provid standard bind mou gatewai oper appoint servic provid servic provid appoint guid iridium gatewai oper parti observ public pursuant articl regul articl protocol eea agreement comment receiv interest parti comment fulli assess commiss prove commiss modifi origin favour posit ii legal assess applic articl ec treati articl eea agreement creation iridium basi argument develop partner iridium consid actual potenti competitor pc market pc concept untri natur pc network implement complex programm involv consider risk prove deploi oper configur load signific volum traffic happen earli year centuri investor iridium expect make financi invest set oper worldwid pc system invest requir set iridium system approach usd million amount compar compet pc world wide system addit investor iridium posit assum substanti risk technic failur inher space oper launch failur satellit unabl reach final posit transit orbit satellit work properli control final posit common hazard space oper entail total loss satellit recov repair satellit orbit prohibit expens risk ad possibl commerci failur inher fact pc system complet revolutionari concept develop part world expect encount tough competit cellular terrestri mobil servic compet pc system global reach system investor iridium hold author licenc provid intern telecommun servic worldwid basi satellit order set oper pc system iridium regulatori approv requir intern alloc world radiocommun confer wrc intern telecommun union itu spectrum requir system user gatewai inter satellit link wrc dealt spectrum alloc issu licenc relev regulatori author construct launch oper satellit constel iridium feder commun commiss grant requir licens januari base pc system includ globalstar odyssei grant licenc countri gatewai system control termin locat author construct oper facil countri subscrib equip oper author oper equip system includ user link spectrum intern coordin system entiti propos spectrum requir system order ensur avoid harm interfer consult intelsat inmarsat ensur technic compat avoid signific econom harm final arrai technolog requir pc system individu capabl investor iridium motorola titl technolog requir iridium system number investor crucial role develop import element system capabl motorola case lockhe martin satellit raytheon antenna china great wall khrunichev launcher conclus view creation iridium mean introduct viabl competitor complet mobil telecommun field fall scope articl ec treati articl eea agreement applic articl ec treati articl eea agreement price polici iridium distribut iridium servic ancillari restraint paragraph gatewai author agreement iridium bod establish charg access space segment own iridium addit suggest price polici guidelin guidelin account iridium charg access space segment gatewai oper free set price rang guidelin refer rule repartit charg gatewai call multipl gatewai currenc requir exchang rate gatewai oper expect compli guidelin extent permit applic law regul guidelin aim maintain coher integr world wide servic iridium provid coher import potenti user system time move area world receiv singl bill singl currenc basi recogn ipsp decis principl uniform price condit territori implement market practic decentr manner fulfil custom distribut iridium servic organis hand gatewai oper strateg investor iridium exclus right respect territori hand servic provid nomin gatewai oper gener exclus basi iridium produc servic central function ensur coher system paragraph stock purchas agreement investor iridium system gatewai oper exclus right territori provid agreement exclus right basic compani acquir right iridium build oper gatewai territori ii provid iridium servic insid territori exchang gatewai oper build maintain oper gatewai perform task obtain regulatori approv iridium system countri includ respect territori costli cumbersom respect take account high risk entail iridium system attract gatewai oper cover part world exclus incent investor assum risk addit restrict effect result exclus reduc fact gatewai oper servic provid prevent deal compet system servic provid expect terrestri cellular oper servic provid pc system order increas attract cellular offer custom pc system premium complementari servic cellular terrestri offer respect stet partner exclus right provis telecommun servic infrastructur parti confirm iridium agreement affect abil compani person gain access telecommun infrastructur stet stet facil specif develop iridium system agreement prohibit servic provid sell iridium servic custom locat area countri gatewai oper investor intellig board satellit user reach gatewai respect plan subscrib custom gatewai move area contract oblig sign contract servic provid gatewai oper exclus right countri move global natur servic singl call involv gatewai intens competit iridium servic expect pc system terrestri cellular system capac provid iridium system satellit iridium gatewai oper investor design servic provid telecommun servic spare capac parti final exclus result configur satellit satellit antenna link time gatewai footprint fourth antenna reserv case failur featur requir limit number gatewai guidelin appoint servic provid appear commiss select criteria object qualit basi circumst present case conclud price polici guidelin exclus grant gatewai oper guidelin servic provid select directli relat success implement oper iridium system regard ancillari restraint iridium system competit rule ec treati eea agreement conclus ancillari natur exclus right grant gatewai oper investor revisit circumst case chang substanti manner case iridium acquir domin posit respect actual provis pc servic ancillari restraint assess creation compani respect iridium found fall scope articl ec treati articl eea agreement provis detail adopt decis articl basi fact possess commiss ground action articl ec treati articl eea agreement respect notifi agreement relat creation iridium articl basi fact possess commiss ground action articl ec treati articl eea agreement respect price polici establish iridium guidelin paragraph gatewai author agreement respect exclus distribut right grant gatewai investor oper paragraph stock purchas agreement respect guidelin servic provid select notifi articl decis address iridium llc street nw washington dc usa brussel decemb commiss karel van miert member commiss oj oj descript gatewai recit total system implement cost estim usd billion includ handset system frequenc rang mhz user link reserv pc system wrc ghz ghz feeder gatewai link space earth earth space ghz inter satellit link system includ number spare satellit orbit intend replac fail master control facil control perform statu satellit manag network back control facil replac master control facil case failur control spare satellit orbit tt amp station track movement satellit adjust orbit maintain constel iridium system practic isp set guidelin recommend rule plan instruct relat technic oper matter oper iridium system technic oper portion practic intend mandatori order secur high degre network integr isp complet draft form iridium part access fee usag fee addit iridium expect addit amount compens clearinghous function remain compens gatewai oper servic provid parti leo satellit locat km earth full coverag earth surfac requir minimum leo satellit kind orbit chosen iridium meo satellit locat km earth full coverag earth surfac requir minimum meo satellit geo satellit locat km earth full coverag earth surfac requir geo satellit smallest geo receiv big small briefcas expect price differenti dual mode satellit gsm singl mode termin gsm low detail inmarsat system articl notic oj level launch concentr iridium satellit launch launch satellit time month previous undertaken commerci basi commun exclus special right respect termin equip provis telecommun servic exclud voic telephoni recent abolish commiss direct ec octob oj common approach frequenc licens develop oj paragraph