Federal Communications Commission DA 08-2017
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Robert M. Franklin, Trustee, Inmarsat plc
And Stratos Global Corporation
Applications for Consent to Transfer Control of 
Stratos Global Corporation and Its Subsidiaries 
from an Irrevocable Trust to Inmarsat plc, and 
Petition for a Declaratory Ruling
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IB Docket No. 08-143
DA 08-1659
FCC File Nos.:
ITC-T/C-20080618-00276
ITC-T/C-20080618-00275
SES-T/C-20080618-00818
SES-T/C-20080618-00821
SES-T/C-20080618-00820
SES-T/C-20080618-00819
0003453455
ISP-PDR-20080618-00013
ORDER
Adopted:  August 28, 2008 Released:  August 28, 2008
By the Chief, Policy Division, International Bureau:
1. In this Order, we grant in part the motion for extension of time filed by Vizada, Inc. and 
VIZADA Services LLC (together Vizada) in the above-captioned proceeding.  We find that it is in the 
public interest to extend to September 10 the deadline for Vizada’s replies to Inmarsat plc’s and Stratos 
Global Corporation’s oppositions.
2. Robert M. Franklin and Inmarsat plc (Inmarsat, and together with Mr. Franklin, Applicants) 
have filed a series of applications (collectively, Application) pursuant to sections 214 and 310(d) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, seeking approval of the indirect transfer of control of Stratos 
Global Corporation (Stratos Global) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries that hold licenses and 
authorizations from the Commission, from an irrevocable trust, for which Mr. Franklin is the trustee, to 
Inmarsat.  Vizada filed a petition to deny the Application on August 13, 2008.1 Inmarsat and Stratos 
  
1 Vizada Inc. and VIZADA Services LLC, Petition to Deny, filed August 13, 2008. 
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Global filed oppositions to the motion to deny on August 25, 2008.2 Vizada’s replies to the oppositions 
are due September 2, 2008.3  
3. On August 22, 2008, Vizada filed a motion for extension of time requesting that any reply 
would be due on September 15, 2008, claiming that “key Vizada personnel” would be unavailable from 
August 25-29 and September 4-5.4 On August 27, 2008, Inmarsat and Stratos Global filed a joint 
opposition to Vizada’s motion for an extension of time.5 On the same day, Vizada filed a reply to the 
opposition to the motion for extension of time.6
4. It is the policy of the Commission that extensions of time are not routinely granted.  
However, after reviewing the request for extension of time and the joint opposition to an extension of 
time, we have concluded that the public interest would be served by granting in part the extension Vizada 
requests. The Bureau shall grant an eight-day extension of time for Vizada to file replies to the 
oppositions to the petition to deny.  Accordingly, the date for filing Vizada’s replies is September 10, 
2008.
5. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Vizada’s motion for an extension of time IS GRANTED IN 
PART, and that the time for filing replies to the Inmarsat and Stratos Global oppositions IS EXTENDED 
until September 10, 2008. 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
James Ball
Chief, Policy Division
International Bureau
  
2 Inmarsat plc, Opposition, filed August 25, 2008; Stratos Global Corporation, Opposition to Petition to Deny, filed 
August 25, 2008.
3 See Robert M. Franklin, Trustee, and Inmarsat plc Seek FCC Consent to the Transfer of Control of Stratos Global 
Corporation and Its  Subsidiaries from an Irrevocable Trust to Inmarsat plc, Public Notice, IB Docket No. 08-143 
(rel. July 14, 2008).
4 Vizada, Motion for Extension of Time, filed August 22, 2008, at 2.
5 Inmarsat and Stratos Global, Joint Opposition, filed August 27, 2008.
6 Vizada, Reply to Opposition to Motion For Extension of Time, filed August 27, 2008.