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 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  DA  02-  266 
 Before  the  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 Lockheed  Martin  Global  Telecommunications,  )  Comsat  Corporation,  and  Comsat  General  )  File  Nos.  SES-  ASG-  20010504  00896 
 Corporation,  Assignor  )  ITC-  ASG-  20010504-  00302  )  ISP-  PDR-  20010510-  00025 
 and  )  ULS-  0000449956  )  41-  EX-  AL-  2001 
 Telenor  Satellite  Mobile  Services,  Inc.  and  )  42-  EX-  AL-  2001  Telenor  Satellite,  Inc.,  Assignee  )  43-  EX-  AL-  2001 
 )  44-  EX-  AL-  2001  Applications  for  Assignment  of  Section  214  ) 
 Authorizations,  Private  Land  Mobile  Radio  )  Licenses,  Experimental  Licenses,  and  Earth  ) 
 Station  Licenses  )  ) 
 and  )  ) 
 Petition  for  Declaratory  Ruling  Pursuant  to  )  Section  310(  b)(  4)  of  the  Communications  Act  ) 


 ERRATUM 
 Released:  February  5,  2002 
 The  Order  and  Authorization  (FCC  01-  369)  in  the  above-  entitled  matter,  released  December  18,  2001,  is  corrected  to  include  the  attached  statement  of  Commissioner  Kevin  Martin  and  to  indicate 
 "Commissioner  Copps  dissenting  and  issuing  a  statement  and  Commissioner  Martin  issuing  a  statement"  after  the  phrase  "By  the  Commission." 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 
 Anna  M.  Gomez  Deputy  Chief,  International  Bureau 
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 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  DA  02-  266 
 STATEMENT  OF  COMMISSIONER  KEVIN  MARTIN 


 RE:  Lockheed  Martin  Global  Telecommunications,  Comsat  Corporation,  and  Comsat  General  Corporation,  Assignor,  and  Telenor  Satellite  Mobile  Services,  Inc.,  and 
 Telenor  Satellite,  Inc.  Assignee,  Order  and  Authorization,  SES-  ASG-  20010504  00896,  et  al. 


 Although  I  vote  in  support  of  this  item,  the  high  level  of  foreign  government  ownership  implicated  in  this  transaction  does  give  me  some  pause.  I  believe  this  decision  is 
 correct  under  our  precedent,  and  I  applaud  the  International  Bureau  for  their  hard  work  in  analyzing  these  complex  issues.  I  am  concerned,  however,  that  levels  of  foreign  government 
 ownership  appear  to  be  going  in  the  wrong  direction.  History  teaches  us  that  when  the  regulator  and  operator  are  independent,  competition  is  more  robust,  there  is  greater 
 confidence  in  the  market,  higher  levels  of  investment,  increased  incentive  for  technical  innovation,  and  a  more  rapid  expansion  of  network  infrastructure  and  services.  I  am 
 encouraged,  generally,  by  the  pace  of  privatization  of  the  telecommunications  industry  worldwide.  I  look  forward  to  working  with  the  International  Bureau  and  foreign  regulators  in 
 pursuing  pro-  competitive  policies  and  initiatives  across  the  globe. 
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