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 Federal  Communications  Commission  FCC  06-  167 
 CONCURRING  STATEMENT  OF  COMMISSIONER  MICHAEL  J.  COPPS 


 Re:  Applications  of  Guam  Cellular  and  Paging,  Inc.,  Guam  Wireless  Telephone  Company,  LLC,  and  DoCoMo  Guam  Holdings,  Inc.  for  Consent  to  Transfer  Control  and  Assign  Licenses  and  Authorizations, 
 WT  Docket  No.  06-  96. 
 I  am  always  troubled  when  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  allows  entities  that  are  substantially  owned  or  controlled  by  foreign  governments  to  obtain  U.  S.  licenses.  As  I  have  stated 
 before,  I  believe  that  significant  foreign  government  ownership  or  control  represents  a  serious  potential  threat  to  U.  S.  consumers  and  to  competition.  There  is  a  fundamental  difference  between  companies  that 
 operate  in  a  free  market  and  state-  run  corporations  that  may  act  counter  to  free  market  forces. 
 Nevertheless,  because  the  transaction  before  us  promises  to  bring  meaningful  benefits  to  wireless  users  in  Guam  and  the  CNMI,  and  in  light  of  the  relatively  modest  magnitude  of  the  foreign  investment  at 
 issue,  I  concur  in  today’s  decision.  I  do  want  to  emphasize,  however,  that  the  Commission  must  keep  a  careful  eye  on  future  developments  in  these  markets  and  act  swiftly  in  response  to  any  evidence  of  anti-competitive 
 or  anti-  consumer  tactics. 
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