Federal Communications Commission FCC 08-247
CONCURRING STATEMENT OF
COMMISSIONER MICHAEL J. COPPS
Re:  Annual Report and Analysis of Competitive Market Conditions with Respect to Domestic 
and International Satellite Communications Services, IB Docket No. 07-252, Second 
Report
I respectfully concur in today’s report for the same reasons I concurred in last year’s.  As 
I explained in greater detail at that time, I believe our conclusion of “effective competition” in the 
FSS market would be stronger if we were to define ahead of time what that term means and then 
looked at the data from 2007 to see if the market meets that definition.  While I recognize that a 
primarily wholesale market such as FSS raises unique competitive issues, industry and the public 
can still benefit from a clear definition of what the statutory term “effective competition” means 
for such a market.   I also believe that the Report’s discussion of international competition could 
be more detailed and in keeping with what I believe the statute envisions.