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Globalstar, Inc. announced that it did not pay Thales Alenia Space France EUR53 million termination charges by 9 June as required by an arbitration panel ruling. Under certain circumstances, this could affect the planned launch of six Globalstar satellites scheduled for later this year.
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The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) applauded the passage of H.R. 4310, the National Defense Authorisation Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (“NDAA”), which includes a provision that would reform the U.S. framework for satellite export controls.
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Thales Alenia Space announced the conclusion of the arbitration surrounding the Globalstar satellite manufacturing contract. The arbitration tribunal rules that the terms provided for in the 2009 amended and restated contract between the Thales and Globalstar no longer govern any future purchase.

LightSquared announced that it commenced voluntarily reorganisation cases under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to give it time to resolve regulatory issues that have prevented it from building its U.S.-wide integrated satellite 4G wireless network. The company will also file a recognition proceeding in Canada.
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South Korea is to file formal complaints with Pyongyang and relevant international agencies about jamming of Global Positioning System (GPS) frequencies that it contends emanates from North Korea.

The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) applauds the U.S. Administration’s release of a report that recommends reform of U.S. export policies for satellites and related items.
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ViaSat Inc. announced it has served a complaint for patent infringement and breach of contract against Space Systems/Loral and Loral Space & Communications related to the unauthorised use of ViaSat’s intellectual property, including technology ViaSat developed for its ViaSat-1 satellite.
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