§ 27.1422 - Accelerated relocation payment.  


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  • § 27.1422 Accelerated relocation payment.

    (a) Eligible space station operators that meet the applicable early-clearing benchmark(s), as confirmed in their Certification of Accelerated Relocation set-forth in § 27.1412(g), will be eligible for their respective accelerated relocation payment.

    (b) The Relocation Payment Clearinghouse will distribute the accelerated relocation payments accordingly:

    Table 1 to Paragraph (b) - Acclerated Relocation Payment by Operator

    Payment Phase I
    payment
    Phase II
    payment
    Intelsat $4,865,366,000 $1,197,842,000 $3,667,524,000
    SES 3,968,133,000 976,945,000 2,991,188,000
    Eutelsat 506,978,000 124,817,000 382,161,000
    Telesat 344,400,000 84,790,000 259,610,000
    Star One 15,124,000 3,723,000 11,401,000
    Totals 9,700,001,000 2,388,117,000 7,311,884,000

    (c) The Relocation Payment Clearinghouse shall promptly notify 3.7 GHz Service licensees following validation of the certification of accelerated relocations as set-forth in Section 27.1412(g). 3.7 GHz Service licensees shall pay the accelerated relocation payments to the Clearinghouse within 60 days of the notice that eligible space station operators have met their respective accelerated clearing benchmark. The Clearinghouse shall disburse accelerated relocation payments to relevant space station operators within seven days of receiving the payment from overlay licensees.

    (d) For eligible space station operators that fail to meet either the Phase I or Phase II benchmarks as of the relevant accelerated relocation deadline, the accelerated relocation payment will be reduced according to the following schedule of declining accelerated relocation payments for the six months following the relevant deadline:

    Table 2 to Paragraph (d)

    Date of completion Incremental
    reduction
    (percent)
    Accelerated
    relocation
    payment
    (percent)
    By Deadline 100
    1-30 Days Late 5 95
    31-60 Days Late 5 90
    61-90 Days Late 10 80
    91-120 Days Late 10 70
    121-150 Days Late 20 50
    151-180 Days Late 20 30
    181+ Days Late 30 0