Intelsat Says SES 'Contributed Nothing' to Its C-Band Clearing
SES keeps attempting to retry on appeal its litigation over the collapse of the C-Band Alliance (CBA), "ignoring the evidence the factfinder found credible and relying exclusively on that which he did not," appellee Intelsat told the U.S. District Court…
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for the Eastern District of Virginia in a supplemental response brief (docket 3:22-cv-668) Monday. The brief, and SES' (see 2304190003), were in response to a series of questions asked by Judge Keith Phillips about such items as what work SES did to help Intelsat clear the C band and how the CBA expenses were covered. Intelsat said that before the FCC opted for a C-band public auction, it and SES engaged in extensive joint efforts, but afterward SES "contributed nothing of monetary value to Intelsat with respect to the FCC’s Final Order." Whether or not the two companies were sharing CBA costs, they weren't sharing any clearing costs under the FCC's order, it said.