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MEDIA ROOM
Milestones
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2010 Milestones
| March | SyTerra Stockholders approve merger agreement with Harbinger Capital Partners |
| March | FCC approves the transfer of control of SkyTerra to Harbinger Capital Partners |
| March | Harbinger Capital Partners completes acquisition agreement for SkyTerra Communications Inc. |
| March | SkyTerra becomes a privately-held company |
2009 Milestones
| January | SkyTerra receives 2009 North American Space Communications Technology Award |
| March | SkyTerra and International Association and Fire Chiefs publish SMART "White Paper" |
| April | SkyTerra and Infineon Technologies announce technology agreement for integration of SDR technology into cellular handset and mass market devices onto satellite-terrestrial networks |
| June | SkyTerra announces Customer Transition Program for next-generation network |
| September | SkyTerra enters into a merger agreement with Harbinger Capital Partners. Harbinger to take SkyTerra private. |
2008 Milestones
| January | SkyTerra Communications and MSV close $150 million financing agreement |
| May | MSV launches Satellite Priority Service for the Dept. of Homeland Security's National Communications System |
| June | MSV announces extension of current generation satellite services thru 2012 |
| July | SkyTerra secures $500 million in funding from Harbinger |
| September | SkyTerra and Qualcomm sign technology agreement for the integration of satellite communications into cellular handsets and mass market devices |
| October | MSV completes nationwide network of nine regionally managed and focused public safety Satellite Mutual Aid Radio Talkgroups (SMART™). |
| December | MSV changes name to SkyTerra |
2007 Milestones
| January | SkyTerra completes acquisition of BCE, Inc.'s stake in MSV LP |
| May | MSV contracts with Sea Launch and ILS International for the launch of the next generation satellites |
| August | MSV initiates first nationwide satellite mutual aid radio talkgroup (SMART™) with the U.S. Department of Justice |
| December | SkyTerra and Inmarsat enter into a spectrum cooperation and coordination agreement for North America |