Viasat Rules-Breaking Should Nix Inmarsat Deal: SpaceX

Viasat's argument that unadjudicated interference claims aren't a basis for challenging a transfer of control (see 2206280053) ignores that the FCC has long made a distinction between levels of proof needed for a challenge when it falls outside agency purview vs. conduct involving FCC rules violations, SpaceX said Friday (docket 22-153). SpaceX said it's not seeking conditions to fix a dispute unrelated to the transaction but is arguing that Viasat is committing ongoing and willful license violations and thus lacks the character qualifications needed to justify it taking control of Inmarsat. Viasat didn't comment Friday.