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Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the
Act on April 16, 2024 (89 FR 26924).
Suzanne Morris,
Deputy Director Civil Enforcement
Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2024–13622 Filed 6–20–24; 8:45 am]
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Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—1EdTech Consortium, Inc.
Notice is hereby given that, on April
29, 2024, pursuant to section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), 1EdTech
Consortium, Inc. (‘‘1EdTech
Consortium’’) has filed written
notifications simultaneously with the
Attorney General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing changes in its
membership. The notifications were
filed for the purpose of extending the
Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
under specified circumstances.
Specifically, Amelay Corporation S.A
(POK), Montevideo, URUGUAY;
BluPods Inc. (DBA Actionaly), Madera,
CA; Classera For Smart Learning,
Jeddah, SAUDI ARABIA; Copyleaks,
Stamford, CT; Edmond Public Schools,
Edmond, OK; Jefferson County Public
Schools, Louisville, KY; Laerdal Labs
DC, Washington, DC; and Switch Energy
Alliance, Austin, TX, have been added
as parties to this venture.
Also, California Dept of Ed,
Sacramento, CA; Kaltura, New York,
NY; Medway Public Schools, Medway,
MA; Owensboro Public Schools,
Owensboro, KY; Friday Institute (North
Carolina State University) The Friday
Institute for Educational Innovation,
Raleigh, NC; Nat’l eLearning Center
(The National eLearning Center),
Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA; Zoom, San
Jose, CA; North Dakota Information
Tech (North Dakota Information
Technology), Bismarck, ND; Institute for
Information Management &
Communication, Kyoto University,
Kyoto, JAPAN; and New South Wales
Dept of Ed, Sydney, AUSTRALIA, have
withdrawn as parties to this venture.
No other changes have been made in
either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project.
Membership in this group research
project remains open, and 1EdTech
Consortium intends to file additional
written notifications disclosing all
changes in membership.
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On April 7, 2000, 1EdTech
Consortium filed its original notification
pursuant to section 6(a) of the Act. The
Department of Justice published a notice
in the Federal Register pursuant to
section 6(b) of the Act on September 13,
2000 (65 FR 55283).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on February 6, 2024. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the
Act on April 16, 2024 (89 FR 26927).
Suzanne Morris,
Deputy Director Civil Enforcement
Operations, Antitrust Division.
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Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—Mobile Satellite Services
Association
Notice is hereby given that, on April
26, 2024, pursuant to section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Mobile Satellite
Services Association (‘‘MSSA’’) has
filed written notifications
simultaneously with the Attorney
General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing (1) the identities
of the parties to the venture and (2) the
nature and objectives of the venture.
The notifications were filed for the
purpose of invoking the Act’s provisions
limiting the recovery of antitrust
plaintiffs to actual damages under
specified circumstances.
Pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act, the
identities of the parties to the venture
are: FocusPoint International, Inc.,
Sunrise, FL; Ligado Networks LLC,
Reston, VA; Omnispace LLC, McLean,
VA; Terrestar Solutions Inc., Outremont,
CANADA; Viasat, Carlsbad, CA; Terran
Orbital, Boca Raton, FL; eSAT Global,
Inc., Solana, CA; and Al Yah Satellite
Communications Company PJSC, Abu
Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. The
general area of MSSA’s planned activity
is to (i) support open interoperable
architectures and standards for use in
multi-orbit satellite systems, ground
infrastructure, and end user equipment;
(ii) define one or more specifications,
best practices, reference architectures,
implementation guidelines, and
standardized agreements (collectively,
‘‘Deliverables’’) to promote the adoption
of satellite-to-terrestrial mobile
telecommunication services and
enhance seamless global roaming
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between terrestrial and multi-orbit
satellite networks; (iii) achieve scale
through improved coordination and
cooperation mechanisms among mobile
satellite services (‘‘MSS’’) operators to
maximize the utility of already available
and licensed global MSS spectrum in
nations desiring advanced nonterrestrial networks (‘‘NTN’’) services;
(iv) maximize scarce multi-orbit space
and spectrum resources and employ
sustainable network design and
operation to enable affordable advanced
NTN services; (v) advocate for policies,
laws and regulations that advance the
purposes of the Venture, including
those related to rational, efficient, safe
and sustainable uses of spectrum and
orbits, and based on, where appropriate,
objective and quantitative metrics
regarding all objects in orbit around
Earth; (vi) provide a neutral forum to
facilitate collaboration among members
of the Venture for coordination of third
generation partner projects (3GPP) and
other international standards activities;
(vii) support the integration of space
networks into national
telecommunications infrastructure via
trusted local partners and within
sovereign regulatory and national
security frameworks; (viii) provide
mechanisms for individual nations to
participate in the new space economy
via open standards and architectures
and via the space networks supported
by the Venture; (ix) create one or more
trademarks to raise awareness of
commercial opportunities and trust in
the marketplace; (x) educate the
industry, media, and analyst and
operator communities on the value,
benefits, and applications for the
Venture’s Deliverables; (xi) foster
competition in the marketplace in
compliance with all applicable antitrust
laws and regulations; and (xii)
undertake such other activities as may
from time to time be appropriate to
further the purposes and achieve the
goals set forth above. Membership in
MSSA remains open and MSSA intends
to file additional written notifications
disclosing all changes in membership.
Suzanne Morris,
Deputy Director Civil Enforcement
Operations, Antitrust Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993--1EdTech Consortium, Inc.
Notice is hereby given that, on April 29, 2024, pursuant to section
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993,
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), 1EdTech Consortium, Inc.
(``1EdTech Consortium'') has filed written notifications simultaneously
with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing
changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose
of extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust
plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances.
Specifically, Amelay Corporation S.A (POK), Montevideo, URUGUAY;
BluPods Inc. (DBA Actionaly), Madera, CA; Classera For Smart Learning,
Jeddah, SAUDI ARABIA; Copyleaks, Stamford, CT; Edmond Public Schools,
Edmond, OK; Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY; Laerdal
Labs DC, Washington, DC; and Switch Energy Alliance, Austin, TX, have
been added as parties to this venture.
Also, California Dept of Ed, Sacramento, CA; Kaltura, New York, NY;
Medway Public Schools, Medway, MA; Owensboro Public Schools, Owensboro,
KY; Friday Institute (North Carolina State University) The Friday
Institute for Educational Innovation, Raleigh, NC; Nat'l eLearning
Center (The National eLearning Center), Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA; Zoom, San
Jose, CA; North Dakota Information Tech (North Dakota Information
Technology), Bismarck, ND; Institute for Information Management &
Communication, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JAPAN; and New South Wales Dept
of Ed, Sydney, AUSTRALIA, have withdrawn as parties to this venture.
No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project. Membership in this group
research project remains open, and 1EdTech Consortium intends to file
additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
On April 7, 2000, 1EdTech Consortium filed its original
notification pursuant to section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of
Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to section
6(b) of the Act on September 13, 2000 (65 FR 55283).
The last notification was filed with the Department on February 6,
2024. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to
section 6(b) of the Act on April 16, 2024 (89 FR 26927).
Suzanne Morris,
Deputy Director Civil Enforcement Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-13646 Filed 6-20-24; 8:45 am]
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