ICO Asks FCC to Extend Construction and Launch of Its Satellite

RESTON, Va., Nov. 10, 2006/Satnews Daily/ ― ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited (Nasdaq:ICOG) has requested the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to extend for a short period the remaining four milestone dates outlined in its authorization for the construction and launch of its satellite.

ICO said the brief extension is needed to accommodate manufacture and delivery issues encountered by subcontractors for its satellite manufacturer, Space Systems/Loral, Inc. ICO requested that the launch of its satellite be extended until November 30, 2007, instead of the current milestone date of July 1, 2007, and that certification that the mobile satellite services system is in operation be extended until December 31, 2007 instead of July 17, 2007.

ICO also asked that two remaining intermediate milestone dates be extended as follows: complete reference performance test to April 30, 2007, instead of January 1, 2007, and complete thermal vacuum test to June 15, 2007, instead of March 1, 2007.

ICO Global, based in Reston, Virginia, is developing an advanced hybrid system, combining both satellite and terrestrial communications capabilities, in order to offer wireless voice, data, and Internet services with handsets similar in size to existing cellular phones.

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