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џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџАаа ааџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџ@ $цЈџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџАааIn re Applications ofСС) СССС) TCI Satellite Entertainment, Inc.СС) СССС) andСССС)ССFile No. 91ЉSATЉССССTCЉ97 СССС) PRIMESTAR, Inc.СС) СССС) For Consent to Transfer of ControlСС) of TEMPO Satellite, Inc.СС) СССС) ССandСС) СССС) MCI Telecommunications CorporationСС) СССС) andСССС)ССFile No. 106ЉSATЉССССALЉ97 СССС) PRIMESTAR LHC, Inc.СС) СССС) For Consent to Assignment of DirectСС) Broadcast Satellite AuthorizationsСС)й Ќ й а АНАк а а АкАН аааORDER ADOPTING PROTECTIVE ORDEааџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџА` D Ш џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџААааR ааAdopted: April 9, 1998ССССReleased: April 10, 1998 By the Chief, International Bureau 1. On March 2, 1998, the International Bureau (the "Bureau") directed PRIMESTAR and certain of its owners (individually or collectively, the "Submitting Party") to submit further information to the Commission for consideration in connection with the aboveЉcaptioned applications. The Commission specifically requested, inter alia, "all studies, surveys, analyses and reports which were prepared by or for any officer(s) or director(s) (or individuals exercising similar functions) for the purpose of evaluating or ееanalyzing the proposed acquisitions with respect to market shares, competition, competitors, markets, potential for sales growth or expansion into product or geographic markets." This request for information represents the documents а Ш аrequested by the Department of Justice pursuant to question 4(c) of its request for information pursuant to its authority under the HartЉScottЉRodino Antitrust Improvements Act ("HSR"). 2. Claiming that the documents requested by the Commission contained confidential and proprietary information, the Submitting Party filed a proposed protective order with the Bureau on March 20, 1998. On the same date, the Bureau issued a public notice requesting comments on the proposed protective order by March 27, 1998, and reply comments by March 31, 1998. Upon reviewing the filings received during this comment period, the Bureau hereby enters the attached Protective Order (Appendix A) to insure that the documents the Submitting Party asserts to be confidential and proprietary are afforded adequate protection. 3. According to the Submitting Party, the requested documents are exempt from mandatory disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") and our implementing rules because they involve the "business plans, strategies and tactical decisions of PRIMESTAR and its owners."в ШX0УУФФШX0УУФФ вжЊџџа АНАА аааааџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџА` D Ш џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџААааб#єXє\  PŽG;єP#б УУФФPRIMESTAR'S March 31, 1998 Reply to Comments on Proposed Protective Order at 4.б#Xjє\  PŽG;XP#бЊж The public disclosure of this information, they assert, would impose "irreparable harm" to PRIMESTAR.в ШX0УУФФШX0УУФФ вжАџџа АААА аааааџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџА` D Ш џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџААааб#єXє\  PŽG;єP#б УУФФPRIMESTAR'S March 31, 1998 Reply to Comments on Proposed Protective Order at 5УУ.ФФб#Xjє\  PŽG;XP#бАж Additionally, the Submitting Party stated that many of these documents were also filed with the Department of Justice pursuant to the preЉmerger review process under the HSR statuteв ШX0УУФФШX0УУФФ вжnџџа АААА аааааџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџА` D Ш џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџААааб#єXє\  PŽG;єP#б УУФФ15 U.S.C. РР 18a.б#Xjє\  PŽG;XP#бnж and should be afforded confidentiality protection under that statute.в ШX0УУФФШX0УУФФ вжsџџа АААА аааааџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџА` D Ш џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџААааб#єXє\  PŽG;єP#б УУФФ15 U.S.C. РР 18a(h).б#Xjє\  PŽG;XP#б sж 4. Two parties to the proceeding, Ameritech New Media, Inc. ("Ameritech") and EchoStar Communications Corp. ("Echostar"), filed comments regarding the protective order proposed by PRIMESTAR. Commenters primarily asserted that the provision limiting access to the documents subject to the protective order to the parties' outside counsel would be burdensome to the parties both strategically and financially.в ШX0УУФФШX0УУФФ вждџџа АААА аааааџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџА` D Ш џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџААааб#єXє\  PŽ G;єP#б УУФФAmeritech New Media, Inc. March 27, 1998 Comments at 2Љ4; EchoStar Communications Corp. March 27, 1998 Comments at 5Љ6.б#Xjє\  PŽ G;XP#б дж We believe that limiting access to outside counsel is appropriate in this proceeding to balance the potential competitive harms that the Submitting Party alleges could ensue if sensitive information regarding its future business plans were disclosed to its competitors, and the need for parties to have access to the information provided to the Bureau in this proceeding. У У Ф ФContrary to the assertion of Ameritech, the protective order does not bar examinations of confidential documents by consultants or experts who are not affiliated with competitors of the Submitting Party. We clarified paragraph 3 of the protective order to provide that outside consultants or experts who are not involved in the analysis underlying the business decisions or who do not participate directly in the business decisions of any competitors of the Submitting Party may have access to the documents subject to the terms of the protective order. 5. Additionally, to insure that this protective order is as narrowly tailored as possible we decline to grant EchoStar's request to expand the definition of "Submitting Party" to any party to the proceeding but will review any additional requests for confidentiality by any party to this proceeding on a case by case basis.У УФ Ф 6. EchoStar also requests that the protective order not prohibit the use of independently developed information that may overlap information subject to the protective order. We do not intend the protective order to impose such a limitation. However, contrary to EchoStar's request, the Bureau believes that it is reasonable that any confidential information that is disclosed accidentally should not generally be deemed a waiver of its confidential treatment. We note, however, that an accidental disclosure that the Submitting Party does not promptly act to remedy may constitute a waiver. 7. The commenters also expressed concern that the Submitting Party will have the "unfettered right to determine what information is and is not confidential."в ШX0УУФФШX0УУФФ вж‹џџа АААА аааааџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџА` D Ш џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџААааб#єXє\  PŽ G;єP#б УУФФУУSeeФФ EchoStar March 27, 1998 Comments at 6.б#Xjє\  PŽ G;XP#б‹ж The Submitting Party raised specific objections to questions 12, 13, and 14 directed to TSAT & PRIMESTAR , and questions 1 and 2 directed to PRIMESTAR and its owners, and a generalized objection to all questions propounded in the letter. The generalized objection is insufficient under 0.459(c) of our rules. Information in response to the questions specifically objected to will be subject to the protective order. Further, У УФ Фalthough we are relying on the Submitting Party's good faith determination that the requested documents qualify for and require confidential treatment, we have modified the proposed protective order to clarify that the Commission reserves its authority pursuant to sections 0.459 and 0.461 of its rules to determine that a document for which confidential treatment is sought is not entitled to such treatment.У УФ Ф 8. У УФ ФWe have made, УУinter aliaФФ, the following substantive changes to the protective order proposed by PRIMESTAR. We have added paragraph 6 of the protective order, which makes clear that the protective order cannot and does not supersede applicable provisions of FOIA, by stating: "If any person requests disclosure of stamped confidential documents outside the terms of this protective order, such requests will be treated in accordance with sections 0.442 and 0.461 of the Commission's rules." У У Ф ФWe have deleted a proposal to prevent parties using confidential materials in this proceedings to seek disclosure of these documents in another proceeding. We, however, caution that any such request must comply with the terms of paragraph 7 of the protective order (regarding filing pleadings with confidential information). У У Ф ФAdditionally, we expect that any such requests will be granted only very rarely. У УФ ФWe also have clarified paragraph 9 of the protective order to provide that the duty to provide the Submitting Party the opportunity to object to the order of a court or another agency to produce the confidential documents shall be subject to the independent authority of that entity to order otherwise. У УФ Ф 9. The Submitting Party shall make available for review the documents subject to this protective order at the offices of its outside counsel, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. Parties reviewing these documents will be provided the following alternatives: 1) parties will be provided adequate opportunity to inspect the documents on site; 2) parties may inspect the documents on site with the ability to request copies, at cost, of all or some of the documents; or 3) parties may request a complete set of the documents at cost, allowing two days after the request is made for receipt of the copies. If a complete set of documents will be requested, parties are encouraged to make such request at the time they submit the Acknowledgement of Confidentiality. This will allow parties the opportunity to begin reviewing the documents at the end of the five day period referenced in paragraph 5 of the protective order. All documents that are removed from the Willkie, Farr & Gallagher offices will bear an original confidential stamp and must be returned in accordance with the terms of the protective order. 10. This order also establishes the following pleading cycle for those parties who would like the opportunity to comment on the information contained in the documents subject to this protective order. Any party seeking access to the protected material must designate to the Submitting Party the persons who it desires to have access to the documents by April 16, 1998. Any additional persons wishing to have access to the documents after this date shall request access to the documents pursuant to paragraph 5 of the protective order. The Submitting Party shall have until April 21, 1998, to object to any persons designated to review the confidential documents by April 16, 1998. The parties signing the confidentiality agreement shall be provided access to the documents on April 23, 1998. The reviewing parties must file any comments with the Bureau by May 7, 1998. Reply comments must be submitted to the Bureau by May 14, 1998. If an objection is made to any person designated to review the documents and that objection cannot be resolved prior to the date the parties are scheduled to begin reviewing the documents, subsequent dates for comments and reply comments may be adjusted accordingly. In that case, the Bureau will issue a public notice indicating the changes in the relevant dates. а ААА' аСС FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSIONй й СС Regina M. Keeney СС Chief, International Bureauй Ќ й ааУ УAPPENDIX AФ Ф У Уа А'АН аааџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџ@ ˜ №H јPЈX џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџАааPROTECTIVE ORDERФ Ф а АНА  аааааџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџ@ ˜ №H јPЈX џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџАааСС1.ССOn March 2, 1998, the International Bureau directed PRIMESTAR and certain of its owners (individually or collectively, the "Submitting Party") to submit certain information to the Commission for consideration in connection with the aboveЉcaptioned applications. The Commission specifically requested, УУinter aliaФФ, "all studies, surveys, analyses and reports which were prepared by or for any officer(s) or director(s) (or individuals exercising similar functions) for the purpose of evaluating or analyzing the proposed acquisitions with respect to market shares, competition, competitors, markets, potential for sales growth or expansion into product or geographic markets." Many of the documents requested were filed with the Department of Justice pursuant to the preЉmerger review process under the HartЉScottЉRodino Antitrust Improvements Act ("HSR").в ШX0УУФФШX0УУФФ вжnџџа А АА аааааџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџ@ ˜ №H јPЈX џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџАааб#єXє\  PŽ G;єP#б УУФФ15 U.S.C. РР 18a.б#Xjє\  PŽG;XP#бnж This protective order is entered for the purpose of facilitating and expediting the review of documents containing trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person that is privileged or confidential. It sets forth the manner in which confidential information, as that term is defined herein, is to be treated by the parties to this proceeding. The order does not constitute a resolution of the merits concerning whether any confidential information would be released publicly by the Commission upon a proper request under the Freedom of Information Act or otherwise. СС2.ССExcept with the prior written consent of the Submitting Party, or as hereinafter provided under this order, neither a stamped confidential document nor the contents thereof may be disclosed to any person. A "stamped confidential document" shall mean any document У УФ Фsubmitted in response to the March 2, 1998 requestУ У Ф Фthat bears the legend (or that otherwise shall have had the legend recorded upon it in a way that brings its attention to a reasonable examiner) "CONFIDENTIAL Љ SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER IN File Nos. 91ЉSATЉTCЉ97 and 106ЉSATЉALЉ97 before the Federal Communications Commission" to signify that it contains information that the Submitting Party claims is entitled to protection under the Freedom of Information Act and the Commission's implementing rules unless the Commission determines pursuant to sections 0.459 or 0.461 of its rules that any such document is not entitled to confidential treatment. For purposes of this order, the term "document" means all written, recorded, or graphic material, whether produced or created by a party or another person.ŒСС3.ССSubject to the requirements of paragraph 5, stamped confidential documents may be reviewed by outside counsel of record for the parties in this proceeding. Subject to the requirements of paragraph 5 and subject to the obligation to secure the confidentiality of stamped confidential documents in accordance with the terms of this order, such outside counsel may disclose stamped confidential documents to: (i) the partners, associates, secretaries, paralegal assistants, and employees of such outside counsel to the extent reasonably necessary to render professional services in this proceeding; (ii) to Commission officials involved in this proceeding; (iii) to outside consultants or experts retained for the purpose of assisting counsel in these proceedings andУ УФ Ф who are not involved in the analysis underlying the business decisions or who do not participate directly in the business decisions of any competitor of the Submitting Party; (iv) employees of outside counsel involved solely in one or more aspects of organizing, filing, coding, converting, storing, or retrieving data or designing programs for handling data connected with this proceeding; and (v) employees of thirdЉparty contractors performing one or more of these functions. СС4.ССOutside counsel shall have the obligation to ensure that access to stamped confidential documents is strictly limited as prescribed in this order. Outside counsel shall further have the obligation to ensure (i) that stamped confidential documents are used only as provided in this order; and (ii) that stamped confidential documents are not duplicated except as necessary for filing at the Commission under seal as provided in paragraph 7. СС5.ССIn all cases where access to stamped confidential documents is permitted pursuant to paragraph 3, and before reviewing or having access to stamped confidential documents, each person seeking such access shall execute the Declaration attached to this Protective Order and provide a copy of the executed Declaration to the Commission and to each Submitting Party so that it is received by each Submitting Party five business days prior to reviewing or having access to such stamped confidential documents. Each Submitting Party shall have an opportunity to object to the disclosure of stamped confidential documents to any such persons, which objection must be filed at the Commission and served on outside counsel responsible for such person within three business days after receiving a copy of that person's declaration. Until any such objection is resolved by the Commission, and unless that objection is resolved in favor of the person seeking access, persons subject to an objection from a Submitting Party shall not have access to stamped confidential documents. У УФ Ф СС6.ССIf any person requests disclosure of stamped confidential documents outside the terms of this protective order, such requests will be treated in accordance with sections 0.442 and 0.461 of the Commission's rules. СС7.ССOutside counsel may, in any pleadings that they file in this proceeding, reference information found in stamped confidential documents or derived therefrom (hereinafter "Confidential Information"), but only if they comply with the following procedures:ŒССa.ССAny portions of the pleadings that contain or disclose Confidential Information must be physically segregated from the remainder of the pleadings; ССb.ССThe portions of pleadings containing or disclosing Confidential Information must be covered by a separate letter to the Secretary of the Commission referencing this Protective Order; ССc.ССEach page of any Party's filing that contains or discloses Confidential Information subject to this Order must be clearly marked: "Confidential Information included pursuant to Protective Order, File Nos. 91ЉSATЉTCЉ97 and 106ЉSATЉALЉ97:" and ССd.ССThe confidential portion(s) of the pleading shall be served upon the Secretary of the Commission and the Submitting Party. Such confidential portions shall be served under seal, and shall not be placed in the Commission's Public File. A Party filing a pleading containing Confidential Information shall also file a redacted copy of the pleading containing no Confidential Information, which copy shall be placed in the Commission's public files. Parties may provide courtesy copies of pleadings containing Confidential Information to Commission staff under seal. СС8.ССDisclosure of Confidential Information as provided herein by any person shall not be deemed a waiver by the Submitting Party of any privilege or entitlement to confidential treatment of such Confidential Information. Reviewing parties, by viewing these materials: (a) agree not to assert any such waiver and (b) agree that accidental disclosure of Confidential Information by a Submitting Party shall not be deemed a waiver of any privilege or entitlement as long as the Submitting Party takes prompt remedial action. .СС9.ССIf a court or another administrative agency subpoenas or orders production of stamped confidential documents that a party has obtained under terms of this order, such party shall promptly notify each Submitting Party of the pendency of such subpoena or order. Consistent with the independent authority of any court or administrative agency, the party shall make every effort to assure that the Submitting Party has a full opportunity to oppose such production prior to the production or disclosure of any stamped confidential document or Confidential Information. СС10.ССPersons obtaining access to stamped confidential documents under this order shall use the information only for preparation and the conduct of this proceeding as delimited in paragraphs 4 and 7, and any subsequent judicial proceeding arising directly from this proceeding, and shall not use such information for any other purpose, including business, governmental, commercial, or other administrative or judicial proceedings. Should a party that has properly obtained access to Confidential Information under this Protective Order violate any of its terms, that party shall immediately convey that fact to the Commission and to the Submitting Party. Further, should such violation consist of improper disclosure of Confidential Information, the violating party shall take all necessary steps to remedy the improper disclosure. The Commission retains its full authority to fashion appropriate sanctions for violations of this Protective Order. СС11.ССThe provisions of this order shall not terminate at the conclusion of this proceeding. Within two weeks after conclusion of this proceeding, including judicial review (if any), stamped confidential documents and all copies of same shall be returned to the Submitting Party. No material whatsoever derived from stamped confidential documents may be retained by any person having access thereto, except outside counsel to a party to this proceeding may retain, under the continuing strictures of this order, two copies of pleadings containing confidential information prepared on behalf of the party. All counsel of record shall make certification of compliance herewith and shall deliver the same to counsel for the Submitting Party not more than three weeks after conclusion of this proceeding. СС12.ССThis Order is issued pursuant to Sections 4(i) and 310(d) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. РРРР 154(i) and 310(d), Section 4 of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. РР 552(b)(4), and authority delegated under Section 0.261 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. РР 0.261, and is effective upon its adoption. ССССССССFEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSIONй й ССССССССRegina M. Keeney ССССССССChief, International Bureauй Ќ й г  га ААXм ае Xааа ААА  аааџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџ@ ˜ №H јPЈX џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџАаалheaderлааааџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџ@ џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџАаагггглл лheaderлааџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџ@ ˜ №H јPЈX џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџАааааггггллааџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџш@ ˜ №H јPЈX џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџАаа еааааааџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџ@ ˜ №H јPЈX џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџАааУ УAPPENDIX BФ Ф У УACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITYФ Ф ааааџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџ@ ˜ №H јPЈX џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџАааССI hereby acknowledge that I have received and read a copy of the foregoing Protective Order in the aboveЉcaptioned proceeding. I agree that I am bound by this Order and that I shall not disclose or use documents or information designated as "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION" or any information gained therefrom except as allowed by the Order. I acknowledge that a violation of the Protective Order is a violation of an order of the Federal Communications Commission. ССWithout limiting the foregoing, to the extent that I have any employment, affiliation or role with any person or entity other than a conventional private law firm (such as, but not limited to, a lobbying or public interest organization), I acknowledge specifically that my access to any information obtained as a result of the order is due solely to my capacity as outside counsel to a party or other person described in paragraph 3 of the foregoing Protective Order and that I will not use such information in any other capacity nor will I disclose such information except as specifically provided in the order. ССExecuted at ______________________ this _____ day of 1998 . СССССССС________________________й й СССССССС Signatureй Ќ й СССССССС_________________________й й СССССССС Titleб#ьvў6X@Щ7ћN@#б а А АН ааа