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Apr. 28, 1998)  {O'(COMSAT NonDominant Order); see also Application of COMSAT Corporation for Special Temporary Authority pursuant to Sections 214 and Title III of the Communications Acts, as amended,  {O*'to provide MiniM services and to operate up to 50 Planet 1 Terminals, Order, 13 FCC Rcd 319 (1998)  {O'(Planet 1 Order).(# In January 1998, the Commission denied COMSAT temporary authority to provide domestic service in the United States through Inmarsat's PLANET 1 service but gave COMSAT an opportunity to refile in order to show that it has complied with the waiver  S 'requirements of the International Satellite Services Order.Y z6 {O'ԍXPlanet 1 Order at  10.(#Y In the COMSAT NonDominant Order, the Commission decided to maintain COMSAT's status as a dominant common carrier in part because the immunity enjoyed by COMSAT is a clear advantage over competitors that do not enjoy similar  S;'protection.]; 6 {O"'ԍCOMSAT NonDominant Order at  160.]  S'7.` ` Notwithstanding the Commission's policy regarding domestic service, in this application COMSAT has not agreed to waive its privileges and immunities. Instead, COMSAT argues that D+ Service can provide capabilities and cost efficiencies not available from any other"o,''" provider. This special circumstance, according to COMSAT, warrants a deviation from the policy  S'established in the International Satellite Services Order.r6 {O5'ԍCOMSAT Application at 45; COMSAT Reply at 79.r COMSAT asks the Commission to grant the application notwithstanding COMSAT's failure to waive its privileges and immunities.  S5'8.` ` We need not address the question of under what circumstances the Commission deviates from an established policy, because we reject COMSAT's argument that it is providing a service that "fills a void" in the market. Petitioners have demonstrated that several competitors already  S'provide, or will soon provide, the same service that COMSAT proposes to offer.Z6 {O 'ԍXORBCOMM Petition at 12; ORBCOMM Petition at 2; Motorola Petition at 5; QUALCOMM Petition at 4.(#ư For example, ORBCOMM notes that its NonVoice, NonGeostationary Mobile Satellite Service (NVNGMSS) is operational and providing twoway messaging and tracking services through the Magellan GSC 100  S'subscriber system.M6 {OW'ԍORBCOMM Petition at 2.M ORBCOMM further notes that five other manufacturers are offering or will  S'shortly offer subscriber communications that work with its satellite.RF6 {O'ԍXORBCOMM Reply at 2.(#R Similarly, QUALCOMM states that it owns and operates the OmniTRACS system, a twoway mobile satellite messaging and position  Sj 'tracking system that provides the same service as D+ Service.kj 6 {O'ԍQUALCOMM Petition at 1; QUALCOMM Reply at 23.k  S '9.` ` While COMSAT admits that the OmniTRACS system possesses all the capabilities of D+ Service, it argues that OmniTRACS is not part of the same market because it provides excess  S 'capabilities and costs more than D+ Service.Q j 6 {O'ԍXCOMSAT Reply at 6.(#Q We disagree that price differences or scope of service are relevant to determining whether the service is available to consumers. Price differences and better service could be relevant to our determination of whether COMSAT's entry into the U.S. domestic market by an INTELSAT or Inmarsat satellite would promote competition and is otherwise in the public interest. But we do not reach that second prong of our analysis for COMSAT under the  S'International Satellite Services Order because of COMSAT's failure to waive the relevant privileges and immunities.  S' 10.` ` Because we are denying COMSAT's petition, we need not address the questions raised by commenters of whether COMSAT has authority to provide D+ service domestically or whether its  S'application omits necessary information. 6 {O="'ԍQUALCOMM Petition at 5; Iridium Petition at 811; AMSC Petition at 1011. We also need not address AMSC's argument that grant of  Sn'COMSAT's request would adversely affect AMSC's access to sufficient spectrum.Jn 6 {O$'ԍAMSC Petition at 9.J  S'D IV. CONCLUSION ă" ,''"Ԍ S'ԙ 11.` ` In light of COMSAT's failure to waive its privieges and immunities prior to provision of domestic U.S. service via Inmarsat, we deny COMSAT's petition to provide domestic InmarsatD+ Service. We will consider whether COMSAT's provision of InmarsatD+ service promotes competition in the United States and is in the public interest if COMSAT files an appropriate waiver.  S'- V. ORDERING CLAUSES ă  S' 12.` ` Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the application of COMSAT Corporation to provide domestic InmarsatD+ service (File No. ITC98089) IS DENIED.  S'10.` ` This Order is issued under Section 0.261 of the Commission's Rules and is effective upon adoption. Petitions for reconsideration under Section 1.106 or applications for review under Section 1.115 of the Commission's Rules may be filed within 30 days of the date of public notice of this Order (see Section 1.4(b)(2)).  S ' ` `  hhCqFEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION  S7' ` `  hhCqRegina M. Keeney  S' ` `  hhCqChief, International Bureau  Sk' #x6X@B [X@#ѐ