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Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NOTE 3 PREPAID LICENSE FEES
On December 10, 2014, the Company, Orbital Satcom, Global Telesat Corp. (GTC) and World Surveillance Group, Inc. (World), which owns 100% of GTC, entered into a license agreement (the License Agreement) pursuant to which GTC granted to Orbital Satcom a fully-paid and irrevocable non-exclusive license to use certain equipment owned by GTC or its affiliates consisting of appliques in connection with the Globalstar Contracts (the Globalstar Appliques). Appliques are demodulator and RF interfaces located at various ground stations (or gateways).
The License Agreement is a fully-paid and irrevocable non-exclusive license to Orbital Satcom to use the Globalstar Appliques and includes the full right to utilize the Globalstar Appliques used by GTC prior to and following the date of grant. The GTC License has a term of 10 years. In consideration of the License Agreement, the Company issued GTC 2,222,222 shares of the Companys common stock. In connection with the License Agreement, World, GTC, the Company and Orbital Satcom agreed that GTC shall receive a discount of 25% on the Companys standard pricing on messaging air-time in connection with GTCs business. The Company valued these common shares at the fair value of approximately $1.00 per common share or $2,222,222 based on the quoted trading price on the execution date of the license agreement.
Mr. David Phipps, the Companys current CEO, is the founder of GTC and its former President. Prior to December 10, 2014, Mr. Phipps had no affiliation with the Company.
Amortization of prepaid license fees is included in general and administrative expenses as reflected in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $12,545. Prepaid license fees current and long-term portion amounted to $222,222 and $1,987,455 at December 31, 2014, respectively, and are included in prepaid expenses. Future amortization of prepaid license fees is as follows:
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