Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

PREPAID LICENSE FEES

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PREPAID LICENSE FEES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
PREPAID LICENSE FEES

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 Company’s 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 Company’s standard pricing on messaging air-time in connection with GTC’s 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 Company’s 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:

 

2015   222,222  
2016     222,222  
2017     222,222  
2018     222,222  
2019 and thereafter     1,320,789  
Total   $ 2,209,677