Intelsat moved a step closer to completing its $1.1 billion purchase of the North American satellite assets of Loral Space and Communications [OTCBB: LRLSQ] when the time limit recently expired for others to appeal the bankruptcy court’s previous order approving the transaction.

With no appeals filed, the deal now could be expedited and finalized by year-end. One remaining condition to the transaction is approval by the Federal Communications Commission to transfer Loral’s FCC licenses to Intelsat. Intelsat has requested expedited treatment from the FCC, and believes that it may be able to close the transaction as early as year-end.

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