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“Escrow Agreement” means an Escrow Agreement in substantially the form of attached Exhibit A.
“FCC” means the Federal Communications Commission (or any successor agency, commission, bureau, department or other political subdivision of
the United States of America).
“FCC License” means any license, permit, approval, registration or authorization granted or issued by the FCC.
“Final Order” means an action by the FCC or the ICC as to which: (a) no request for stay of the action by the FCC or the ICC, as the case may be, is
pending, no such stay is in effect, and if any time period is permitted by statute or regulation for filing any request for such a stay, such time period has
passed; (b) no petition for rehearing or reconsideration, or application for review, of the action is pending before the FCC or the ICC, as the case may be, and
the time permitted for filing any such petition or application has passed; (c) the FCC or the ICC, as the case may be, does not have the action under
reconsideration on its own motion and the time in which such reconsideration is permitted has passed; and, (d) no petition for review or appeal to a court, or
request for stay to or by a court, of the FCC’s or ICC’s action, as the case may be, is pending or in effect, and the deadline for filing any such appeal or
request has passed.
“First Refusal Right” means any right of first refusal, right of first offer, preemptive right, right to consent, put right, call right, tag along right,
default or similar right or other adverse claim of any kind or nature whatsoever in favor of any Person with respect to the Shares or any Cellular Interest.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles for financial reporting in the United States, applied on a basis consistent with the basis on
which the SICC Financial Statements were prepared (to the extent such preparation was in accordance with GAAP).
“Governmental Authority” means the FCC, the ICC and any other governmental agency, body or instrumentality having jurisdiction over SICC, its
Subsidiaries, a Cellular Entity, Shareholders or any of their Affiliates (whether federal, state or local), but does not include any arbitrator.
“HSR Act” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Interference Consent” means any agreement or arrangement between a party and any Person, including any present or proposed personal
communications system, cellular or microwave system operator or any personal communications system, cellular or microwave licensee, conditional licensee
or applicant with respect to co-channel and/or adjacent channel interference, the coordination of adjacent market channel use or other matters concerned with
the operation of adjacent markets, allowing interference, restricting station operations, licensing or location, or limiting transmission time.
“ICC” means the Illinois Commerce Commission.
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