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42 XM SATELLiTE RADiO 2 0 0 1 Annual Report
(3) Related Party Transactions
The Company had the following amounts outstanding to related parties at December 31, 2000 and 2001 (in thousands):
December 3 1,
2000 20 01
General Motors Corporation (“GM”)........... $ —$ 656
Hughes ................................................. —7,686
DIRECTV, Inc. (“DIRECTV”) ....................... 2 00 50
LCC International, Inc. (“LCCI”) ................. 1 5,141 15,407
Clear Channel ........................................ 25 2,101
Motient ................................................... 63 152
$ 15,429 $ 26,052
The Company has relied upon certain related parties for legal and technical services during the years ended
December 31, 1999, 2 000 and 20 01. Total costs incurred in transactions with related parties are as follows
(in thousands):
Year ended December 3 1, 199 9
GM Hughes DIRECTV LCCI Clear Channel Motient
Terrestrial repeater network
engineering and manufacturing .. $ —$ 3 ,500 $ —$ 6,578 $ —$—
General and administrative ............ — ——— —224
Year ended December 3 1, 200 0
GM Hughes DIRECTV LCCI Clear Channel Motient
Terrestrial repeater network
engineering and manufacturing .. $ —$ 11,85 8 $ —$ 58,7 31 $ —$—
Terrestrial repeater site leases ...... — — —— 5—
Customer care
and billing operations ................ — —1,008 — ——
Sales and marketing...................... — — —— 3,175 —
General and administrative ............ — — —— 3 252
Year ended December 3 1, 200 1
GM Hughes DIRECTV LCCI Clear Channel Motient
Terrestrial repeater network
engineering and manufacturing .. $ —$ 88,11 6 $ —$ 59,9 58 $ —$—
Terrestrial repeater site leases ...... — — —— 3 6 —
Customer care
and billing operations ................ — —623 — ——
Sales and marketing...................... 1,264 — —— 4,351 —
General and administrative ............ — — —— —193
(a) GM
In 1999, the Company established a distribution agreement with GM (see note 15 (f)). Under the terms of the
agreement, GM distributes the XM Radio Service in various models of its vehicles.
(b) Hughes
In 1999, the Company entered into a terrestrial repeater manufacturing agreement with Hughes (see note 15 (e)).
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