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Canadian ATG Spectrum License | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
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Canadian ATG Spectrum License | 17. Canadian ATG Spectrum License On July 17, 2012, Industry Canada issued to our Canadian subsidiary a subordinate license that allows us to use the Canadian ATG spectrum of which SkySurf Canada Communications Inc. (“SkySurf”) is the primary licensee. On July 24, 2012 we entered into a subordinate license agreement (the “License Agreement”) with SkySurf and on August 14, 2012 the agreement commenced. The License Agreement provides for our exclusive rights to use SkySurf’s ATG spectrum licenses in Canada. For additional information, see Note 16, “Canadian ATG Spectrum License,” in our 2016 10-K. Amortization expense for the one-time payment for each of the next five years and thereafter is estimated to be as follows (in thousands):
|  | Canadian ATG Spectrum |
Years ending December 31, |  | Amortization |
2017 (period from October 1 to December 31) |  | $ | 26 |
2018 |  | $ | 104 |
2019 |  | $ | 104 |
2020 |  | $ | 104 |
2021 |  | $ | 104 |
Thereafter |  | $ | 1,632 |
Amortization expense totaled less than $0.1 million during the three month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 and $0.1 million during the nine month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. The monthly payments are expensed as incurred and totaled approximately $0.3 million and $0.9 million, respectively, during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017, and $0.3 million and $0.9 million, respectively, for the prior year periods.

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