STA Request

4767-EX-PL-1995 Text Documents

AT&T; CORP

1999-06-07ELS_6467

> ATeT Te David T. Matsushima Room 3236B1 Senior Attorney 295 North Maple Avenue Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 908 221—6384 June 2, 1995 Mr. William F. Caton, Acting Secretary Federal Communications Commission, IB Telecommunications Division sTOP CODE 1170 P.0O. Box 358115 Pittsburgh, PA 15251—5115 Re: Special Temporary Authority to Lease and Operate INTELSAT Satellite Capacity to Provide Maritime Mobile Service Dear Mr. Caton: AT&T Corp. ("AT&T") hereby requests Special Temporary Authority, pursuant to Section 63.04(a) (2) of the Commission‘s Rules, to transmit data, facsimile, voice and video signals at C—Band frequencies via INTELSAT Satellites in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean Regions ("AOR" and "POR") to and from seagoing vessels and other points in the maritime environment. AT&T will use the facilities to provide AT&T branded ship—to—shore and shore—to—ship maritime mobile satellite services with AT&T end—to—end rates between ships at sea and the United States and points beyond. The maritime service will initially be established by satellite channels from the Roaring Creek, Pennsylvania earth station and the Salt Creek, California earth station‘, via capacity in the INTELSAT AOR and POR satellites*, which 1 Request for Experimental Licensing for the Roaring Creek and Salt Creek earth stations was filed with the FCC on April 25, 1995. 2 INMARSAT Article 8 Notification provided authorization for COMSAT for an additional two—year period beginning November 15, 1994; see attached letter from Ambassador Vonya B. McCann to Mr. Timothy S. Shea, COMSAT World Systems, dated April 27, 1995. 6=p. <=" Recycied Paper

is acquired by AT&T from the COMSAT Corporation ("COMSAT") pursuant to COMSAT‘s applicable tariffs. This C—Band ship— to—shore and shore—to—ship maritime service will initially be established with a cruise ship or U.S. Navy ship. If the maritime service using INTELSAT satellites proves successful, AT&T is prepared to expand the service to other ships and other points in the maritime environment. The Special Temporary Authority requested herein constitutes the same authority requested by AT&T in its accompanying Section 214 application. A full description of the requested facilities is included in that Application. . Accordingly, AT&T hereby requests Special Temporary Authority, pursuant to Section 63.04(a) (2) of the Commission‘s Rules, to transmit data, facsimile, voice and video signals at C—Band frequencies via INTELSAT Satellites in the AOR and POR to and from seagoing vessels and other points in the maritime environment, prior to the availability of permanent Section 214 authorization. AT&T certifies that it is not subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Abuse Act of 1988. The following information is provided pursuant to Commission Rule 63.01(r) : (a) AT&T has affiliations with foreign carriers in the following countries: Australia AT&T Easylink Services Australia Ltd. Canada Unitel Communications Holdings Inc. Hong Kong Hutchison AT&T Network Services Linmited Israel Goldnet Jamaica Jamaica Digiport International, Ltd. Japan AT&T Jens Corporation Russian Federation Telmos — (pending) Ukraine UTEL United Kingdom AT&T ISTEL Limited (Information Services), ISTEL Group Limited (b) AT&T has no 10 percent or greater shareholder or other equity holder.

(c) AT&T has no interlocking directorates. (d) AT&T certifies that it has not agreed to accept special concessions directly or indirectly from any foreign carrier or administration with respect to traffic or revenue flows between the U.S. and any foreign country which AT&T may serve under the authority granted pursuant to Part 63 of the Commission‘s Rules, and AT&T has not agreed to enter into such agreements in the future. In accordance with Section 1.1105 of the Commission‘s Rules and Regulations, enclosed is payment in the amount of $705 to cover the filing fee for this request. Should you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me at (908) 221—6384. Very truly yours, CcC: Mr. Timothy S. Shea COMSAT World Systenms 6560 Rock Spring Drive Bethesda, MD 20817


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