STA Request

1832-EX-PL-1991 Text Documents

CBS, INC.

1999-07-07ELS_9614

— Chery! Lynn Schneider General Attorney 1e4#8 se&6 COM \.-®, w CDMSAT MobilseA(.:rommunications <t Communications Satellite Corporation 950 L‘Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20024 Telephone 202—863—6773 Telex 197800 Fax 202—488—3814/3819 July 24, 1992 Ms. Donna R. Searcy, Secretary Federal Communications Commission 1919 M Street, N.W., Room 222 Washington, D. C. 20554 ATTIN: :George S. Li, Chief International Facilities D1v151on Room 534 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority Domestic Land—Based Ship Earth Station Dear Ms. Searcy: Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT) herein requests a grant of special temporary authority for the period beginning July 28, 1992 and extending until October 20, 1992 to provide satellite communications services via the INMARSAT system between land—based ship earth stations in the United States and the U.S. coast earth stations at Southbury, Connecticut (WA—28), and Santa Paula, California (KA—31). In support of this request, COMSAT submits a ows : as U.S. Signatory to INMARSAT, has received a CBS, Inc. for permission to operate three BS intends to use the terminals to support activities in disaster and other situations where no other communications systems are available. INMARSAT has reviewed the CBS request and has approved access to the INMARSAT space segment. This approval is in accordance with INMARSAT‘s policies, and subjéect to its conditions, in regard to land—based ship earth stations engaged in non—maritime communications. Because the subject land—based ship earth stations will use L—band frequencies in the Maritime Mobile Satellite Service portion of the spectrum, frequency coordination will not be an issue. In any event, the land—based units will operate on a non—interference basis with ship earth stations in the Maritime

—2— Mobile Satellite Service. COMSAT will apply its regular maritime service charge for the proposed services, in accordance with its FCC Tariff 102. CBS has filed an application with the Office of Engineering and Technology for an experimental license for its terminals. COMSAT respectfully submits that the public interest will be served through the provision of this capacity and thus by a grant of temporary authority until October 20, 1992. The requisite filing fee of $610 is enclosed. Respectfully submitted, . f; 23 ;207_§a 4 ky Jaos o es Cheryl Lynn Schneider cc: Michael Pollak Frank Wright


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