File number S-2713-EX-96

5608-EX-ML-1996 Post Grant Documents

COMSAT MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS

2000-04-07ELS_34690

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                                                                                                               6560 Rock Spring Drive
                                                                                                                 Bethesda, MD 20817
                                                                                                              Telephone 301 214 3000
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                                                 October 21, 1996



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          Mr. William F. Caton, Acting Secretary
          Federal Comunications Commission
          1919 M Street, N.W., Room 222
          Washington, D.C.                     20554          —

.oA                                   ATTN: —Frank Wright,
              ©                                  Office of Engineering and Technology .

                                         Re:    Request for Special Temporary Authority
                                                for Radio Station License


          Dear Mr.            Caton:

          COMSAT Mobile Communications                   (Mame of the applicant) herein requests
          a grant of special                     temporary authority for a new mobile radio
          station              license         beginning October 25, 1996 and                   extending              until
          February 1997      to operate     1    (number of units) land—based
          INMARSAT ship earth station(s) from temporary—fixed locations in
          the United States.   In support of this rGQUEStCQMSELJkfiulekamunu:umons
          (Name of the applicant)                      submits the following information:


          .               Applicant ‘s Name and Address:
                  j         COMSAT Mobile Communications
                            6560 Rock Spring Drive
                            Bethesda, MD 20817 °

          2.              Name and Address of the Person for 1nqu1r1es regarding this
                      ~ _‘ request:
                            Edward C. Tanzer
                            22300 COMSAT Drive, Clarksburg,MD                   20871    (301)428—2530
          3               Particulars of Operation'
                      ‘Frequency                 .   Power              —_     Modulating            Necessary
                      '                                                            Signal            Bandwidth

                            1626.5—                    36 dBW                                                                     /         3
                            1646.5 MHz
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4.      Geographical location of the proposed operation:
          COMSAT Mobile Communicaitons
          22300 COMSAT Drive
          Clarksburg, MD    20817
5.      Antenna Type: Directional       X  _ Non—Directional
        Width of beam in degrees at the half—power point:   °
        Orientation: Horizontal plane          Vertical plane



6.      Transmitting equipment to be installed:
              Manufacturer                     Type                        Number
          Magnavox                        MX—2400         .                  1




COMSAT Mobile Communications .          (Name    of     the        applicant)       a   U.S.
corporation organized under the laws of the state of
afflrmatlvely states that it does not in any manner act as a
representative of a foreign government or a subdivision thereof nor
would the authorization sought herein be used for the exclusive
purpose of developing radio equipment for export that would come
under the jurisdiction of a foreign government.   The applicant has
never had any FCC station license revoked or any application for
permit, license , or renewal ever denied by the Commission.

COMSAT_Mobile Communications (Name of the applicant) further states that
grant of this request would not have a significant environmental
impact and, thus, does not require an Environmental Statement under
Section 1.1307 of the Commission‘s Rules.              Unless otherwise
indicated in an attachment to this request, the authorization
sought herein will not be sought for fulfilling the requirements of —
a government        contract     with     an     agency       of    the    United States
Government.

     In addition, COMSAT Mobile Communicaitons (Name of the applicant)
further certifies that neither the applicant , nor any other party
to this application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits
pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21
U.S.C. § 853a.

     This     temporary license is sought byCOMSAT Mobile Communications
(Name    of   the   applicant),     a    INM SycProvider(type         of    business),    to
operate     1    (number of units)    INMARSAT—_ _ (terminal type)
terminal(s) from temporary—fixed locations in the United States to
provide       System Test                       (type     of       service)     services.
Simultaneous to this request, COMSAT has submitted to the Common
Carrier Bureau a request for special temporary authority to provide
satellite communications services to the subject terminal(s) via


the INMARSAT system for the purposes stated herein.

       Accordingly, COMSAT Mobile Comm.  (Name of the applicant)
respectfully submits that the public interest would be served by
the operation of the subject terminal for the aforementioned
purposes and, thus, requests that the Commission grant the instant
request for temporary authority.           '

    The requisite filing fee of $45 is enclosed.

                              Reszectfully submitted


                              Edward C. Tanzer,   Applications Eng.
                              (Title)         |         301—428—2530
                              (Telephone number)




cc: Sylvia Lam
    Carl Huie


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9 International Communications
                                                                                        Sepala Weliwitigoda
                                                                                                        Manager
                                                                                          Law & Regulatory Affairs

                                                                                           6560 Rock Spring Drive
                                                                                        Bethesda, Maryland 20817
                                                November 6,   1996                       Telephone 301 214 3571
                                                                                               Fax 301 214 7145
                                                                                                    Telex 197800




      VIA FACSIMILE
      Mr. Carl Huie
      Office of Engineering and Technology
      Federal Communications Commission
      2000 M Street, N.W., Room No. 286
      Washington,            D.C.    20554

      Dear Mr.         Huie:

           This letter is submitted in response to your request for
      information on emission designators pertaining to STA license
      applications filed recently by COMSAT Mobile Communications (CMC)
      to operate One INMARSAT—A, one INMARSAT—B, four INMARSAT—C, and
      two INMARSAT—M terminals at its Clarksburg location.  The
      pertinent information is as follows:

      TERMINAL                    EMISSION
        TYPE                     DESIGNATOR        POWER      B/W NEC.     MOD.    SIGNAL

            A                    25KOG3E/G1ID      36DBW       25    KHz      FM

            B                    16KOG7TW/G1D      15DBW       20    KHz      0—QOPSK

            C                    2K40GLIW          14DBW       2 .4 KHz       BPSK

            M                    8KOG7TW/G1D       2 7DBW      12    KHz      0—QPSK


           COMSAT will be submitting an STA request to the
      Internaticonal Bureau today for authority to provide space seqment
      capacity to CMC to operate these terminals to test the Inmarsat
      satellite networks for each of these terminal standards.   Please
      call me if you need additional information regarding this matter.

                Thank you.

                                                Very truly yours,



                                               Aopun VAbowstgede
                                                Ssepala Weliwitigoda


                                                                                       FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                     Approved by OMB
                                                                                                                                                                3060—0589
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                              (RESERVED)                                                           SPECIAL USE
                                                                                                         ECCJMELLON NOV 12 1996

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 (1) FCC ACCOUNT NUMBER                                   Did you have a number prior to this? Enter it.            (2) TOTAL AMOUNT PAID (dollars and cents)

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 (3) PAYOR NAME (If paying by credit card, enter name exactly as it appears on your card)
                COMSAT MOBILE COMMUN ICAT IONS

 (4) STREET ADDRESS LINE NO. 1
                 6550 Rock Spring Drive
     STREET ADDRESS LINE NO. 2

 (6) CITY                                       .                                                       (7) STATE          (8) ZIP   CODE
                 Bethesda                                                                                    MD              £0ég7
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                                                                   ITEM #1 INFORMATION
 (11A) NAME OF APPLICANT, LICENSEE, REGULATEE, OR DEBTOR                                                                  FCC USE ONLY

                 COMSAT MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
(12A) FCC CALL SIGN/OTHER ID                            (13A) ZIP CODE               (14A) PAYMENT TYPE CODE              (15A) QUANTITY            (16A) FEE DUE FOR
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         6560 Rock Spring Drive

                                                                   ITEM #2 INFORMATION
 (11B) NAME OF APPLICANT, LICENSEE, REGULATEE, OR DEBTOR                                                                  FCC USE ONLY


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 (22)                       MASTERCARD/VISA ACCOUNT NUMBER:                                                                                                                   '

[] Mastercard                                                                              EXPIRATION DATE:
        vi                                                                                                               Month        Year

C]       visa                                                                                AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE                                       DATE
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      for the service(s)/authorization(s) herein describe.

                                                                 See public burden estimate on reverse.                                                        FCC FORM 159
                                                                                                                                                               Anril 1004



Document Created: 2001-08-01 09:10:25
Document Modified: 2001-08-01 09:10:25

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