Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
Intelsat LLC herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority from July 1 to December 31, 2005 to conduct certain tests, demonstrations and experiments described below on new C-band Earth-Station-on-Vessel (ESV) terminals. These experiments will involve two ESV terminals, each of which will be placed on a foreign-registered ship (and will therefore be subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the registering nations). It is anticipated that the ships will, from time to time, be located in U.S. waters and ports. For protection of FS facilities, ESV operations within 200 km of the U.S. coast will be limited to specific frequencies not generally used by the FS near the U.S. coasts (see Exhibit B), and will be shut down 200 km from the few facilities at those frequencies that do exist (except upon prior approval of the FS operator) (see Exhibit A).
The ESVs will communicate with licensed Intelsat Hub antennas in Mountainside, MD (call sign E030101), Riverside, CA (call signs E020314 and E990551) and Germany through the Intelsat 707 (307°E), Intelsat 603 (340.05°E), Intelsat 605 (174°E) and Intelsat 801 (328.5°E) satellites. At all times during the experiments, the Hub antennas and satellites will operate according to their licensed parameters.
Eventually, Intelsat LLC will apply for a regular license to provide these planned services. The Experimental STA will enable Intelsat LLC to test the ESV performance and refine various technical parameters and service requirements before providing the service on a commercial level.
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