Public Notice SAT00020

Accepted for Filing Public Notice

Satellite Space Station

1999-07-22

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PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th STREET S.W. WASHINGTON D.C. 20554 News media information 202-418-0550 Fax-On-Demand 202-418-2830; Internet: http://www.fcc.gov (or ftp.fcc.gov) TTY (202) 418-2555 Report No. SAT-00020 Thursday July 22, 1999 SATELLITE POLICY BRANCH INFORMATION Applications Accepted for Filing The applications listed below have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing. The Commission reserves the right to return any of the applications if, upon further examination, it is determined the application is not in conformance with the Commission's rules or its policies. Petitions, oppositions and other pleadings filed in response to this notice should conform to Section 25.154 of the Commission's rules, unless otherwise noted. 47 C.F.R. § 25.154. SAT-AMD-19990323-00032 S2213 PANAMSAT LICENSEE CORP. Amendment PanAmSat Licensee Corporation has filed an amendment to its pending application to construct, launch and operate a hybrid C/Ku-band satellite, PAS-12. (See File No. 8-SAT-P/LA-96; IBFS No. SAT-LOA-19951012-00166.) This amendment changes the proposed PAS-12 satellite from a hybrid C/Ku-band satellite to a C-band only satellite. SAT-AMD-19990615-00067 S2253 PANAMSAT CORPORATION Amendment PanAmSat Corporation has filed an amendment to its pending application to construct, launch and operate a C/Ku-band hybrid communication satellite. See File No. 111-SAT-P/LA-97, IBFS No. SAT-LOA-19970828-00079. First, PanAmSat is redesignating the satellite Galaxy XI, rather than Galaxy II(H) as identified in the pending application. Second, PanAmSat requests authority to operate this satellite at 91 degrees W.L., rather than 74 degrees W.L. as requested in the pending application. Further, because of the loss of the Galaxy IV satellite in May 1998, PanAmSat requests that the Galaxy XI satellite be granted an interim assignment of 99 degrees W.L., pending the launch of Galaxy IV-R. The Galaxy IV-R satellite will replace the lost Galaxy IV satellite at 99 degrees W.L. SAT-ITC-19990609-00063 COMSAT CORPORATION/COMSAT MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS International Telecommunications Comsat Corporation, thorugh its COMSAT Mobile Communications business unit, requests authority pursuant to Section 504(c) of the International Maritime Satellite Act and Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to provide leased Inmarsat-B mobile-satellite communications services to the U.S. Navy. SAT-ITC-19990625-00070 COMSAT CORPORATION/COMSAT MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS International Telecommunications Page 1 of 3

Comsat Corporation, thorugh its COMSAT Mobile Communications business unit, requests authority pursuant to Section 504(c) of the International Maritime Satellite Act and Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to provide mobile-satellite communications services via the Inmarsat Ltd. satellite system between aeronautical mini-M terminals in international flight and COMSAT's U.S. land earth stations at Southbury, CT (WB-36 and WA-28) and Santa Paula, CA (KA-31). SAT-MOD-19990624-00069 DBS8808 ECHOSTAR SATELLITE CORPORATION Modification EchoStar Satellite Corporation has filed an application to modify its Direct Broadcast Satellite authorization for operations at the 61.5 degrees W.L. orbital location. EchoStar is authorized to operate 11 even-numbered channels 2-22 at 61.5 degrees W.L. R/L DBS Corporation holds the authoriztion for the 11 odd-numbered channels 1-21 and Dominion Video Satellite, Inc. is authorized to operate 8 channels 25-32 (odd- and even-numbered). EchoStar seeks to modify its authorization to permit operation over the two unassigned channels (23 and 24) at 61.5 degrees W.L. SAT-STA-19990630-00073 DIRECTV, INC. Special Temporary Authority Directv, Inc. has filed a Request for Special Temporary Authority to operate its DBS-1R direct broadcast satellite at 82 degrees W.L. for an eight-week period after that satellite is launched. It is anticipated that the satellite will be launched in August 1999 and, ultimately, will be position at 101.2 degrees W.L. NOTE: >>>>> COMMENTS on this request may be filed on or before AUGUST 4, 1999. REPLIES may be filed on or before AUGUST 13, 1999. SAT-T/C-19990629-00071 S2211 STOCKHOLDERS OF KASTAR SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS CORP. Transfer of Control FROM: TELEVERDE COMMUNICATIONS, L.P. TO: KASTAR SATELLITE COMMUNICATION CORPORATION The Stockholders of KaStar Satellite Communications Corporation have filed an application for Transfer of Control of the license held by KaStar 109.2 Acquisition, LLC from Televerde Communications, L.P. to KaStar Satellite Communications Corporation. SAT-T/C-19990629-00072 S2165 STOCKHOLDERS OF KASTAR SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS CORP. Transfer of Control FROM: TELEVERDE COMMUNICATIONS, L.P. TO: KASTAR SATELLITE COMMUNICATION CORPORATION The Stockholders of KaStar Satellite Communications Corporation have filed an application for Transfer of Control of the license held by KaStar 73 Acquisition, LLC from Televerde Communications, L.P. to KaStar Satellite Communications Corporation. INFORMATIVE SAT-LOA-19981113-00085 S2360 WCS RADIO, INC. On May 28, 1999, WCS Radio, Inc. filed a letter withdrawing its application to construct, launch and operate two new communications satellites in the Digital Audio Radio Service (DARS). By this Notice, we confirm the withdrawal of this application as of May 28, 1999. Page 2 of 3

INFORMATIVE SAT-LOA-19981113-00086 S2361 WCS RADIO, INC. On May 28, 1999, WCS Radio, Inc. filed a letter withdrawing its application to construct, launch and operate two new communications satellites in the Digital Audio Radio Service (DARS). By this Notice, we confirm the withdrawal of this application as of May 28, 1999. For more information concerning this Notice, contact the Satellite and Radiocommunication Division at 418-0719; TTY 202-418-2555. Page 3 of 3


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