Attachment 2004ex parte Abernat

This document pretains to SAT-AMD-20040209-00014 for Amended Filing on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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ShawPittman ur A Limited Liability Partnership Including Professional Corporations EX PARTE OR LATE FILED May 13, 2004 RECEIVED tA 1 3 2004 may Via Hand Deliver e Ms. Marlene H. Dortch * Secretary 2l 20. EEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Commission Federal Communications Commission orFice of ThE SECRETARY 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 g%e!\léé Re: Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC MAMN 2 4 2004 Ex Parte Presentation IB Docket No. 01—185 Policy Brench File No. SAT—MOD—20031118—00333 (ATC applicationtpmational Bureat File No. SAT—AMD—20031118—00332 (ATC application) File No. SES—MOD—20031118—01879 (ATC application) File No. SAT—AMD—20040209—00014 (replacement satellite application) File No. SAT—AMD—20031118—00335 (replacement satellite application) Dear Ms. Dortch: On May 12, 2004, Gary Parsons, Chairman of the Board of Mobile Satellite Ventures LP ("MSV"); Alex Good, Chief Executive Officer of MSV; Lon Levin, Vice President of MSV; Bruce Jacobs of Shaw Pittman LLP; and Amy Mehlman of Capitol Coalitions, Inc., met with Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy and her legal advisor, Jennifer Manner. MSV presented the information contained in the attached set of presentation materials. Please direct any questions regarding this matter to the undersigned. Very truly yours, B Afs< David S. Konczal ce: Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy Jennifer Manner Washington, DC Northern Virginia New York Los Angeles 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037—1128 202.663.8000 Fax: 202.663.8007 www.shawpittman.com London [OOCC |

Ubiquitous Mobile Satellite Service MSV‘s Next Generation System May 12, 2004 MSV ‘l i;:rf!u intllt — obile Satellite Ventures 2s

BCE Beill Campcic Entorprizes Operating investors: broad experience developing and operating mobile and satellite systems Financial investors: extensive investments in communications and satellite enterprises with billions of dollars under management Management: experience includes operations of satellite and wireless businesses MSV al Iit _ € num l1 J \ obile Satellite Ventures

Two geostationary satellites North America—wide service — Voice, including push—to— talk — Packet Data — Dispatch Cash flow positive, over $30M in annual revenue Over 100,000 end—users, including hundreds of public safety agencies MSV al M < U U r+ O C < o+ fas 0 © & © © im] C 3 O ib

Terrestrial +« Ubiquitous 3G wireless Base Stations communications services throughout North America e Low cost, lightweight handsets, indistinguishable from standard cellphones and Satellite Spot beams PDAs + Dramatically alters wireless services in rural areas MSV : 1 il < “"m T. h I W < r+ i+ o+ * ® ® ® ® ® 3 "I ® C i

Our next—generation functionality and applications insure strong demand Public Safety & Security 1.0 — 1.5 million customers Consumer Voice/Streaming IP__ 5.0 — 10.0 million customers Commercial Data/Enterprise 1.0 — 1.5 million customers Telematics Consumer Telematics 3.5 — 5.0 million customers Our end—user pricing make this a mass market product _ User equipment $100—200 «_ Average monthly costs <$50 per user —MSV W “"ml llum (a C Mobxle Satellite Ventures

1995 Launch of current system 2000 Critical concept and technology development (ongoing) 2001 Filing of initial application for replacement satellites and terrestrial authority 2002 File patent applications to protect key intellectual property (ongoing) Demonstration and procurement discussions with satellite, handset, and infrastructure manufacturers (ongoing) Agreement with US GPS Industry Council 2003 Develop vertical applications (ongoing) Issue RFIs to satellite and infrastructure vendors Begin discussions with anchor tenants, strategic partners and investors [2004] Finalize specifications and financing, secure anchor tenants — M OV “"xu e Satellite Ventures

Background and Status Gating factors «_ Satellite service is operational; new satellites to be ordered after FCC action «_ All user equipment will be enabled for full satellite service +« Proposed use of in—orbit spare satellites will improve redundancy and reliability Requests for additional flexibility e Necessary to provide service in smaller cities and reduce deployment expense «_ No harmful interference to Inmarsat or its customers — Potential uplink interference will be dramatically reduced from today‘s levels — The proposed threshold for downlink interference is based on today‘s accepted equipment standards MSV ; uumjl muflh obile Satellite Ventures 2

The rulemaking and applioation are ripe for action — Major FCC staff expertise developed in preparing the ATC Order — Inmarsat has made no new arguments — NTIA has reviewed the application for impact to federal government users Public safety applications are a critical component of our national emergency preparedness Long lead time to launch new satellites; existing system has limited useful life — Existing customers, partners, suppliers, and investors need certainty US technology leadership and jobs requires speedy regulatory decisions — MSV ! [ ;;um e Satellite Ventures


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