Loral Supp Dec Ltr.p

LETTER submitted by ATCONTACT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC

Loral Supplemental Declaration

2009-10-01

This document pretains to SAT-AMD-20080505-00096 for Amended Filing on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATAMD2008050500096_744676

Pantelis Michalopoulos 1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW 202.429.6494 Washington, DC 200361795 pmichalo@steptoe.com Tel 2024293000 Fax 202.429.3902 steptoe.com October 1, 2009 Via ELECTRONIC FILING Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 12th Street S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Motion for Stay and Petition for Reconsideration filed by AtContact Communications, LLC of International Bureau Order DA 09—1850, Call Signs $2346, $2680, $2681, S2682, and $2683 Dear Ms. Dortch: AtContact Communications, LLC ("AtContact‘), through its undersigned counsel, submits the attached Supplemental Declaration of Christopher F. Hoeber, Senior Vice President for Program Management & Systems Engineering at Space Systems/Loral, Inc. ("SS/L") to clarify its initial declaration and respond to some questions that were raised at recent FCC ex parte meetings. The Supplemental Declaration clarifies that before AtContact and SS/L entered into their satellite construction contract, AtContact had advised SS/L of its interest in the possibility of using some or all of the 66 Astrolink Travelling Wave Tube Amplifiers ("TWTAs"), which AtContact would acquire directly from the owner of the TWTAs. In addition, AtContact advised SS/L in or about October 2008 that it intended to enter into an agreement to acquire the Astrolink TWTAs and make them available for use in its satellite system. WASHINGTON e NEW YORK + CHICAGSO + PHOENIX e LOS ANGELES + CENTURY CITY + LONDON & BRUSSELS

STEPTOE &JOHNSON us Marlene H. Dortch October 1, 2009 Page 2 Pursuant to 47 C.E.R. § 1.1206(b), this notice is being filed electronically with copies emailed to Commission staff that have participated in ex parte discussions on this matter. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Pantelis Michalopoulos Christopher Bjornson L. Lisa Sandoval Counselfor AtContact Communications, LLC Attachment Co: Paul Cascio Angela Giancarlo Dan Harrold David Horowitz Erin McGrath Robert Nelson Grey Pash Roderick Porter Austin Schlick Jennifer Schneider Cassandra Thomas

SsSrPaAcFe SYSTems 3825 Fabian Way C.F. Hoeber Palo Alto, CA 94303 Sr. Vice President, Phone: 650—852—4501 Program Management & Systems Engineering Fax: 650—852—6417 SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION 1. I am the Senior Vice President for Program Management and System Engineering at Space Systems/Loral, Inc. ("SS/L"). 2. On 18 September 2009, I issued a declaration (the "Declaration") regarding the two agreements (the "Agreements") between SS/L and AtContact, each issued in April 2007, one to construct three Ka—band non—geostationary ("NGSO") satellites and the other to construct four Ka—band geostationary ("GSO") satellites. 3. I am issuing this supplemental declaration (the "Supplemental Declaration") in support of the Declaration to provide supplemental information on certain matters addressed therein. 4. Regarding the 66 Astrolink TWTAs referenced in the Declaration: a. Prior to entering into the Agreements, AtContact had advised SS/L of its (AtContact‘s) interest in the possibility of using some or all of the 66 Astrolink TWTAs which would be acquired directly by AtContact through some arrangement with Northrop Grumman (owner of the 66 Astrolink TWTAs); and b. In or about October 2008, AtContact advised SS/L that it (AtContact) intended to acquire some or all of Astrolink TWTAs through a separate arrangement with Northrop Grumman and make them available for use on the Agreements. I, Christopher F. Hoeber, hereby declare to the best of my information and belief that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on ; G Seag en Lgc , 2009 Christopher F. Hoeber Senior Vice President Program Management & Systems Engineering


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