Ex Parte Letter re

Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER submitted by NBCUniversal

Ex Parte Presentation - S2892

2014-02-11

This document pretains to SAT-AMD-20131113-00132 for Amended Filing on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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Margaret L. Tobey Vice President, Regulatory Affairs 300 New Jersey Avenue, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20001 202.524.6401 margaret.tobey@nbcuni.com February 11, 2014 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 Re: Ex Parte Presentation SES Americom, Inc. Application for the SES-3 C/Ku Band Replacement Satellite, File Nos. SAT-RPL-20121228-00227 & SAT-AMD-20131113-00132, Call Sign S2892 Dear Ms. Dortch: On February 7, 2014, the undersigned spoke on the telephone with Roderick Porter, Deputy Chief of the International Bureau, regarding the above-referenced application (“Application”). Mr. Porter was joined by Jose Albuquerque, Chief of the Satellite Division, and Karl Kensinger, Associate Division Chief of the Satellite Division. Mr. Porter provided information on the status of the Application with specific reference to the timing issues raised by NBCUniversal Media, LLC (“NBCUniversal”) in an ex parte letter filed on January 16, 2014. That letter urged the Commission to act promptly on the Application, given the need to shift approximately 200 earth stations across the country that currently use the Ku-band capacity of AMC-1 to receive NBC Network programming. Each of the Ku-band antennas will need to be individually programmed and tested to reflect the polarization change. As explained in more detail in the letter, the timing of these shifts is very sensitive for the delivery of NBC Network programming. Please direct any questions regarding this matter to the undersigned. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Margaret L. Tobey Margaret L. Tobey Vice President, Regulatory Affairs NBCUniversal cc: Roderick Porter (FCC) Jose Albuquerque (FCC) Karl Kensinger (FCC) Daniel C.H. Mah, SES Americom, Inc. Karis A. Hastings, Counsel for SES Americom, Inc. Susan Eid and Stacy R. Fuller, DIRECTV, LLC William M. Wiltshire and Michael Nilsson, Counsel for DIRECTV, LLC


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