Attachment 1990Motion to Consol

1990Motion to Consol

MOTION submitted by GTE Spacenet

Motion To Consolidate Pleading Cycles

1990-10-26

This document pretains to SAT-LOA-19900731-00044 for Application to Launch and Operate on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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BEFORE THE Federal Communications Commission WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 ) In the Matter of ) ) NORRIS SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ) File Nos. ) 54—DSS—P/L—90 Application for Authority to Construct,) 55—DSS—P—90 Launch and Operate Communications ) f j Satellites in the Domestic Fixed—Satellite Service | )) ) Ne rvrnicnrz n N n n N Nid In the Matter of Petition of NORRIS SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. RM No. 7511 For Amendment of Parts 2 and 25 of the Commission‘s Rules to Establish a General Satellite Service in the Ku—band (30/20 GHz) MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE PLEADING CYCLES GTE Spacenet Corporation (GTE Spacenet), b& its attorneys, hereby moves to consolidate the filing of petitions and comments in the above—captioned matters and, in.support thereof, states as follows: kQ%@jJfilyl;G,"i9907 Norris Satellite Communications, Inc. € fN6f;ig)ffii§d with the_Commissionwthe above—captioned apglication'fbr'authbrity to construct, launch and operate 'V‘satellites in the Domestic Fixed—Satellite Service at Ka—band F\(a§pi£cation)1 Also on that date, Norris filed with the ho }

Commission a petition for rulemaking and request for pioneer‘s preference wherein it proposes to reallocate frequencies in the Ka—band to a General Satellite Service and requests that its application be awarded a pioneer‘s preference under the Commission‘s recently—proposed pioneer‘s preference plan (petition). 1/ By Public Notice released October 3, 1990, Norris‘ application was accepted for filing and November 8, 1990 was established as the date for filing petitions or comments on that application. 2/ Norris‘ petition was placed on public notice on October 12, 1990. 3/ Pursuant to Section 1.405 of the Commission‘s rules, statements opposing or supporting petitions for rulemaking may be filed within thirty days of the public notice. Accordingly, comments on Norris‘ petition must be filed by November 12, 1990 —— two business days after the date for filing petitions or comments on the Norris application. The substantive issues raised by Norris‘ application and its petition are inextricably interlinked. Whether Norris‘ application can or should be granted will be determined in part by the disposition of its rulemaking petition and pioneer‘s 1/ Establishment of Procedures to Provide a Preférence to Applicants Proposing an Allocation for New Services, (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking), 5 FCC Red 2766 (1990). 2/ Public Notice, DS—1009, mimeo no. 5036. 3/ Public Notice — Petitions for Rulemaking Filed, Report No. 1827, mimeo no. 10155.

preference request. Indeed the application and petition cannot be meaningfully evaluated separate from each other. Undersiqgned counsel has contacted counsel for Norris who has indicated that Norris has no objection to the consolidated pleading cycle proposed herein. Accordingly, GTE Spacenet respectfully moves the Commission to designate November 12, 1990 as the deadline for filing petitions and comments on Norris‘ application and comments on Norris‘ petition for rulemaking, and that the Commission establish appropriate dates for responsive pleadings (oppositions and replies to oppositions on the application and reply comments on the petition) . Respectfully submitted, GTE SPACENET CORPORATION MitchellIF. Brecher BISHOP, COOK, PURCELL AND REYNOLDS 1400 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005—3502 (202) 371—5710 Its Attorney October 26, 1990

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Bonnie J. Boling, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that true and correct copies of the foregoing Motion to Consolidate Pleading Cycles have been served by hand, on this 26th day of October, 1990 to parties listed below: * Richard M. Firestone, Esquire Chief, Common Carrier Bureau Federal Communications Commission 1919 M Street, N.W., Room 500 Washington, D.C. 20554 * James R. Keegan, Esquire Chief, Domestic Facilities Divison Common Carrier Bureau Federal Communications Commission 2025 M Street, N.W., Room 6010 Washington, D.C. 20554 * Cecily C. Holiday, Esquire Chief, Satellite Radio Branch Common Carrier Bureau Federal Communications Commission 2025 M Street, N.W., Room 6324 Washington, D.C. 20554 * Fern J. Jarmulnek, Esquire Satellite Radio Branch Common Carrier Bureau Federal Communications Commission 2025 M Street, N.W., Room 6324 Washington, D.C. 20554 * Rosalee Gorman, Esquire Satellite Radio Branch Common Carrier Bureau Federal Communications Commission 2025 M Street, N.W., Room 6324 Washington, D.C. 20554

* Leslie A. Taylor, Esquire 6800 Carlynn Court Bethesda, Maryland 20817—4302 Bonnie J. BolWng U * By Hand


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