Attachment Letter

Letter

LETTER submitted by Astrolink

Letter of Surrender

2003-10-30

This document pretains to SAT-LOA-19950929-00144 for Application to Launch and Operate on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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+A ASTR0 L I N K RECElVEp 6701 Democracy Boulevard + Suite 300 + Bethesda, Maryland 20817 pimrep Tel 301 571.2440 + Fax 301 571.2445 +« www.astrolink.com ILI 8 0 2003 p co?‘ EDEAAL :JOMMUNICA;r; ON c iGorie "F9ce of Te secheaggy* ?\\g%‘\“ October 30, 2003 BY HAND DELIVERY Marlene H. Dortch, Esquire Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 Twelfth Street, S.W . Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: ASTROLINK International LLC Relinquishment of Space Station and Earth Station Licenses, Call Signs $2195, $2196, S2197 & EOOO0727 Dear Ms. Dortch: ASTROLINK International LLC ("Astrolink") hereby relinquishes and abandons the above—referenced space station and earth station licenses. Astrolink applied for and received licenses for a total of nine satellites at five orbital locations in the first Ka—band processing round.1 Earlier this year, Astrolink submitted a modification application relingquishing two of the five orbital locations. 2 Astrolink now submits for cancellation the remaining space station licenses as well as its license for an earth station at Brewster, Washington, and requests that its pending applications be dismissed. After attempting without success to raise sufficient funds, Astrolink has determined that it will not complete construction of and operate the Astrolink Ka—band satellites. 1 See File Nos. 182 through 186, SAT—P/LA—95 & SAT—MOD— 19971222—00200. 2 See File Nos. SAT—MOD—20030131—00008; SAT—AMD—20030327— 00040, relinguishing call signs $2193 (21.5° W.L.) and $2194 (175.25° E.L.). The Commission subsequently identified these orbital locations as available for assignment to other applicants. See Public Notice, DA 03—2630, Report No. SPB—189 (rel. Aug. 12, 2003) at 3.

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Federal Communications Commission October 30, 2003 Page 2 In May the International Bureau granted applications seeking consent to the assignment of Astrolink‘s space station and earth station licenses to Astrolink Holding L.L.C. ("New Astrolink").3 However, as a result of the decision to terminate construction of the satellites, this assignment will not be consummated. Please address any questions regarding this matter to the undersigned. Respectfully submitted Robert D.Jr Horvath, Vice President & General Counsel ASTROLINK International LLC cc: Thomas Tycz Fern Jarmulnek Cassandra Thomas Jennifer Gilsenan Alyssa Roberts JoAnn Lucanik Kal Krautkramer Scott Kotler 8 See Report No. SAT—00150 (May 22, 2003) & Report No. SES— 00502 (May 28, 2003).


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