Attachment 2003Pegasus-req reas

2003Pegasus-req reas

REQUEST submitted by Pegasus

request

2003-07-10

This document pretains to SAT-LOA-19980403-00025 for Application to Launch and Operate on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATLOA1998040300025_807285

, DUPLICATE] | ShawPittman u | A Limited Liability Partnership Including Professional Corporations 87+ t Ppment Cof ? «id £porati Tony LIn Pea50 c 202.663.8452 tony.lin@shawpittman.com July 10, 2003 RECEIVED gekeudst JUL 1 0 2003 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch _ Office of the Secretary ws”h&?&”fi‘i’?fifé‘éfifiéfi;"fo Federal Communications Commission nt Bureau 445 12th Street, SW JU Washington,, DC 20554 L 1 1 2003 Re: Pegasus Development Corporation ont Office Call Sign $2350 Request for Ka—band Orbital Reassignment to 87°W Dear Ms. Dortch: Pegasus Development Corporation ("Pegasus") hereby requests reassignment of its Ka—band authorization at 117°W to the 87°W orbital location.‘ On August 3, 2001, the International Bureau released an order assigning orbital locations to Geostationary Orbit Fixed—Satellite Service applicants in the second Ka—band processing round." In the order, the Bureau noted that there were a number of outstanding transfer of control applications involving first—round licensees and that "[t]o the extent that any orbit locations become available for reassignment as a result of Commission action on these transfer applications, we will make these orbital locations available to all Ka—band licensees before considering new applications for these locations." See Second Round Order, at 129. Subsequently, the Bureau reaffirmed this conclusion in granting several unopposed requests for reassignment.} On September 4, 2002, the Bureau denied the milestone extension request of Motorola, Inc. and declared null and void its Ka—band license for failure to meet the ‘ See Pegasus Development Corporation, 16 FCC Red 14378 (2001). Pegasus currently holds Ka—band authorizations for the 117°W and 107°W orbital locations. * See Second Round Assignment of Geostationary Satellite Orbit Locations to Fixed Satellite Service Space Stations in the Ka—band, 16 FCC Red 14389 (2001) ("Second Round Order"). * See Second Round Assignment of Geostationary Satellite Orbit Locations to Fixed Satellite Service Space Stations in the Ka—band, 17 FCC Red 14400, at 3 (2002). Washington, DC ‘ Northern Virginia New York ‘ Los Angeles 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037—1128 202.663.8000 Fax: 202.663.8007 I www.shawpittman.com London

ShawPittman ur Ms. Marlene H. Dortch July 10, 2003 Page 2 construction commencement milestone.* As a result, the 91°W, 87°W, 77°W, and 75°W orbital locations are available for reassignment. Pegasus currently markets to consumers DBS services provided on the DirecTV platform. As a result, Pegasus‘ customers have satellite dishes directed at the 101°W orbital location. To provide data services and supplemental local broadcast stations via a single, small dish to its customers that do not receive such services via the DIRECTV platform, Pegasus needs to have satellites within 14 degrees of 101°W. The 117°W orbital location does not satisfy this requirement. Because Pegasus is proposing reassignment of an orbital location already in the CONUS arc, the instant request does not change the basic structure of the second—round assignment plan or implicate the Commission‘s new entrant policy. See Second Round Order, at ««18—20. For these reasons, Pegasus requests that the Bureau reassign the 87°W orbital location to Pegasus in lieu of its authorized 117°W orbital location. Please contact either of the undersigned if you should have any questions regarding this matter. Very truly yours, Lzfe Bruce D. Jacobs Tony Lin Counselfor Pegasus Development Corporation * See Application ofMotorola, Inc. and Teledesic, LLC, 17 FCC Red 16543, « 1 (2002). The Bureau also dismissed, as moot, the application for assignment of its Ka—band license to Teledesic LLC.

Certificate of Service I, Joanne Lee, a secretary in the law firm of Shaw Pittman LLP, hereby certify that on this 10th day of July, 2003 a copy of the foregoing letter was sent by first—class mail, postage prepaid, to the following: Robert Horvath James Troup Astrolink Holding LLC McGuire Woods LLP 6701 Democracy Blyvd. 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW Ste. 1200 Bethesda, MD 20817 Washington, DC 200036—5317 Counselfor CAI Data Systems Brian D. Weimer Pantelis Michalopoulos Skadden Arps Slater Meagher & Flom LLP Steptoe & Johnson, LLP 1440 New York Avenue, N.W. 1330 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20005 Washington, DC 20036—1795 Counselfor Celsat America, Inc. Counselfor EchoStar Communications Corporation and VisionStar, Inc. Gary Epstein Stephen Coran John Janka Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Latham & Watkins 1501 M Street, NW, Ste. 700 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20005 Washington, DC 20554 Counselfor KaStarcom World Satellite, LLC Counselfor Hughes Networks Systems, Inc. Stephen Bell Robert Mazer Jennifer McCarthy Vinson & Elkins, LLP Willkie Farr & Gallagher 1455 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. Ste 700 1875 K Street, NW. Washington, DC 20004—1008 Washington, DC 20006—1238 Counselfor NetSat 28 Company, LLC Counselfor Loral Space & Communications, Ltd. Peter Rohrbach William Wiltshire Karis Hastings Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis, LLP Hogan & Hartson, LLP 1200 Eighteenth St., NW. Ste. 1200 Columbia Square Washington, DC 20036 555 Thirteenth St., NW. Counselfor Wildblue Communications, Inc. Washington, DC 20004—1109 Counselfor SES Americom gg a/mac&é/ anne Lee


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