Attachment bond

bond

OTHER submitted by EchoStar

bond

2005-07-13

This document pretains to SAT-LOA-20030827-00186 for Application to Launch and Operate on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATLOA2003082700186_443926

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                                                                     RECEIVED
BY HAND                                                                 JUL 1 32005
Marlene H. Dortch
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Secretary                                                                         w*9s
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, SW
Washington, D C. 20554
Re      Bond Reduction for EchoStar—97W
        Sa‘~aMD—20031203—00345, SAT—LOA—20030827—00186, SA‘T—MO®—20050308—00059
        Call Sign 82499
Dear Ms. Dorich
               EchoStar Satellite LLC. (*EchoSter") hereby files the atached bond rider with the
Commission reducing the amount of the performance bond forthe above—referenced space station
authorization from $3 million to $2.25 million. Please Find attached five copies of the bond rider, and
one additionalcopy to be date—stamped and returned to the undersigned with our messenger.
                On June 24, 2005, the Interational Bureau determined that EchoStar had met the                    |
contract execution milestone for this space station authorization.. See Public Notice, DA 05—1772 (rel.
June 24, 2003).. As a result, EchoStaris entitled to reduce the amount ofthe bond for this authorization
by 25% as provided in Amendment ofthe Commission‘s Space Station Licensing Rules and Policies,
First Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, TB Docket No. 02—34, 18 FCC Red
10760 (2003), and First Order on Reconsideration and Fifth Report and Order, 19 FCC Red 12637
(2004).
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                                                                               STEPTOE &JOHNSON«

Marlene H. Dortch
July 13, 2005
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               Please contact the undersigned if you have any questions about this filing.
                                             Respectfully submitted.
                                                   Paudela» MW [Dem
                                             Pantelis Michalopoulos
                                             Counselfor EchoStar Satellite LL C.
Attachment (Rider for Bond No. 08727168)

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         Kathleen Campbell


                         Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland
                                   Home Offe: R.O. Box 1227, Baltmore, MD 212031227
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                                                          RIDER


        To be atached t and form a part of Licese Bond, No. OE72716dated the 5® day of April 2004 issued by the
    ripsLITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARVLAND, as Surey, on belulf of EchoSar Siclite 11. C(fomerly
    known s EchoSr Sutlite Corporaton), as Princpal, in the maximim peral sum of THREE MILLION DOLLARS
    ($,000,0000) and in fivor of he Unied Staes Teasiy,as Oblige.
        In conideaion of th premism charged fo h atiached bond,and in ccordance with revied rles governing bondsfor
    Geosarionay Sitelit uthorizaions,In the Mater of Amendment ofthe Commision‘s Spoce Sation Licensing Rates and
    Polices, Frst Order on Reconsideration and Pifh Report and Order, ECC O4—147, 2004 FCC LEXIS 3782,which become
    effectve on September 20, 2004, 69 Fed. Reg 51586 (Aug, 20, 2004), it is bercby agreed thathe atached bond be amended
    asfollws:
        1. The masimum penal sumof the hond is hreby deteased fom THREE MILLION DOLLARS ($2,000,000.00)
    1e rwo aitcion Two HuNprep rrrr¥ rHOUsAND poLARs (62.25000000)
         2.. Upon compleion ofeach milestoe,confimation ofwhich wlb fied witthe FCC by the Pricipal, and issance
    o a Public Notceconiemingsame, the maximam penal sam ofth bond stall e reduced by $750,000.00 via a rider t hi
    bond sntto the Federal Communicaions Commissonand he Obligen
         Provided, However, ht theatached bond shall b subjctto all it agreements imtations and condions exceptas
    herein expesiy modifed, and further that th Tabili of the Surty under th atached bond and th atached bond as
    amended byths ideshallnotbe cumlatve
       "This idershallbecome effctiveas of th 201 day of June, 2005
       Signed,seledand dated this 27° day of Jue, 2005.


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                                    Power of Attorney
                     FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND
                  COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY
kNowaut Mex y Tess rREseNTS: Tt the FIDELITY AND DEPOSTT COMPANY OF MARYLANDand the
COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, coporatons of thSprep(Maryland. by WILLIAM
1. MILLS, Viee Prsiden, and ERIC D. BARNES, AsisantSecetay, in porsu fi@@:&m by Anicle V
                                                                   a   ant aspirety
                                                                            he certfiedto be in
Shelley CZAJKOWSKIColote T. HELMS,
Deanna M. ROBICHAUD and Ams W
inFat to make, execure. seal oaff®       ind                 sls andas is act and deed y and lt bonds and
undertakingsand          in brac                      migs in prssanceofthese presens,shallb a bindingupon said
Companiesas fully                          umoses,aif they had ben duly executed and acknowledged by the
regulal lecid olfecs¢ r@@        5 a ts office in Baltimore, M. in ther own proper persons. This power of attormey
revotes hat isued o    or w illam M. OCONNELL1R. Stlley CZAIKOWSKL Celese T. HELMS, Gary L.
WESSELINE, Karen A. FEGOESTAD, Mona D. WEAVER, Deanna M. ROBICHAUD, Amy WICKETT, dare April 1.
2001
  "The sid Assitant Serery dos eriy cerify that the exact se fort on th reversesid hreas a tne capy of Aicle VI.
Secion 2ofthe By—Lavsof id Compunies, and is now in oc
   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, tsaid VieePresidet and Assistant Screiry have hereunto subscrted thir names and
affied the Cororate Scals othe sid FIDELITY AND DEPOSTT COMPANY OF MARYLAND, and the COLONIAL
AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, this 28t day of Fbnary, A D. 2005
arresn:                                              ripeLity ao perostr comrany or marycano
                                               coronat aMERteAN casuaLty ao sunery company



                                           Le. 2 lraset~                 By:
                                     EricD. Bames     Assinam Secreiny         Willan 1. Mils        Viee Presiden
   Sur ofMarylad      ...
   City oRatimore
   n this 28th day of February, A.D. 2005, before the subscrier, a Nowy Publicof the Sae of Maryland, doly
commissionedand qualiied came WILLIAM J. MILLS, Vice Presiden, and ERIC D. BARNES, AsistanSecetry of the
epeurty AND bePosIT COMPANY OF MARVLAND, and ihe COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND
SURETY COMPANY, to me personlly known to be the individals and offcers desried in and who executed the
precedinginstrument,and thy each acknowledged the executionof he same, and beingby me duly swom,sevenlly and
achfohimselfdeposet and sath thatthy re thsid offcrsofthe Companiesaforesad, d thatthe sealaffed t he
precedinginsrument i the CorpoateSeas ofsid Companies,and thatth aid Corpoate Saland thi signatares asuch
affiers weredilyaffined and subscibe th sid insrument bythauthorty and direcion ofhesuiCooraions
   1N TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hercumt set my hand and afficed my Offcil Sea he day and year fistahove
writen.

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                                                                         Conatazna, CA bervec.

                                                                Constance . Dum                  NovuryPublic
                                                                      My Commission Eupies: Jly 14,2007


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            Extract FroM BY—LAWs OF FIDELITY AVD DEPoSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND

  ~Aricle VLSection 2. The Chairman ofthe Board,or the President, o any Executive VicPresident,orany of he Senor
VicePesidets or VicePresidens specilly authorired so to do bythe Board of Directors o by the Enecutive Commitee,
shall have pover,by and with the concrrence of the Seeretiry oany one of the Assitat Seertarestoappont Resident
VicePresidens, Assisant VieePresidens and Atoreys—inFact as the business of the Company may reque, or to
auherize any pesonor persons texecute on bebalfof the Company any bands, undetaing, recopnizances, stpulations
poliies, contact,agrecment, deds,and releasesand asignmentsofjudpements, derees, morigaes and instruments in
thenature of moriages..nd t afix the seal ofthe Companythero"
         exmact rrom ay—Laws or couoNiat ameRican casuaLty anp sunery company

  *Aricle VL Secion 2. The Chairman ofthe Boart, orthe Presidento any Executve VieePresiden, or any ofth Serioe
VicePresidens or VieePresident speciallyauthorized so o doby the Board of Directors o by the Executive Commitee,
shall have power, by and with the concurrence of the Secrtary o any on ofthe Assistant Scretaiestoappoint Resident
VieePresident, Asiant VicePresidents and Atomeys—i—Fact as the business of the Company may require, or to
auborize any peson o person to execute on bbalf ofthe Company any bands, undenking, ecopnizances, spulations,
poliies, contmes, agreements, deed, and releasesand assignmemtsof judgements, detees, morgages and instruments in
the nature of mortgges..and t afi the seal of the Companythere.
                                                  certircate

  1, te undenigned, Asisant Secreary of the HDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARVLAND; and the
COLONIAL AMBRICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, do hereby cenify that the forepoing Pover of
Attomey is stl in ful fore and effet on thedte of this cetficae; and 1 do furhr cetly thathe VieePresident who
                 Powerof Atorney was one o headdtional VicePresidensspecially authorized by the Board of Diectos
to appoint any Atomey—inFact as povided in Artle VI, Section 2. oth respective By—Laws of the FIDELITY AND
DEPOSTT COMPANY OF MARYLAND, and the COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY CoMPAN‘Y.
  "This Poverof Atomey and Cenifcate may hesigned by facsimileunderand by authoriy of th fllowing resoluion ofhe
Boardof Diects of he FIDELITY AND DEPOSTT COMPANY OF MARYLAND ata meeting daly called and held on
the 10t day of May, 1990 and othe Board of Diecios of he COLONAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY
COMPANY ata meetingduly calle and held on th 5t day of May, 1994.
  RESOLVED: "Tat the ficsinile or mechanically reproduced seal of the company and ficinile or mechanicaly
reprodaced sinatre ofany VicePresiden, Secrtay,orAssistant Secrary of the Company, whether made heetofare or
bereafer, whereveappearing upon a cenified capy of any power ofatorney issued by the Companystallbe valid and
bindingupon the Company with thesame forceand effctas though manualyafined."
  N TESTIMONY WHEREOF,1 have hereonto subscrbed my name and affied the corporatsealoft said Companies,

is _27th          dayor _ 2005___.

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