Peraertz 2-4-2010 Ex

Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER submitted by ATCONTACT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC

Ex Parte Notice 2-4-2010 Call

2010-02-05

This document pretains to SAT-LOA-20040322-00234 for Application to Launch and Operate on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATLOA2004032200234_799702

Pantelis Michalopoulos                                                         1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW
202.429.6494                                                                    Washington, DC 20036-1795
pmichalo@steptoe.com                                                                      Tel 202.429.3000
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                                           February 5, 2010

   Via ELECTRONIC FILING

   Marlene H. Dortch
   Secretary
   Federal Communications Commission
   445 12th Street S.W.
   Washington, D.C. 20554

   Re:      Petition for Reconsideration of International Bureau Order DA 09-1850, Call Signs
            S2346, S2680, S2681, S2682, and S2683

   Dear Ms. Dortch:

           On February 4, 2010, representatives of AtContact Communications, LLC (“AtContact”)
   participated in a telephone call with Louis Peraertz, Legal Advisor to Commissioner Clyburn,
   regarding AtContact’s pending Petition for Reconsideration of the International Bureau’s
   decision to nullify AtContact’s satellite license. The purpose of the call was to summarize the
   matters and arguments set forth in the February 1, 2010 letter filed by AtContact in this
   proceeding.

           In particular, AtContact discussed the potential for a partial reconsideration of the
   International Bureau’s decision that would allow AtContact to finish constructing a GSO satellite
   using the NGSO Ka-band spectrum at 121º W.L. AtContact also noted that the Bureau’s
   decision requiring AtContact to forfeit its performance bond is inconsistent with the
   Commission’s precedent concerning waiver of that bond.1 As AtContact has previously noted,
   the Commission has waived the performance bond requirement when a licensee has been far less
   diligent that AtContact in meeting its milestone requirements.


            1
           Rainbow DBS Company LLC, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 07-11 ¶ 14 (rel.
   March 2, 2007).


Marlene H. Dortch
February 5, 2010
Page 2


       Pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b), this notice is being filed electronically with a copy
emailed to Ms. Peraertz.

                                                             Respectfully submitted,

                                                                     /s/
                                                             Pantelis Michalopoulos
                                                             Counsel for AtContact
                                                             Communications, LLC

cc:    Louis Peraertz



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