Attachment bond

bond

SUBMISSION FOR THE RECORD submitted by EchoStar

bond

2008-03-31

This document pretains to SAT-LOA-20040803-00154 for Application to Launch and Operate on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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S T E P T O~EJ O H N S O N L L P ATTORNEYS AT LAW Pante Iis Micha lopouI os 1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW 202.429.6494 Washington, DC 20036-1795 pmichalo@steptoe.com Tel 202.429.3000 FILED/ACCEPTED Fax 202.429.3902 steptoe.com MAR 3 1 2008 Federal Communications.Commission Offie of the Secr&ary March 31,2008 BY HAND Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Bond Reduction for Echostar-97W SAT-LOA-20030827-00186, SAT-AMD-20031203-00345, SAT-MOD-20050308-00059 Call Sign S2499 Dear Ms. Dortch EchoStar Corporation (“EchoStar”) hereby submits the attached bond rider substituting EchoStar Corporation for EchoStar Satellite L.L.C. as the named principal on the performance bond submitted in connection with the above-referenced space station authorization. This substitution reflects the pro forma assignment and transfer of control of this authorization to EchoStar Holding Corporation, approved by the International Bureau on November 15,2007, and consummated on January 1,2008. See File Nos. SAT-ASG-20071108-00153, SAT-T/C-20071108-00151; Letter from Petra A. Vonvig, Counsel for EchoStar Holding Corporation, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC (filed Jan. 8, 2008). EchoStar Holding Corporation later changed its name to EchoStar Corporation on January 25, 2008. See Letter Erom Pantelis Michalopoulos, Counsel for EchoStar Corporation, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC (filed Jan. 3 1,2008). All other terms and conditions of the bond, including the bond amount, remain unchanged. Please contact the undersigned if you have any questions about this filing. Respectfully submitted, { ~ ~ ~ J /; x i ~[ , ~ I 1 ~< ( [ ’ / i3 I’ r-. \ Pantelis Michalopoulos Counselfor EchoStar Corporation

STEPTOE& J O H N S O N L L P Marlene H. Dortch March 3 1, 2008 Page 2 Attachment (Rider for Bond No. 08727 168) cc: Andrea Kelly, International Bureau

GENERAL SURETY RIDER To be attached and form a part of Bond No. :08727I68 Original Effective Date: 4/5/2004 (hiorvrii, DAY, YEAR) Executed by: EchoStar Satellite L.L.C., as Principal, (PKINC 1Y.ZL) arid by: Fidelity and Denosit Comnanv of Maryland, as Surety, (SUKEIY) and in favor of : US Treasury . (OB1,IG EE) In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained the Principal and the Surety hereby consent to changing Principal Name EchoStar Satellite L.L.C. EC HOSTAR CORPORA'I'ION Nothing herein contained shall vary, alter or extend any provision or condition of this bond except as herein expressly stated. This rider is effective January 25,2008. Signed and Sealed February 1 I , 2008. ECIIOS'I'A K CO I< PO RATION YHIN(:IP,\I,

Power of Attorney FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND, and the COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY A HAMMOND, Vice President, and ERIC D Section 2, of the By-Laws of said Campanie tidl force and effect on the date hereof, does AIN, Kataiin CHURCH -in-Fact, to make, and undertakings, and said Companies, as fully e regularly elected oficers of the Company at it Md., in their own proper persons. This power of attorney revokes that issued on behalf of William M LL, JR., Shelley CZAJKOWSKI,Celeste T. HELMS, Mona D.WEAVER, Amy WICKETT, dated October 3 1, 2006. The said Assistant Secretary does hereby certify that the extract set forth on the reverse side hereof is a tnie copy of Article VI, Section 2, of the By-Lawsof said Companies, and is now in force. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Vice-president and Assistant Secretary have hereunto subscribed their names and affixed the Corporate Seals of the said FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYIANL), and the COLONIAL AMERICAN CASCAL'TY AND SURETY COMPANY, this 6th day of December, A.D. 2006. ATTEST: FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY State of Maryland C'ity of Raltiriiore i ss: On this 6th day o f December, A.1). 2006, before the subscriber, a Notary Public of the Statc of' Maryland, cliily comnissioncd and qualitiud. came M. 1'. HAIMMOK'D, Vice President, and ERIC D. BARNES, Assistant Secretary of the FII>ELI? k' AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARY IANI). and the COLOKIAL tZRIlT;,RJC'AN ChSLlALTY A;VD SURETY CDMPANY, to me personally kiiown to be the individuals and officers described in atid who executed the preceding instrutnetit, aiid they 23ch ackxwwletlgsd the execution of the same. and heing by iiir cfiily ~ w w i severally , and cacti for himself deposeth and saith, that they are the said oi'ficers of the Companies aforesaid, and that the sc.als afiiwd to the preceding jnstrumeiit IS the Corporate Seals of said Companies, and that the said Corporate Seals and their signatures as such officers were d ~ l affixed y and subscribd to the said instrument by the authority and direction of the said C'orpoiatims. I N IESTIh4OXY WifEREiOI-. 1 h a w hereunto set my liarid and affixed niy Official Seal the day ,inti ?car first above rittcn. i\ coIr.stmlcc A. D1trrn IVmrry P l I h l l C M y Commission Expires: July 14, 20 1 I POA F 020-5028

EXTRACT FROM BY-LAWS OF FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND "Article VI. Section 2. The Chairinan of the Board, or the President, or any Executive Vice-President, or any of the Senior Vice-presidents or Vice-Presidents specially authorized so to do by the Board of Directors or by the Executive Conuiiittcc. shall have power, by and with the concurrence of the Secretary or any one of thc Assisrant Secretaries, to appoint Rcsidcnt Vice-Presidents, Assistant Vice-Presidents and Attorneys-in-Fdct as the business of the Cornpany may require, or to authorize any person or pcrsons to cxecute on behalf of the Company any boticis, u~idctrrtaking,recogillltmces, stipulations, policies, contracts, agreements, deeds, and releases and assignrnents of judgements, decrees, mortgages and instniirients in the nature ofniortgages,...and to affix the seal of the Company thereto." EXTRACT FROM BY-LAWS OF COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY "Article VI, Section 2. The Chairman of the Board, or the President, or any Executile Vice-President, or any o f tlic Senior Vice-presidents or Vice-presidents specially authorized so to do by the Board of Directors or by the Executive Conunittee, shall have power, by and with the concurrence o f the Secretary or any one of the Assistant Secretaries, to appoint Residcnt Vice-Presidents, Assistant V ice-Presidents and Attorneys-in-Fact as the business of the Cornpririy may require, or to authorize any person or persons to execute on behalf of the Company any bonds, undertaking, rwogiiiz;11ices, stipulations, policies, corifIwts, agreernents, dzzds, arid releases and assigIimeiits of jiidgcnients, decrees, niortgages arid iiistnmicnts in the mature of mortgages, ...and to affix the seal of thc Company thereto." CERTIFICATE I, the undersigned, Assistarit Secretary of the FIDELITY .4KD DEI'OSI?' CO;L1PAN\r' OF htXKY LAND, and the (701,ONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTI' AND SURETY COMPANY, do hereby certify that the foregoing Power of ,4ttorney is still in fill1 force a i d effect on the date of this certificate; and I do further certify that the Vice-PresicIent who executed the s a i d P o w r of Attoincy was one of thc additional Vice-Presidents specially authorizcd by the t3oarci of Directors to appoint ally Attorney-in-Fact as provided in Article VI, Section 2, of the respective By-Laws of thc FIUELI'I'Y ANT) DI;,Pc>SI'L' COMP.4;VY O F MARYLAND, and the CC)LONIAL AMERICAN C'ASCAL TY A N D SUKE'I'Y COblPANY, 'I'tiis Yowcr o f A ttoniey and Ceiiiiificaremay be signed by facsimle under arid by authority of the following iesoliition of rhc L 3 o ~ dof' Ilirtxtors of the FiI)EI,I'fY ANI1 DEPOSIT COMP:lNY OF MARY LAND at :I rticctins duly c a k d id hcld 011 the 10th day of May, I990 JIIJof Ihr Board of Diieciors uf iht: COLONlAL l i M 2 K i C A N CAS1 IALTY ASD SURL: 1 3 ' COklP,\NY a t :I mtxting tlulp called and held on the 5th day of May, 1994 RESOLVED: "Tliat the facsinule or mochanically reproduced seal of the company nntl facsmilc or 1necha111cally icpioJiicd signature of aiiy Vice-Picsidetit. Secretary, or ilssistallt S c c r c w y of' tlic ('ompany. N Iic~licrmatie Iicrctofi;,rc o r Iiercciticr, ivhcieycr appearing upoii a CL'I t1fic.d copy of ariy power of Jttoincy ~ssucdby tlic C'omp.i1iy, h 11 be \-alld ; ~ n d bindins upoii the ('oiiipaiiy u ith the sdnit: fix cc and effcct 3s though nianiially d f h x i . " IN 'IXS'TIhl(.)XY N'€iEREOF. I Iia\,t.hcreunto subscribed my nainc m d d f i s c d thc corporate seals of'rhc s a d Con~pan~c.;.


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