Attachment compliance

compliance

OTHER submitted by SES

compliance

2007-05-03

This document pretains to SAT-LOA-20050622-00133 for Application to Launch and Operate on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATLOA2005062200133_576866

HOGAN & Coumese . HARTSON Mestnoonpecome— +1.202.637.5600 Tel +1.202.637.5910 Fax www.hhlaw.com May 3’ 2007 Karis A. Hastings Counsel +1,.202.637.5767 kahastings@hhlaw.com BY ELECTRONIC FILING Mr. Robert Nelson Chief, Satellite Division International Bureau Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: SES Americom, Inc. Milestone Compliance Showing for AMC—21, Call Sign $2676 File Nos. SAT—LOA—20050622—00133 & SAT—AMD—20050908—00175 Dear Mr. Nelson: SES Americom, Inc. ("SES Americom"), by its attorneys, hereby submits documentation to demonstrate compliance with the critical design review ("CDR") construction milestone for the AMC—21 Ku—band expansion satellite to be located at 125° W.L. Because SES Americom has already submitted a compliance filing related to the construction contract for AMC—21, we request that the Commission make a finding that SES Americom has met the first two AMC—21 milestones and authorize reduction of the AMC—21 performance bond to $1,500,000. On August 10, 2006, SES Americom submitted a copy of the construction contract for AMC—21 to show that it had met the initial milestone under its authorization. SES Americom requested authority to reduce the original $3 million bond by 25% to $2,250,000. This matter is pending before the Commission. SES Americom submits here the showing required to support a further reduction of the bond to $1,500,000, consistent with Commission policies.1 The AMC—21 license requires 1 See 47 C.F.R. § 25.165(d) ("A GSO—like licensee will be permitted to reduce the amount of the bond by 25 percent of the original bond amount upon successfully meeting a milestone deadline set forth in §25.164(a)").

Mr. Robert Nelson May 3, 2007 Page 2 SES Americom to complete the CDR for AMC—21 by September 16, 2007." The attached invoice from Alcatel Space demonstrates that CDR was completed as of March 27, 2007. The invoice indicates that SES Americom approved payment of the amount due, and SES Americom has verified that the invoice has been paid. Based on this evidence, we request that the Commission enter a finding that the AMC—21 CDR milestone has been satisfied, in addition to the construction contract milestone SES Americom addressed in its prior filing, and authorize reduction of SES Americom‘s performance bond accordingly. Please address any questions regarding this matter to the undersigned. Respectfully submitted, Karis A. Hastings Counsel to SES Americom, Inc. ce: Andrea Kelly 2 See File Nos. SAT—LOA—20050622—00133 & SAT—AMD—20050908—00175, granted Sept. 16, 2005, Terms and Conditions of Authorization at « 2.b. 3 As authorized under Commission precedent, SES Americom has redacted the specific amount due from the attached copy of the invoice. See, e.g., Amendment ofthe Commission‘s Space Station Licensing Rules and Policies, First Report and Order, 18 FCC Red 10760, 10832 (2003) ("SSLR Order‘) (Commission "has recognized that specific dollar amounts . . . warrant confidential treatment") (footnote omitted).

® ADMINISTRATION CONTRATS ET MARCHES 26, AVENUE J.—F. CHAMPOLLION A{, & L L ee a TT ALCATEL SPACE B.P. 33787 fal/Finmsccanica compoany VAT ON°— FR 62 414 725 101 31037 TOULOUSE CEDEX 1 / FRANCE Tel.: +33 (0)5 34 35 50 47 qUITTEE D‘APRES LES DEBITS/ESCOMPTE:NON APPLICABLE/PENALITES:TAUX LEGALx1,5 Fax :; +33 (0)5 34 35 57 61 fUPLICATA SES GLOBAL SATELLITE LEASING 15—19 ATHOL STREET PROGRESS INVOICE DOUGLAS IM1l 1LB N° 791197 ISLE OF MAN ISLE OF MAN Date 27 MARCH 2007 07__ I-OM__, 022 P .0. AMC—21 OUR REFERENCE Date 21 APRIL 2006 22387 0001 00 SUBJECT: CONSTRUCTION OF AMC—21 AND OPTIONS ITEM N° USD AMC 21 SPACECRAFT MILESTONE PAYMENT PLAN DOLLARS (15) M/S 14 SPACECRAFT CDR COMPLETED l 9096 amiv] AMOUNT EXCLUSIVE OF VAT . . . . . . . . . . FREE OF VAT :; EXPORT (ARTICLE 262—1 du CGI) TOTAL AMOUNT INVOICE AMOUNTING TO PAYMENT THROUGH BANK TRANSFER TO ACCOUNT DUE ON 27—APR—2007 00000/00000/04560603864/41 ABN AMRO BANK (USD) ' NEW YORK BRANCH — 500 PARK AV. NEW YORK , NY 10022 USA SWIFT CODE ABNAUS33


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