DIRECTV Call Sign Co

REQUEST submitted by DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC

Request to Consolidate Call Signs & License Terms

2016-11-15

This document pretains to SAT-LOA-20051123-00250 for Application to Launch and Operate on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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                                                                                               Jennifer D. Hindin
1776 K STREET NW
                         November 15, 2016                                                     202.719.4975
WASHINGTON, DC 20006                                                                           jhindin@wileyrein.com
PHONE     202.719.7000


www.wileyrein.com        VIA ELECTRONIC FILING

                         Marlene H. Dortch
                         Office of the Secretary
                         Federal Communications Commission
                         445 12th Street, SW
                         Washington, DC 20554

                         Re:    Request to Consolidate Satellite Call Signs and License Terms
                                DIRECTV 8: S2632, SAT-MOD-20150304-00009; S2132, SAT-MOD-
                                20061213-00151
                                DIRECTV 9S: S2689, SAT-LOA-20051123-00250; S2669, SAT-MOD-
                                20060908-00101
                                DIRECTV 12/DIRECTV RB-2A: S2797, SAT-MOD-20150320-00013;
                                S2796, SAT-MOD-20150327-00015
                                DIRECTV 14/DIRECTV RB-1: S2869, SAT-LOA-20120518-00085; S2711,
                                SAT-MOD-20141103-00119
                                DIRECTV 15/DIRECTV RB-2: S2930, SAT-LOA-20140825-00094
                                S2712, SAT-MOD-20150722-00052


                         Dear Ms. Dortch:

                         DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC (“DIRECTV”), by its counsel, hereby requests that the
                         Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) perform an administrative
                         change to the current authorizations for the DIRECTV satellites listed in the chart
                         below. These DIRECTV satellites are authorized under two different call signs and,
                         in some cases, have different license terms. For these satellites, DIRECTV requests
                         that the Commission (1) eliminate one call sign to consolidate the authority granted
                         for the satellite into a single call sign, covering all authorized frequency bands and
                         (2) where necessary, harmonize the license terms.

                         Grant of this request will serve the public interest. Having a single call sign and
                         license term expiration date for these satellites would be administratively efficient
                         and avoid confusion. For this reason, the Commission has previously consolidated
                         call signs for different payloads on a single satellite.1 Doing so again here will

                         1
                               See DIRECTV ENTERPRISES, LLC, Application for Authorization to
                         Launch And Operate DIRECTV RB-79W, a Satellite in the 17/24 GHz
                         Broadcasting Satellite Service at 79° W.L., File No. SAT-MOD-20150428-00031


Marlene H. Dortch
November 15, 2016
Page 2


avoid any uncertainty that might otherwise result from having two calls signs and
license terms for the same spacecraft.

    Satellite     Call Sign and        Call Sign and         Requested Call Sign
                     Term 1              Term 2                   and Term
DIRECTV 8        S2632 (DBS)        S2132 (Ka-band)         S2632 (Ka-band &
                                                            DBS)
                 6/23/2025       6/23/2020                  6/23/2025
DIRECTV 9S       S2689 (Ka-band) S2669 (DBS)                S2689 (Ka-band &
                                                            DBS)
                 12/17/2021      12/17/20162                12/17/2021
DIRECTV          S2797 (Ka-band) S2796 (17/24 GHz)          S2797 (Ka-band &
12/DIRECTV                                                  17/24 GHz)
RB-2A            4/26/2025       4/26/2025                  4/26/2025
DIRECTV          S2869 (Ka-band) S2711 (17/24 GHz)          S2869 (Ka-band &
14/DIRECTV                                                  17/24 GHz)
RB-1             1/26/2030       1/26/2030                  1/26/2030
DIRECTV          S2930 (Ka-band) S2712 (17/24 GHz)          S2930 (Ka-band &
15/DIRECTV                                                  17/24 GHz)
RB-2             8/25/2030          8/25/2030               8/25/2030




(Continued . . .)
(filed Apr. 28, 2015) (application to launch and operate a 17/24 GHz payload on a
previously licensed Ku-band satellite was converted into a modification of the
existing license, with a single call sign for the Ku-band and 17/24 GHz payloads).
2
 Consistent with Section 1.62 of the Commission’s Rules, and to the extent
necessary, DIRECTV will continue to operate the DBS frequencies on the
DIRECTV 9S satellite pursuant to the terms and conditions of the authorization
associated with call sign S2669 expiring December 17, 2016 until such time as the
Commission makes a determination with respect to this request. 47 C.F.R. § 1.62.


Marlene H. Dortch
November 15, 2016
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Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned with any questions.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Jennifer D. Hindin

Jennifer D. Hindin
Counsel for DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC



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Document Modified: 2016-11-15 09:53:45

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