Attachment DIRECTV - Grant Dec

DIRECTV - Grant Dec

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

Grant

2012-12-04

This document pretains to SAT-LOA-20120518-00085 for Application to Launch and Operate on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATLOA2012051800085_977457

SAT—LOA—20120518—00085 1B2012001253 Fila#SP—LOHZO\ C $2869 DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC DIRECTV 14 CnllSIgn 82868 GrantDate '2/0'4/12 (or other fdentifier) _ See_ Term Dates SC€C Approved by OMB From CAdrtions o. Condiions 3060—0678 | GHANTED*’ Date & Time Filed: May 18 2012 4:20:56:040PM | International Bureau | Approved: File Number: SAT—LOA—20120518—00085 «twith conditions t . Duaull Callsign/Satellite ID: $2869 Chies, Satellite Rlicy Branch APPLICATION FOR SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS FCC Use Only FCC 312 MAIN FORM FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPLICANT INFORMATION Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: SAT—LOA—DIRECTV14 1—8. Legal Name ofApplicant Name: DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC Phone Number: 301—663—0053 DBA Name: Fax Number: 240—358—0569 Street: 2230 E. Imperial Hwy E—Mail: jwengryniuk@directv.com CA/LAI/N340 City: El Segundo State: CA Country: USA Zipcode: 90245 = Attention: Mr Jack M Wengryniuk

Attachment to Grant DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC IBFS File No. SAT—LOA—20120518—00085 Call Sign $2869 The application of DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC (DIRECTV), IBFS File No. SAT—LOA— 20120518—00085, is GRANTED.! Accordingly, DIRECTV is authorized to construct, launch, and operate a Ka—band geostationary orbit (GSO) space station, DIRECTV 14 (Call Sign $2869), at the 99.235° W.L. orbital location." Specifically, DIRECTV is authorized to provide Fixed—Satellite Service (FSS), including Direct—to—Home (DTH) services, using the 29.5—30.0 GHz (Earth—to—space) and the 19.7— 20.2 GHz (space—to—Earth) frequency bands on a primary basis. In addition, DIRECTV 14 is authorized to use the following center frequencies for telemetry, tracking, and command (TT&C) operations for DIRECTV 14 at the 99.235° W.L. orbital location: 28.351 GHz and 28.353 GHz, (Earth—to—space); and 18.799 GHz and 18.7995 GHz (space—to—Earth). DIRECTV is also authorized to use the 29.997 GHz center frequency for beacon operations. Operations under this authorization must be in accordance with the terms, conditions, and technical specifications set forth in DIRECTV‘s application, and the Federal Communications Commission‘s rules not waived herein, and are subject to the following conditions: 1. DIRECTV must prepare the necessary information as may be required for submission to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to initiate and complete the advance publication, international coordination, due diligence, and notification process of this satellite system, in accordance with ITU Radio Regulations. DIRECTV shall be held responsible for all cost recovery fees associated with these ITU filings. We also note that no protection from interference caused by radio stations authorized by other administrations is guaranteed unless coordination and notification procedures are timely completed or, with respect to individual administrations, by successfully completing coordination agreements. Any radio station authorization for which coordination has not been completed may be subject to additional terms and conditions as required to effect coordination of the frequency assignments with other administrations. See 47 C.F.R. § 25.111(b). 2. DIRECTV must maintain DIRECTV 14 with an east—west longitudinal station—keeping tolerance of + 0.05 degrees of the 99.235° W.L. orbital location. 3. DIRECTV must coordinate its space—to—Earth operations in the 19.7—20.2 GHz frequency band, as well as at the center frequencies 18.799 GHz and 18.7995 GHz, with U.S. Federal Systems, including Federal operations to earth stations in foreign countries, in accordance with footnote US334 to the United States Table of Frequency Allocations, 47 C.F.R. § 2.106. 4. The power flux—density (PFD) at the Earth‘s surface produced by the emissions from the DIRECTV 14 space station for all atmospheric conditions, and for all methods of modulation, at the center frequencies 18.799 GHz and 18.7995 GHz, and in the 19.7—20.2 GHz frequency band (space—to— Earth), must not exceed a level of —118 dBW/m"*/MHz at any angle of arrival." ‘ The application was accepted for filing on July 13, 2012. Sée Policy Branch Information, Satellite Space Applications, Acceptedfor Filing, Public Notice, Report No. SAT—00881 (rel. July 13, 2012). No comments were filed. > DIRECTV plans to place this Ka—band payload on board a hybrid satellite that is already authorized to operate a 17/24 GHz BSS payload. The 17/24 GHz space station, known as DIRECTV RB—1, was authorized under Call Sign $2711. DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC, IBFS File No. SAT—LOA—20060908—00099 (granted Jul. 28, 2009). * Footnote US255 to the United States Table of Frequency Allocations, 47 C.F.R. § 2.106, requires that the PFD across the 200 MHz of the 18.6—18.8 GHz band not exceed —95 dBW/m". DIRECTV proposes to operate the DIRECTV 14 space station with a maximum PFD of —118 dBW/m°/MHz in this band. This level corresponds to a maximum PFD of —95 dBW/m"/200 MHz. Consequently, DIRECTV 14‘s proposed operations meet the PFD limit

Attachment to Grant DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC IBFS File No. SAT—LOA—20120518—00085 Call Sign $2869 5. DIRECTV 14‘s operations at the center frequencies 18.799 GHz and 18.7995 GHz (space—to—Earth) are not entitled to protection from co—primary terrestrial services until the period during which the terrestrial Fixed Service stations remain co—primary has expired. 47 C.F.R. § 25.145(g). 6. The DIRECTV 14 space station is added to the Ka—band Permitted List at the 99.235° W.L. orbital location for the 29.5—30.0 GHz (Earth—to—space), and the 19.7—20.2 GHz (space—to—Earth) frequency bands; however, until DIRECTV has completed coordination pursuant to Footnote US334 to the United States Table of Frequency Allocations, 47 C.F.R. § 2.106, and both the FCC and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration have approved the coordination, U.S.—licensed earth stations are not permitted to communicate with the DIRECTV 14 space station in the 19.7—20.2 GHz frequency band. See Revision of Part 25 Establishment of a Permitted List Procedure for Ka—band Space Stations, Declaratory Order, 25 FCC Red 1542 (2010). 7. DIRECTV‘s request for a waiver of Section 25.114(d)(3) of the Commission‘s rules is GRANTED. Section 25.114(d)(3) requires applicants to provide the predicted space station antenna gain contour(s) for each transmit and each receive antenna beam and nominal orbital location requested. DIRECTV has provided the required plots for the DIRECTV 14 receive and transmit antenna beams, but states that the Schedule S software is unable to accommodate .gxt files for the number of beams on the satellite. DIRECTV requests partial waiver of the Commission rule to submit the .gxt files directly to the International Bureau staff in a GIMS container database file for inclusion in the record. DIRECTV has also provided a graphical representation of the antenna gain contours for the on—station command (OSC) and telemetry (OST) horns in Appendix B to the application, rather than the required .gxt format. We find that the information submitted by DIRECTV is sufficiently complete to enable the Commission to determine that the DIRECTV space station meets the rules technical requirements. 8. DIRECTV‘s request for waiver of Section 25.202(g) of the Commission‘s rules is GRANTED. Section 25.202(g) requires FSS systems to operate their TT&C links at the edges of the allocated frequency bands in which they are providing service. The bands allocated for Ka—band GSO/FSS service are 18.3—18.8 GHz / 19.7—20.2 GHz (space—to—Earth), and 28.35—28.6 GHz / 29.25—30.0 GHz (Earth—to—space). DIRECTV requests authority to conduct TT&C at the edges of the allocated GSO/FSS Ka—bands 18.3—18.8 GHz and 28.35—28.6 GHz, to allow it to better integrate the TT&C frequencies for DIRECTV 14. DIRECTV 14 will be collocated with the SPACEWAY 2 and DIRECTV 11 space stations at the nominal 99° W.L. orbital location. DIRECTV states that the SPACEWAY 2 satellite has multiple command frequencies in the lower portion of the 29.5—30.0 GHz band, and DIRECTV 11 has multiple command frequencies in the upper and lower edges of the 29.25—29.5 GHz band.* In addition, DIRECTV 14 will incorporate a Radio Frequency Autotrack system in the upper portion of the 29.5—30.0 GHz band. As a result, there is congestion at the available band edges. Because DIRECTV is the only operator authorized to use Ka—band frequencies at this location, a waiver of the rule will allow DIRECTV to use the TT&C frequencies for DIRECTV 14 within the existing infrastructure and avoid the potential for interference between the signals of the co—located satellites. in US255. DIRECTV 14‘s operations also meet other PFD limits for transmitting Ka—band space stations. See 47 CER. §§ 25.138(a)(6), 25.208(c) and 25.208(d). * Letter to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, from William M. Wiltshire, Counsel to DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC (Sept. 12, 2012).

Attachment to Grant DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC IBFS File No. SAT—LOA—20120518—00085 Call Sign $2869 9. DIRECTV‘s request for a waiver of Section 25.210(i)(1) of the Commission‘s rules is GRANTED. Section 25.210(i)(1) requires space station antennas in FSS systems to be designed to provide a cross—polarization isolation such that the ratio of the on axis co—polar gain to the cross—polar gain of the antenna in the assigned frequency band shall be at least 30 dB within its primary coverage area. The minimum cross—polar isolation of the DIRECTV 14 satellite transmit and receive antennas is 27 dB. DIRECTV requests a waiver because the cross—polarization interference is an intra—system design issue rather than an inter—system coordination, and that use of digital modulation with forward error correction (FEC) coding on both polarization senses reduce the system sensitivity to cross—polarization interference. DIRECTV also contends that optimizing polarization isolation, directivity and antenna implementation losses allows a minimum isolation of 27 dB to be sufficient to avoid excessive levels of intra—system interference and other Ka—band systems will not be affected by DIRECTV 14‘s operations. We concur and find that a waiver is warranted. As a condition to the grant of this waiver, DIRECTV can claim no more protection from interference from other licensed radio—communication systems operating in accordance with the Commission‘s rules than it could claim if DIRECTV 14‘s operations complied with Section 25.210(i)(1). 10. DIRECTV 14 must begin TT&C operations at 99.235° W.L. using center frequencies at 18.799 GHz (space—to—Earth), 18.7995 GHz (space—to—Earth), 28.351 GHz (Earth—to—space), and 28.353 GHz (Earth—to—space) before the DIRECTV 11 space station discontinues service at the nominal 99° W.L. orbital location. Failure to meet this milestone shall render this authorization to operate in these frequencies NULL and VOID. 11. DIRECTV 14 must begin providing service at 99.235° W.L. in the 29.5—30.0 GHz (Earth— to—space) and 19.7—20.2 GHz bands (space—to—Earth) frequency bands before the Spaceway 2 space station discontinues service at the nominal 99° W.L. orbital location. Failure to meet this milestone shall render this authorization to operate in these frequency bands NULL and VOID. 12. The license term for the DIRECTV‘s DIRECTV 14 space station, Call Sign $2869, is 15 years and will begin to run on the date that DIRECTV certifies to the Commission that the space station has been successfully placed into orbit and its operations fully conform to the terms and conditions of this authorization. DIRECTV is directed to file this certification with the Chief, Satellite Division, International Bureau, within 10 business days of DIRECTV 14 commencing operations at its assigned location. 13. This authorization has no effect on, and is independent of, DIRECTV‘s license for the DIRECTV RB—1 payload (Call Sign $2711). 14. DIRECTV is afforded 30 days from the date of the release of this authorization to decline it, as conditioned. Failure to respond within this period will constitute formal acceptance of the authorization, as conditioned. 15. This authorization is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, and is effective immediately. Petitions for Reconsideration under Section 1.106 or applications for review under Section 1.115 of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.106 and 1.115, may be filed within 30 days of the date of thepublic notice1ndlcat1ng that this action | am— Lop — 201205 )5— 000 8S was taken. \ | cansi n S286B__ Grant Date 12/ou [12. 1 (or other identifier) 3 Torm Dates S€2 : | see From nd'hOflS To: CC’M‘%‘OQS je 3 ED** | I ¥Fuodh condifions S+ ph' Duall Cmief, Setetite Poiicy Branch

9—16. Name of Contact Representative Name: William M. Wiltshire Phone Number: 202—730—1350 Company: Wiltshire & Grannis LLP Fax Number: 202—730—1301 Street: 1200 18th Street NW E—Mail: wwiltshire@wiltshiregrannis.com City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20036 — Attention: William M. Wiltshire Relationship: Legal Counsel CLASSIFICATION OF FILING 17. Choose the buttonnext to the b. classification that applies to thisfiling for @ b1. Application for License of New Station both questions a. and b. Choose only one (N/A) b2. Application for Registration of New Domestic Receive—Only Station for 17a and only one for 17b. (N/A) b3. Amendment to a Pending Application (N/A) b4. Modification of License or Registration a. (N/A) b5. Assignment of License or Registration (N/A) al . Earth Station (N/A) b6. Transfer of Control of License or Registration ; a2. Space Station (N/A) b7. Notification of Minor Modification (N/A) b8. Application for License of New Receive—Only Station Using Non—U.S. Licensed Satellite 3 b9. Letter of Intent to Use Non—U.S. Licensed Satellite to Provide Service in the United States £4 b10. Replacement Satellite Application — no new frequency bands £4 b11. Replacement Satellite Application — new frequency bands (Not eligible for streamlined processing) {3 b12. Petition for Declaratory Ruling to be Added to the Permitted List (N/A) b13. Other (Please specify)

17¢. Is a fee submitted with this application? @ IfYes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). C Governmental Entity C Noncommercial educational licensee C Other(please explain): 17¢. Fee Classification BNY — Space Station (Geostationary) 18. If this filing is in reference to an existing station, enter: (a) Call sign of station: Not Applicable 19. If this filing is an amendment to a pending application enter: (a) Date pending application was filed: (b) File number of pending application: Not Applicable Not Applicable

TYPE OF SERVICE 20. NATURE OF SERVICE: This filing is for an authorization to provide or use the following type(s) of service(s): Select all that apply: E a. Fixed Satellite D b. Mobile Satellite D c. Radiodetermination Satellite D d. Earth Exploration Satellite E e. Direct to Home Fixed Satellite D £. Digital Audio Radio Service [:I g. Other (please specify) 21. STATUS: Choose thebutton next to the applicable status. Choose 22. If earth station applicant, check all that apply. only one. Not Applicable C Common Carrier @ Non—Common Carrier 23. If applicant is providng INTERNATIONAL COMMON CARRIER service, see instructions regarding Sec. 214 filings. Choose one.Are these facilities: £3 Connected to a Public Switched Network g4 Not connected to a Public Switched Network g N/A 24. FREQUENCY BAND(S): Place an "X" in the box(es) next to all applicable frequency band(s). D a. C—Band (4/6 GHz) E] b. Ku—Band (12/14 GHz) E c.Other (Please specify upper and lower frequencies in MHz.) Frequency Lower: 18300 Frequency Upper: 30000 (Please specify additional frequencies in an attachment)

TYPE OF STATION 25. CLASS OF STATION: Choose the button next to the class of station that applies. Choose only one. (N/A) a. Fixed Earth Station (N/A) b. Temporary—Fixed Earth Station (N/A) c. 12/14 GHz VSAT Network (N/A) d. Mobile Earth Station @ c Geostationary Space Station. o f Non—Geostationary Space Station «4 g. Other (please specify) 26. TYPE OF EARTH STATION FACILITY: Not Applicable PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION 27. The purpose of this proposed modification is to: (Place an "X" in the box(es) next to all that Not Applicable apply.) ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 28. Would a Commission grant of any proposal in this application or amendment have a significant environmental y Yes @ No impact as defined by 47 CFR 1.1307? IfYES, submit the statement as required by Sections 1.1308 and 1.1311 of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.EF.R. §§ 1.1308 and 1.1311, as an exhibit to this application. A Radiation Hazard Study must accompany all applications for new transmitting facilities, major modifications, or major amendments. ALIEN OWNERSHIP Earth station applicants not proposing to provide broadcast, common carrier, aeronautical en route or aeronautical fixed radio station services are not required to respond to Items 30—34.

29. Is the applicant a foreign government or the representative of any foreign government? «3 Yes @ No 30. Is the applicant an alien or the representative of an alien? o Yes C No @ N/A 31. Is the applicant a corporation organized under the laws of any foreign government? 3 Yes 4 No @ N/A 32. Is the applicant a corporation of which more than one—fifth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by «y Yes ¢3 No @ N/A aliens or their representatives or by a foreign government or representative thereof or by any corporation organized under the laws of a foreign country? 33. Is the applicant a corporation directly or indirectly controlled by any other corporation of which more than «4 Yes g4 No @ N/A one—fourth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by aliens, their representatives, or by a foreign government or representative thereof or by any corporation organized under the laws of a foreign country? 34. If any answer to questions 29, 30, 31, 32 and/or 33 is Yes, attach as an exhibit an identification of the aliens or foreign entities, their nationality, their relationship to the applicant, and the percentage of stock they own or vote. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

35. Does the Applicant request any waivers or exemptions from any of the Commission‘s Rules? @ Yes (a) No IfYes, attach as an exhibit, copies of the requests for waivers or exceptions with supporting documents. Exhibit B 36. Has the applicant or any party to this application or amendment had any FCC station authorization orlicense 0 Yes @.No revoked or had any application for an initial, modification or renewal of FCC station authorization, license, or construction permit denied by the Commission? IfYes, attach as an exhibit, an explination of circumstances. 37. Has the applicant, or any party to this application or amendment, or any party directly or indirectly controlling C Yes @NO the applicant ever been convicted of a felony by any state or federal court? IfYes, attach as an exhibit, an explination of circumstances. 38. Has any court finally adjudged the applicant, or any person directly or indirectly controlling the applicant, C Yes @.No guilty of unlawfully monopolizing or attemptiing unlawfully to monopolize radio communication, directly or indirectly, through control of manufacture or sale of radio apparatus, exclusive traffic arrangement or any other means or unfair methods of competition? IfYes, attach as an exhibit, an explanation of circumstances 39. Is the applicant, or any person directly or indirectly controlling the applicant, currently a party in any pending { Yes @No matter referred to in the preceding two items? If yes, attach as an exhinit, an explanation of the circumstances.

40. If the applicant is a corporation and is applying for a space station license, attach as an exhibit the names, address, and citizenship of those stockholders owning a record and/or voting 10 percent or more of the Filer‘s voting stock and the percentages so held. In the case of fiduciary control, indicate the beneficiary(ies) or class of Ownership Info beneficiaries. Also list the names and addresses of the officers and directors of the Filer. 41. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies, that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is & Yes 3 No subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. See 47 CFR 1.2002(b) for the meaning of "party to the application" for these purposes. 42a. Does the applicant intend to use a non—U.S. licensed satellite to provide service in the United States? IfYes, 3 Yes @ No answer 42b and attach an exhibit providing the information specified in 47 C.F.R. 25.137, as appropriate. If No, proceed to question 43. 42b. What administration has licensed or is in the process of licensing the space station? If no license will be issued, what administration has coordinated or is in the process of coordinating the space station?

43. Description. (Summarize the nature of the application and the services to be provided). (If the complete description does not appear in this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.) DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC hereby requests that the Commission authorize the launch and operation of DIRCETV 14, a geostationary Ka—band satellite to be located at the nominal 99 W.L. position. Narrative 43a. Geographic Service Rule Certification C A By selecting A, the undersigned certifies that the applicant is not subject to the geographic service or geographic coverage requirements specifiedin 47 C.F.R. Part 25. @ B By selecting B, the undersigned certifies that the applicant is subject to the geographic service or geographic coverage requirements specified in 47 C.F.R. Part 25 and will comply with such requirements. C By selecting C, the undersigned certifies that the applicant is subject to the geographic service or geographic coverage requirements specified in 47 C.F.R. Part 25 and will not comply with such requirements because it is not feasible as a technical matter to do so, or that, while technically feasible, such services would require so many compromises in satellite design and operation as to make it economically unreasonable. A narrative description and technical analysis demonstrating this claim are attached. CERTIFICATION The Applicant waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or of the electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory powerof the United States because of the previous use of the same, whether by license or otherwise, and requests an authorization in accordance with this application. The applicant certifies that grant of this application would not cause the applicant to be in violation of the spectrum aggregation limit in 47 CFR Part 20. All statements made in exhibits are a material part hereof and are incorporated herein as if set out in full in this application. The undersigned, individually and for the applicant, hereby certifies that all statements made in this application and in all attached exhibits are true, complete and correct to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, and are made in good faith.

44. Applicant is a (an): (Choose the button next to applicable response.) { Individual C Unincorporated Association {y Partnership g£4 Corporation £, Governmental Entity ) Other (please specify) Limited Liability Company 45. Name of Person Signing 46. Title of Person Signing Romulo Pontual Executive Vice President 47. Please supply any need attachments. 1: 2: 3: WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND / OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503). Completed Schedule S 10

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