Attachment Spectrum Five - Mars

This document pretains to SAT-LOI-20050312-00062 for Letter of Intent on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATLOI2005031200062_907866

-----Original Message-----
From: Marshall, Michael [mailto:Michael.Marshall@alston.com] On Behalf
Of Dole, Bob
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 3:37 PM
To: Julius Genachowski
Cc: vjarrett@who.eop.gov
Subject: Spectrum Five

Mr. Chairman,

We have been apprised of a tentative decision by the International
Bureau to revoke the license held by Spectrum Five at 114.5 degrees
West Longitude for failure to satisfy certain FCC milestone
requirements.

We have been working with Spectrum Five for many months now and know
they are on the verge of securing financing and moving forward on plans
to launch the satellite and provide important services beginning in
2013.

This tentative decision by the International Bureau has very
significant consequences in terms of depriving consumers of the use of
this capacity to help alleviate congestion on wireless networks. In
addition, this may inadvertently trigger a retaliatory response by
foreign governments which could inure to the detriment of the U.S.
satellite industry.

Because the consequences of this tentative decision are so significant,
I strongly believe as a matter of good governance and administrative
law that this matter should be decided by the full Commission, not by
staff at one of the Bureaus.

We would like the opportunity to brief you in full on all of the
progress Spectrum Five has made on the path to satisfying all possible
FCC concerns, and ask that we be given that opportunity in the context
of a process that allows the fate of this important spectrum to be
decided by the duly appointed Commissioners.

Thank you,

BOB DOLE

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