ViaSat 79 Supplement

SUPPLEMENT submitted by ViaSat, Inc.

Supplemental Letter

2013-11-22

This document pretains to SAT-LOI-20130315-00031 for Letter of Intent on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATLOI2013031500031_1028687

555 Eleventh Street, N.W., Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20004-1304 Tel: +1.202.637.2200 Fax: +1.202.637.2201 www.lw.com FIRM / AFFILIATE OFFICES Abu Dhabi Milan Barcelona Moscow Beijing Munich Boston New Jersey Brussels New York Chicago Orange County Doha Paris November 22, 2013 Dubai Riyadh Düsseldorf Rome Frankfurt San Diego VIA ELECTRONIC FILING Hamburg San Francisco Hong Kong Shanghai Houston Silicon Valley London Singapore Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Los Angeles Tokyo Secretary Madrid Washington, D.C. Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 Re: Supplemental Submission; Letter of Intent Application of ViaSat, Inc., IBFS File No. SAT-LOI-20130315-00031, Call Sign S2894 Dear Ms. Dortch: ViaSat, Inc. (“ViaSat”) is writing to provide additional information regarding the legal authority under which the launch and physical operation of the ViaSat-3 satellite will occur. As explained in ViaSat’s June 6, 2013 response to the Commission’s request on that issue, sufficient contacts with the United Kingdom will exist to provide the UK Space Agency with jurisdiction over such matters. ViaSat intends that its wholly-owned United Kingdom subsidiary, ViaSat UK, a company formed under the laws of England and Wales and based in Wareham, Dorset, England, will procure the launch, and also will have control over the tracking, telemetry, and command (“TT&C”) functions, of the ViaSat-3 satellite. Thus, the U.K. Outer Space Act of 1986 will apply to ViaSat UK’s “launching or procuring the launch of a space object” and “operating a space object.” 1 The Act applies to these activities “whether carried on in the United Kingdom or elsewhere” by U.K. nationals, such as ViaSat UK. 2 Furthermore, ViaSat UK is an integral part of ViaSat’s global enterprise and is directly involved in the delivery and marketing of ViaSat’s satellite services in the U.K. and through Europe. Among other things, ViaSat UK markets and delivers to the U.K. government and business interests a variety of satellite communications solutions, including mobile, transportable 1 See Outer Space Act, 1986 c. 38, § 1(a), (b) (U.K.). 2 Id. at §§ 1, 2. DC\2912960.1

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch November 22, 2013 Page 2 and fixed broadband solutions at Ka band. Moreover, ViaSat UK’s management has a significant overlap with that of ViaSat, Inc. If you have any questions regarding this submission, please feel free to contact the undersigned. Respectfully submitted, /s/ John P. Janka Elizabeth R. Park cc: Jose Albuquerque Cassandra Thomas Fern Jarmulnek Karl Kensinger Andrea Kelly Kathyrn Medley Chip Fleming Kal Krautkramer Alyssa Roberts DC\2912960.1


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