Attachment Withdrawal

Withdrawal

LETTER submitted by Columbia Communications Corp.

letter

2005-03-03

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20020517-00079 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATMOD2002051700079_420567

HOGAN & HARTSON LL.P COLUMBIA SQUARE 555 THIRTEENTH STREET, NW KARISC‘;Jé‘:fifINGS WASHINGTON, DC 20004—1109 (202) es7—5767 TEL (202) 637—5600 KAHASTINGS@HHLAW. COM March 3’ 2005 FAX (202) 637—5910 www.HHLAW.COM BY HAND DELIVERY @w Ms. Marlene H. Dortch ¢ N? RECE,VED Secretary (—\\ MAR — 3 2005 Federal Communications Commission _ | 445 12th Street, S.W. Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 | | Office of Secretary Re: Columbia Communications Corporation Partial Withdrawal of File No. SAT—MOD—20020517—00078 and Withdrawal of File Nos. SAT—AMD—20030801—00140, SAT—AMD—20040429—00087 & SAT—MOD—20020517—00079 Dear Ms. Dortch: Columbia Communications Corporation ("Columbia"), by its attorneys, hereby withdraws, to the extent not already acted upon, its modification application File No. SAT—MOD—20020517—00078 (the "AMC—12 Modification") and withdraws two pending amendments to that application, File Nos. SAT—AMD—20030801—00140 and SAT—AMD—20040429—00087 (the "AMC—12 Amendments"). Columbia also withdraws its modification File No. SAT—MOD—20020517—00079 (the "AMC—22 Modification"). These filings concern technical and milestone issues relating to Columbia‘s orbital positions at 37.5° W.L. and 47° W.L. Columbia recently launched AMC—12, which will operate at 37.5° W.L. Prior to issuance of final authority for that launch, Columbia had requested that action on milestone applications relating to AMC—12 — the milestone portion of the AMC—12 Modification, as amended by the AMC—12 Amendments — be held in abeyance.‘ In its January 28 Order and Authorization for AMC—12, the Satellite Division granted the portion of the AMC—12 Modification that requested authority for changes in the 1 See Letter of Peter A. Rohrbach, Counsel for Columbia Communications Corporation, to Marlene H. Dortch dated Nov. 29, 2004. BERLIN BRUSSELS LONDON PARIS BUDAPEST PRAGUE WARSAW MOSCOW TOKYO NEW YORK BALTIMORE McLEAN MIAMI DENVER BOULDER COLORADO SPRINGS LOS ANGELES

HOGAN & HARTSON 11Ls Ms. Marlene H. Dortch March 3, 2005 Page 2 technical specifications of the satellite.2 Pursuant to Columbia‘s request, action on the milestone—related portion of the AMC—12 Modification was deferred, and no action was taken on the two AMC—12 Amendments. Id. The AMC—22 Modification related to the replacement spacecraft assigned to 47° W.L. Columbia recently relinquished this replacement authorization,3 rendering the AMC—22 Modification moot. Accordingly, Columbia now withdraws the portion of the AMC—12 Modification that was not addressed in the AMC—12 Order and withdraws the two AMC—12 Amendments. Columbia also withdraws the AMC—22 Modification. Please direct any questions regarding this matter to the undersigned. Respectfully submitted, /4 ——— Karis A. Hastings | Counsel for Columbia Communications Corp. cc: Andrea Kelly Robert Nelson 2 Colum bia Communications Corporation, Order and Authorization, DA 05— 244, at § 13 (Sat. Div. rel. Jan. 28, 2005) (the "AMC—12 Order"). 3 See Letter of Peter A. Rohrbach, Counsel for Columbia Communications Corporation, to Marlene H. Dortch dated Feb. 25, 2005.


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