Attachment letter

letter

REQUEST submitted by DIRECTV Enterprises LLC

letter

2004-07-21

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20030123-00046 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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                                         July 21,2004
                                                                        RECEIVED
BY HAND DELIVERY                                                          JUL 2 1 2004
                                                                    FederalCommunicationsCommission
Marlene H. Dortch                                                           Office of Secretary
Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
445 Twelfth Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554

      Re:        Request for Determination of Compliance with, or Extension or Waiver oJ;
                 License Milestones, File No. SAT-MOD-20030 123-00046

Dear Ms. Dortch:

Pursuant to Section 1.65 of the Commission’s rules’ and the Supplemental Order issued
in MB Docket No. 03-124 on April 9,2004; The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (“DIRECTV
Group”) (formerly, Hughes Electronics Corporation3)hereby requests that its pending
request for determination of compliance with, or extension or waiver of, license
milestones for its Ka-band satellite at 99” W.L. (call sign S2133), File No. SAT-MOD-
20030123-00046, be amended to reflect the de facto transfer of control of DIRECTV
Group from General Motors Corporation to The News Corporation Limited: and the
change in the applicant’s name from Hughes Network Systems, Inc. to The DIRECTV
Group, I ~ c . ~

   47 C.F.R.   0 1.65.
   General Motors Corp., Hughes Electronics Corp., and The News Corp. Ltd., Supplemental Order, 19
   FCC Rcd. 6309 (Int’l Bur. 2004).
   On March 16,2004, Hughes Electronics Corporation changed its name to The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
   See Letter from William M. Wiltshire and Michael D. Nilsson, Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP,
   Counsel for The DIRECTV Group, Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications
   Commission (Mar. 16,2004).
   See General Motors Corp., Hughes Electronics Corp., and The News Corp. Ltd., Memorandum
   Opinion and Order, 19 FCC Rcd. 473 (2004).
   Call sign S2133 has been assigned to DIRECTV Group. See Letter from William M. Wiltshire, Harris,
   Wiltshire 13Grannis LLP, Counsel for The DIRECTV Group, Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary,
   Federal Communications Commission (Jun. 7,2004).


HARRIS,WILTSHIRE
               & GRANNIS

 Marlene H. Dortch
 July 21,2004
 Page 2


                                   Sincerely yours,              c




                                   William M. Wiltshire
                                   Counselfor The DIRECTV Group, Inc.

 cc:   Jennifer Gilsenan (via e-mail)
       JoAnn Lucanik (via e-mail)
       Kathleen Campbell (via e-mail)
       Jeanette Spriggs (via e-mail)



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Document Modified: 2004-07-29 14:40:03

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