Attachment ex parte

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20031118-00333 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATMOD2003111800333_415804

January 5,2005 Via Hand Delivery RECEIVED Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commission JAN 1 4 2005 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC Ex Parte Presentation IB Docket No. 01-185 File No. SAT-MOD-20031118-00333 (ATC application) File No. SAT-AMD-20031118-00332 (ATC application) File No. SES-MOD-20031118-Ol879(ATC application) Dear Ms. Dortch: Liberty Communications of Tallahassee, Florida, hereby urges the Commission to afford L-band Mobile Satellite Service (“MSS”) operators greater flexibility in their provision of an Ancillary Terrestrial Component (“ATC”), as requested by Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (“MSV”) in the above-captioned proceedings. The increased flexibility requested by MSV will ensure that next-generation MSS systems in the L-band can finally achieve the ubiquitous coverage, capacity, and economies of scale needed for a true consumer service. In contrast, the restrictions on L-band ATC advocated by Inmarsat Ventures plc (“Inmarsat”) will only ensure that MSS forever remains a niche service catering to price-insensitive users operating in remote areas. Liberty has provided MSS since 1996 using the L-band satellites of MSV and Mobile Satellite Ventures (Canada) Inc. Liberty currently provides voice and data services to end user customers throughout the United States. We serve the First Responder market with emphasis on providing critical incident communications to the essential support functions, such as health, transportation, environmental control, agriculture, and law enforcement. We have, in fact, established a statewide emergency back-up communications system that connects local responders to critical state and national agencies. During the recent hurricanes, this system was often the only one that survived the immediate impact fiom the storms. While the availability of a few operating handsets was laudable, an ATC component would have expanded 3419 APALACHEE P K W , TALLAHASSEE, FL 3231Mo. of Copies rec’d 850.877.7329OFFICE, 800 852 7544 TOLL FREE, 850.877.&$#@ nsS

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch January 5,2005 Page 2 communications to all sectors in dire need - public and private. Ubiquitous coverage, capacity, and instantly available would meet the communications needs of our first response customers. While Liberty has developed a viable business using current-generation MSS satellites to serve niche markets, we are excited about the future potential for MSS when supplemented with ATC. To date, MSS has been characterized by suitcase-sized user terminals, limited coverage, low data rates, and equipment and service prices far exceeding that offered by terrestrial wireless operators. Because the market for this type of service is small, the economies of scale needed to drive down equipment and service prices have not developed. With ATC, however, MSS has the potential to evolve into a true consumer service. ATC will provide the coverage, capacity, and economies of scale needed to bring MSS equipment and service prices to affordable levels. concerns of potential interferen SV's development of a next-generation continue to use t loys ATC, but we are not concerned 's ATC base stations. This is because our customers rtain that our first responders a4Q!lhv trulyyours /' Jon A. Hill d a n a g e , Satellite Division 3419 APALACHEE PKWY, TALLAHASSEE, FL 3231 I 850.877.7329 OFFICE, 888.497.0592 TOLL FREE, 850.877.8362FAX


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