Attachment letter

letter

LETTER submitted by Mobile Satellite Ventures

letter

2005-09-30

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20050513-00100 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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L H 4 ; orIgINA MSV Mobile Satelite Ventures i September 30, 200 RECEIVED Via Hand Delivery R SEP 3 0 2005 C Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Federal Communications Commission fvapPuibssmg lecoivec en Ormesmemn OCT 9 4 , 445 12th Street, S.W. 5 5 Washington, DC 20554 10y Branc lmsmaLuwa/Eurea RE: DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC Application to Launch and Operate DIRECTV 95; File No. SAT—RPL—20050322—00070 Application to Launch and Operate DIRECTV 8(K); File No. SAT—MOD—20050513—00100 Application to Launch and Operate DIRECTV 8(D); File No. SAT—MOD—20050513—00101 Dear Ms. Dortch: Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC (*MSV") hereby responds to the ltter filedby DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC (‘DIRECTV) on September 22, 2005 in the above—captioned proceeding." In its May 3Ist Comments in this proceeding, MSV urged the International Bureau (*Bureau") to condition the grant of DIRECTV‘s applications on successful coordination ofits satelltes at 101°W with those of MSV at the same nominallocation.* In its September 22" letter, DIRECTV overstates MSV‘s request, claiming that MSV is asking the Bureau to forbid DIRECTV from operating itssatelites until after it coordinates with MSV. See DIRECTYLetter at2. In its May 31" Comments, MSV asked the Bureau to ssue a conditional grant that makes clear that DIRECTV must coordinate its satelltes with MSV*s current and next—generation satelltes at the same nominal orbitallocation regardless of when the DIRECTV satelltes are Iaunched and in operation. See MSY Comments at 2—3. In particular, MSV urged the Bureau to make clear that launch and operation ofthe new DIRECTV satellites prior to launch and operation of MSV‘s next—generation satellte does not give DIRECTV any greater right than MSV to operate at a given location in the orbital arc. Jd. The Commission has never established a policy offirst—i—time, firs—in—right or any other assigament policy regarding the physical location of satellites at a given orbital location. Accordingly, MSV is asking the Bureau to make clear that launch and operation of DIRECTV‘s new satellites at the nominal 101°W orbital ‘ See Letter from William M. Wiltshire, Counsel for DIRECTV, to Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, File No. SAT—RPL—20050322—00070 et al (September 22, 2005) ("DIRECTYLetter®). * See Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC, Comments, File No. SAT—RPL—20050322— 00070 et al (May 31, 2005).

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch September 30, 2005 Page 2 location in no way prejudices MSV‘s right or imits MSV*s fexibility t also operate satellites at this orbital location." Please contact the undersigned with any questions regarding this mater. Very truly yours, Of Counsel: Bruce D. Jacobs David S. Konczal Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 2300 N Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20037 (202) 663—3000 ce Cassandra Thomas Robert Nelson Chip Fleming William Wiltshire Docmers rosizret * DIRECTV claims that the Bureau did not impose such a condition on the grant of MSV‘s application for a next—generation satellite (DIRECTYLetter at2), but the factisthat DIRECTV never requested such a condition and therefore cannot complain now. In any event, he Commission has clearly expressed its expectation that parties licensed at a particular orbital ocation will coordinate in good faith with other operators at that location. See Mitigation of Orbital Debris, Second Report and Order, TB Docket No. 02—54, FCC 04—130 (June 21, 2004), at 951.


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