Loral Supp Dec Ltr.p

LETTER submitted by ATCONTACT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC

Loral Supplemental Declaration

2009-10-01

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20060511-00059 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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    Pantelis Michalopoulos                                                                   1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW
    202.429.6494                                                                              Washington, DC 200361795
    pmichalo@steptoe.com                                                                                Tel 2024293000
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        October 1, 2009

        Via ELECTRONIC FILING

       Marlene H. Dortch
        Secretary
       Federal Communications Commission
       12th Street S.W.
       Washington, D.C. 20554

       Re:        Motion for Stay and Petition for Reconsideration filed by AtContact
                  Communications, LLC of International Bureau Order DA 09—1850, Call Signs
                  $2346, $2680, $2681, S2682, and $2683

       Dear Ms. Dortch:

       AtContact Communications, LLC ("AtContact‘), through its undersigned counsel, submits the
       attached Supplemental Declaration of Christopher F. Hoeber, Senior Vice President for Program
       Management & Systems Engineering at Space Systems/Loral, Inc. ("SS/L") to clarify its initial
       declaration and respond to some questions that were raised at recent FCC ex parte meetings.

       The Supplemental Declaration clarifies that before AtContact and SS/L entered into their satellite
       construction contract, AtContact had advised SS/L of its interest in the possibility of using some
       or all of the 66 Astrolink Travelling Wave Tube Amplifiers ("TWTAs"), which AtContact would
       acquire directly from the owner of the TWTAs.

       In addition, AtContact advised SS/L in or about October 2008 that it intended to enter into an
       agreement to acquire the Astrolink TWTAs and make them available for use in its satellite
       system.




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October 1, 2009
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Pursuant to 47 C.E.R. § 1.1206(b), this notice is being filed electronically with copies emailed to
Commission staff that have participated in ex parte discussions on this matter.

                                                             Respectfully submitted,


                                                                     /s/
                                                             Pantelis Michalopoulos
                                                             Christopher Bjornson
                                                             L. Lisa Sandoval
                                                             Counselfor AtContact
                                                             Communications, LLC


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3825 Fabian Way                                                                                  C.F. Hoeber
Palo Alto, CA 94303                                                                       Sr. Vice President,
Phone: 650—852—4501                                                Program Management & Systems Engineering
Fax:    650—852—6417




                                SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION


1. I am the Senior Vice President for Program Management and System Engineering at
   Space Systems/Loral, Inc. ("SS/L").

2. On 18 September 2009, I issued a declaration (the "Declaration") regarding the two
   agreements (the "Agreements") between SS/L and AtContact, each issued in April
   2007, one to construct three Ka—band non—geostationary ("NGSO") satellites and the
   other to construct four Ka—band geostationary ("GSO") satellites.

3. I am issuing this supplemental declaration (the "Supplemental Declaration") in
   support of the Declaration to provide supplemental information on certain matters
    addressed therein.

4. Regarding the 66 Astrolink TWTAs referenced in the Declaration:

    a. Prior to entering into the Agreements, AtContact had advised SS/L of its
       (AtContact‘s) interest in the possibility of using some or all of the 66 Astrolink
       TWTAs which would be acquired directly by AtContact through some
       arrangement with Northrop Grumman (owner of the 66 Astrolink TWTAs); and
    b. In or about October 2008, AtContact advised SS/L that it (AtContact) intended to
       acquire some or all of Astrolink TWTAs through a separate arrangement with
       Northrop Grumman and make them available for use on the Agreements.

I, Christopher F. Hoeber, hereby declare to the best of my information and belief that the
foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on ; G Seag en Lgc , 2009




Christopher F.         Hoeber
Senior Vice President
Program Management & Systems Engineering



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Document Modified: 2009-10-01 17:03:47

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