DIRECTV Call Sign Co

REQUEST submitted by DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC

Request to Consolidate Call Signs & License Terms

2016-11-15

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20060908-00101 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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Jennifer D. Hindin 1776 K STREET NW November 15, 2016 202.719.4975 WASHINGTON, DC 20006 jhindin@wileyrein.com PHONE 202.719.7000 www.wileyrein.com VIA ELECTRONIC FILING Marlene H. Dortch Office of the Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 Re: Request to Consolidate Satellite Call Signs and License Terms DIRECTV 8: S2632, SAT-MOD-20150304-00009; S2132, SAT-MOD- 20061213-00151 DIRECTV 9S: S2689, SAT-LOA-20051123-00250; S2669, SAT-MOD- 20060908-00101 DIRECTV 12/DIRECTV RB-2A: S2797, SAT-MOD-20150320-00013; S2796, SAT-MOD-20150327-00015 DIRECTV 14/DIRECTV RB-1: S2869, SAT-LOA-20120518-00085; S2711, SAT-MOD-20141103-00119 DIRECTV 15/DIRECTV RB-2: S2930, SAT-LOA-20140825-00094 S2712, SAT-MOD-20150722-00052 Dear Ms. Dortch: DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC (“DIRECTV”), by its counsel, hereby requests that the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) perform an administrative change to the current authorizations for the DIRECTV satellites listed in the chart below. These DIRECTV satellites are authorized under two different call signs and, in some cases, have different license terms. For these satellites, DIRECTV requests that the Commission (1) eliminate one call sign to consolidate the authority granted for the satellite into a single call sign, covering all authorized frequency bands and (2) where necessary, harmonize the license terms. Grant of this request will serve the public interest. Having a single call sign and license term expiration date for these satellites would be administratively efficient and avoid confusion. For this reason, the Commission has previously consolidated call signs for different payloads on a single satellite.1 Doing so again here will 1 See DIRECTV ENTERPRISES, LLC, Application for Authorization to Launch And Operate DIRECTV RB-79W, a Satellite in the 17/24 GHz Broadcasting Satellite Service at 79° W.L., File No. SAT-MOD-20150428-00031

Marlene H. Dortch November 15, 2016 Page 2 avoid any uncertainty that might otherwise result from having two calls signs and license terms for the same spacecraft. Satellite Call Sign and Call Sign and Requested Call Sign Term 1 Term 2 and Term DIRECTV 8 S2632 (DBS) S2132 (Ka-band) S2632 (Ka-band & DBS) 6/23/2025 6/23/2020 6/23/2025 DIRECTV 9S S2689 (Ka-band) S2669 (DBS) S2689 (Ka-band & DBS) 12/17/2021 12/17/20162 12/17/2021 DIRECTV S2797 (Ka-band) S2796 (17/24 GHz) S2797 (Ka-band & 12/DIRECTV 17/24 GHz) RB-2A 4/26/2025 4/26/2025 4/26/2025 DIRECTV S2869 (Ka-band) S2711 (17/24 GHz) S2869 (Ka-band & 14/DIRECTV 17/24 GHz) RB-1 1/26/2030 1/26/2030 1/26/2030 DIRECTV S2930 (Ka-band) S2712 (17/24 GHz) S2930 (Ka-band & 15/DIRECTV 17/24 GHz) RB-2 8/25/2030 8/25/2030 8/25/2030 (Continued . . .) (filed Apr. 28, 2015) (application to launch and operate a 17/24 GHz payload on a previously licensed Ku-band satellite was converted into a modification of the existing license, with a single call sign for the Ku-band and 17/24 GHz payloads). 2 Consistent with Section 1.62 of the Commission’s Rules, and to the extent necessary, DIRECTV will continue to operate the DBS frequencies on the DIRECTV 9S satellite pursuant to the terms and conditions of the authorization associated with call sign S2669 expiring December 17, 2016 until such time as the Commission makes a determination with respect to this request. 47 C.F.R. § 1.62.

Marlene H. Dortch November 15, 2016 Page 3 Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned with any questions. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Jennifer D. Hindin Jennifer D. Hindin Counsel for DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC


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