Attachment LightSquared - Kooch

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20101118-00239 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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KOOCHICHING KOOCHICHING COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS C CU N T Y COURTHOUSE 715 4" Street INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN seea9Receivs JWL 14 2011 FCC Mail Reorm July 7, 2011 The Honorable AL Franken The Honorable Chip Cravaak 309 Hart Senate Office Building 508 Cannon House Office Building District 1 Wade Pavieck Washington, D.C. 20510 Washington, D.C. 20515 P.O. Box 1253 Intl Falls, Mn 56649 The Honorable Amy Klobuchar 218—286—5273 302 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 District 2 Kevin Adee Dear Delegates: 3176 Co. Rd. 24 Int! Falls, Mn 56649 I am writing on behalf of the Koochiching County Board to encourage your 218—283—2035 support of satellite telecommunication to provide cell phone and internet connectivity to areas in the United States that telecommunication companies District 3 now by—pass because it is not cost effective. Koochiching County, Minnesota Brian McBride is a remote and rural County with a large portion not receiving cell phone and 2311 2"" Avenue East Int! Falls, Mn 56649 internet services for the reason stated above. In addition, where‘companies are 218—283—3613 ‘ willingto provide service in the rural areas of the County, it comes withstrong public opposition in having to erect unsightly towers in scenic areas. District 4 The Koochiching County Board was excited to hear that satellite Robert Ecklund 4647 Highway 11 telecommunication is on the table as a potential resolution to providing needed Int! Falls, Mn 56649 telecommunication service to rural areas and as an alternative to tower 218—283—9259 placement. District 5 We understand that LightSquared currently has an application pending before Michael Hanson the Federal Communications Commission to offer an integrated nationwide 1740 Co. Rd. 86 N. satellite 4G network that will allow universal cell—phone and internet Birchdale, MN 56629 connectivity through the entire United States. We further understand that 218—634—1340 _ concerns have been raised about how LightSquared‘s signal might affect GPS devices and aircraft and that the Company has proposed to shift the location of signals intheir assigned bandwidth to address concerns with GPS signals. Administration Office: Phone: 218—283—1152 Fax: 218—283—1151 Email: teresajaksa@co.koochiching.mn.us

Koochiching County depends upon reliable communication for public safety, economics and its public no matter where they may reside and we urge you to support the Federal Communications Commission‘s process and encourage a timely decision to advance satellite telecommunication technology for the public‘s benefit. Uate F204 Sincerely, Wade Pavleck Board Chair Co: Secretary Marlene Dortch, Federal Communications Commission


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