Attachment Withdrawal

Withdrawal

LETTER submitted by EchoStar Satellite L.L.C.

Letter of Withdrawal

2004-08-05

This document pretains to SAT-PDR-19991217-00128 for Petition for Declaratory Ruling on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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ST E P T O E & J o H N s o N ATTORNEYS AT LAW LLP ORIGINAL Pantelis Michalopoulos 202.429.6494 pmichalo@steptoe.com August 5,2004 lntr Bureau RECEIVED AUG 1 3 2004 VIA HAND DELIVERY AUG -5 2004 Marlene H. Dortch munications Commission ice of Secretary Secretary Federal Conirnunications Commission The Portals AUG 2 0 2004 445 12th Strzet, S.W. Washington. D.C. 20554 Re: EchoStar Satellite L.L.C. (€MaEchoStar Satellite Corporation) File No. SATB'-PDR-19991217-00128(Old File No. 74-SAT-PDJ-96! Dear Ms. Doi?ch: f Ekhr )Star Satellite L.L.C. ("EchoStar") l'ormerly kncavn :IS Eckl~)S Or: l s d ~ a l of t x Sateiiik Cospolatiotl. 1 an; writing to withdraw the above-captioned Request for ;L r k d a r m l j Ruling (-'!?quest"). fi!ed December 17, 11999. In the Request, EchnStar asked that the Commission find that Echostar satisiied all of the construction and operation rnilescoim 3f its authorization to construct launch and operate a Direct Broadcast Satellite ('TIRS'') syFtem o w = 24 channels at the 148" W.L. orbital location. Alternatively, EchoStar requested additional time to satisfy these milestones EchoStar 1 and EchoStar 2 have been operating at the 148" W.L. orbital location ' since 2000 and 2001, respectively, thereby mooting this Request. Accordingly, there is no need 'See EchoStar Satellite Cc)rp.,Memorandum Opinion and Order, 13 FCC Rcd. 85?5 (1998) (granting EchoStar authoritjj to relocate and operate EchoStar 1 at the 148" W.L orbital location); EchoStar Satellite Corp., Order and Authorization, 18 FCC Rcd. 7886 (2003) (granting EchoStar authority to relocate and operate EchoStar 2 at the 148" W.L. orbital location); see also EchoStar Satellite Corp., Order, 18 FCC Rcd. 9396 (2003) (authorizing EchoStar to operate EchoStar 2 to provide DBS service from channels 18-32 (even) at the 148' W.L. orbital location). WASH I N C T O N PHOENIX L O S ANGELES LONDON BRUSSELS

STE PTO E &J o H N S ON LLp Marlene H. Dortch August 5,2004 Page 2 to burden Commission resources with further processing of the Request. EchoStar reserves to the fullest extent its right to reinstate its Request if the Commission were to disagree with the basis for this letter. Sincerely, Pantelis Michalopoulos Counsel for EchoStar Satellite L.L. C.


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