Attachment ex parte may 14 2001

ex parte may 14 2001

Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER submitted by New Skies

ex parte

2001-05-14

This document pretains to SAT-PDR-20000420-00083 for Petition for Declaratory Ruling on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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Ex PARTE OR LATE FILED ORIGINAL 1200 EIGHTEENTH STREET, NW R ECE IVE D WaASHINGTON, DC 20036 TeL 202,730.1300 rax 202.730.1301 G MAY 1 4 2001 wwwHarRiswiktsHiRE.cCOM WO m rebeRA comyuniexnons commesen ATTORNEYS AT LaW onnioe of ie seeagm May 14, 2001 BY HAND DELIVERY Ms. Magalie Roman Salas Secretary Federal Communications Commission The Portals 445 Twelfth Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Re: Notice of Ex Parte Communication Petition ofTelesat Canada for Inclusion of Anik F—1 on the Permitted Space Station List File No. SAT—PDR—20000420—00083 Dear Ms. Salas: Attached for inclusion in the above—reference proceeding is a copy of the ex parte letter filed by New Skies Satellites, N.V. in response to reply comments filed by Telesat Canada in the proceeding to streamline Part 25 of the Commission‘s rules governing satellite space station and earth station liccnsing.' Telesat filed a copy of its reply comments in this proceeding as well." As discussed more fully in the attached letter, Telesat has mischaracterized New Skies‘ request for clarification in this proceeding and its comments in the Biennial Review proceeding. In both proceedings, New Skies has demonstrated that, under the Commission‘s existing rules, a non—U.S. licensed satellite that is on the Permitted Space Station List may not communicate with a receive—only earth station in the United States unless that earth station is specifically licensed to do so." New Skies has asked in this proceeding that the Commission clarify this aspect of its rules for the benefit ofthose, such as Telesat, that apparently believe otherwise and are presumably $ 2000 Biennial Regulatory Review — Streamlining and Other Revisions of Part 25 of the Commission‘s Rules Governing the Licensing of, and Spectrum Usage by, Satellite Network Earth Stations and Space Stations, FCC 00—435 (rel. Dec. 14, 2000)("Biennial Review"). See Letter from Bert W. Rein to Magalie Roman Salas, dated May 8, 2001 (attaching reply comments). A See Reply to Opposition to Request for Clarification or, in the Alternative, for Reconsideration (filed Feb. 7, 2001); Letter from William M. Wiltshire to Magalie Roman Salas, dated March 27, 2001 (attaching Biennial Review comments). No. of Conios ree‘d_( Z‘f 2”_ ListA BC D T

Harks, WiurstrE & GranNis Magalie Roman Salas May 14, 2001 Page 2 acting upon that belief, New Skies has also requested in the Biennial Review proceeding that the Commission clarify this aspect of its rules and further adopt new rules that could ameliorate the impact of the licensing requirement. Contrary to Telesat‘s assertion, therefore, New Skies has not asked the Commission to change its rules in order to adopt a licensing requirement for non— routine receive—only earth stations seeking to communicate with non—U.S. licensed satellites on the Permitted List — because that requirement already exists. If you have any questions about this submission, please direct them to me. Respectfully submitted, bblur..M. fobbakss + . . & William M. Wiltshire Counsel for New Skies Satellites N.V. Enclosure cce: Bert W. Rein


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