Attachment notice of intent

notice of intent

NOTICE submitted by TMI/TerreStar

notice of intent

2005-10-05

This document pretains to SAT-PPL-20050926-00184 for Permitted List on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATPPL2005092600184_458999

October 3, 2005 RECEIVED — roo Donald Abelson, Bureau Chief i OCT — 3 200 International Bureau Hece'ved * Federal Communications Commission etralConmnater 445 12th Street, S.W. OCT 0 5 2005 Birms/OfegConnisien Washington, D.C. 20054 h InternationalBuroay Re: Applicationfor Satellte Space Station Authorization Inmarsat Global Limited FCC File No. $AT—PPL—20030926—00184 Dear Mr. Abelson On behalf of TMI Communications and Company Limited Partmership and its affiiate, TerreStar Networks Inc. ("TMITerreStar‘),the undersigned hereby provide notice of the intent ofTMI/TerreStar to file an opposition to the acceptance for filing ofthe above~ referenced application of Inmarsat Global Limited (*Inmarsat"). Now that this notice has been filed and served on Inmarsat, TMU‘TerreStar should be treated as a "party"for ex parte purposes. See Section 1.1202(d)(1) ofthe Commission‘s Rules, 47 C.RR. § 1.1202(d)(1) (2003) (one becomes a party under the ex parte rules by making "a written submission" that references another party‘s filing and that is served on the fler") The proceeding involving Inmarsat‘s filing is "restricted" under the Commission‘s ex parte rules, because application proceedings are restricted and Inmarsat‘s filing is an application. See 47 C.F.R § 1.1208. Although a portion of Inmarsat‘s filing is styled a "petition for declaratory ruling," Inmarsatis not secking a declaratory ruling on a policy matter of general applicability within the meaning of Section 1.1206(a)(3) of the Commission‘s Rules, 47 C.FR. § 1.1206(@(3). Rather, Inmarsatitself has acknowledged that itfling is an "application,"" and the filing involves an adjudicative matter in which Inmarsat is requesting an authorization to provide service using specific 2 GHe frequencies for a mobile satelite service space station. Now that TMITerreStaris a party to the proceeding involving Inmarsat‘s application, neither Inmarsat nor TMU‘TerreStar may communicate with the Commission or its staffon an ex parte basis with respect to Inmarsat‘s application.. See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1208 and Note 1. ‘ See Inmarsat narrative (Exhibit E) at 23 (Yapplications ... such as this one"), 28 (‘{t}his application addresses ..."), 29 (*... Schedule S submitted with this application ....).

Donald Abelson October 3, 200 Page2 Please direct any questions concerning this matter to the undersigned. Respectfully submitted, L Alek ftts déAL Grégary CCStagle Jgoathan D. Blake Edward Price urt A. Wimmer Vimson & Ens Matthew S. DelNero 1455 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Covinaton & Buruino Washington, D.C. 20004—1008 1201 Pennsylvania Avene N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004—2401 Counselfor TMI Communications and Company Limited Parmership Counselfor TerreStar Networks Inc. ce (via e—maill: John P. Janka, Latham & Watkins (counsel to Inmarsat)


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