Attachment 2003EchoStar Directs

2003EchoStar Directs

WITHDRAWAL submitted by EchoStar and Directsat

withdrawal Consolidated Emergency Alternative Requests for STA

2003-04-10

This document pretains to SAT-STA-19980505-00041 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA1998050500041_1071955

1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW STEPTOE & JOI—INSON LLP Washington, DC 20036—1795 ATTORNEYS AT LAW Telephone 202.429.3000 Facsimile 202.429.3902 www.steptoe.com Pantelis Michalopoulos 202.429.6494 OR G AL pmichalo@steptoe.com I IN April 10, 2003 RECEIVED VIA HAND DELIVERY 0 Marlene H. Dortch APR 1 2003 Secretary FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMIS&ION Federal Communications Commission OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY The Portals 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: EchoStar Satellite Corporation and Directsat Corporation File No. SAT—STA—19980505—00042 (Old File Nos. 112—SAT—STA—98; 113—SAT—STA—98) Dear Ms. Dortch: On behalf of EchoStar Satellite Corporation ("EchoStar"") and Directsat Corporation ("Directsat"), I am writing to withdraw the above—captioned Consolidated Emergency Alternative Requests for Special Temporary Authority ("Consolidated STA Requests"), filed May 5, 1998, to the extent that the Consolidated STA Requests are still pending. In the Consolidated STA Requests, EchoStar and Directsat requested temporary authority to operate two of their Direct Broadcast Satellite ("DBS") satellites, EchoStar 1 and EchoStar 2, at 119.2° W.L. and 119.05° W.L., respectively. EchoStar 1 and EchoStar 2 are now located at the 148° W.L. orbital location, mooting those requests to the extent they have not already been acted upon by the Commission.‘ Accordingly, there is no need to burden Commission resources with further processing of the Consolidated STA Requests. \ See EchoStar Satellite Corporation, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 13 FCC Red. 8595 (1998) (granting EchoStar authority to operate EchoStar 1 at the 148° W.L. orbital location). EchoStar 2 operates over the 16 even—numbered DBS channels at the 148° W.L. orbital location pursuant to Special Temporary Authority. See File No. SAT—STA—20030115— 00002. WASHINGTON PHOENIX LOS ANGELES LONDON BRUSSELS

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch April 1 0, 2003 Page 2 Please call the undersigned if you have any questions about this letter. Sincerely, Pantelis Michalopoulos Counselfor EchoStar Satellite Corporation and Directsat Corporation ce: Jennifer Gilsenan Selina Khan


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