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OTHER submitted by SIRIUS

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2001-07-19

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20010724-00064 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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4s £ siriUs Satelite Radio Snostitetado snn mmueot e anercss Kewton Nr wos July 24, 2001 w sustesce hi anstesioo Ms. Magalie Roman Salas Secretary Federal Communications Commission The Portals 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 Re: IB Docket No. 95—91; Request for Special Temporary Authority to Operate Satellite DARS Terrestrial Repeaters Dear Ms. Salas: Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.(‘Siius"), one ofthe two satelltedigital audio radio service (‘satellite DARS") icensees in the United States, requests special temporary authority ("STA") pursuant to Section 25.120 ofthe Federal Communications Commission‘s ("FCC" or "Commission") Rules!to operate terrestrial repeaters in 104 sites in connection with ts satellte DARS system. STA is requested for 180 days or until such time as the Commission issues final rules goveming the use ofsatellite DARS terrestrial repeaters.® Grant of Sirius® STA request would serve the publiinterest by allowing Sirius imminently to initiate uniformly high quality commercial satellite DARS programming nationwide. Attached is a FCC Form 159, with a check payable to the Federal Communications Commission in the amount of $145.00." Sirius seeks STA to use itsterrestrial repeater stations to provide signal coverage to arcas where itssatellte transmissions are blocked or subject to severe multipath interference, 4 47 CR §25.120 * Establishment ofRules and Policiesfor the Digital Audio Radio Satellite Service in the 2310—2360 MFHz Frequency Band, 12 ECC Red 5754, S810—12 (1997) (Report and Order Memorandum Opinion and Order and Further Notice ofProposed Rulemaking) (‘Terrestrial Repeater NPRMY). * Sirius is filing this STA request consistent with the Commission‘s procedures for blanket U.S. mobile satellite earth stations because the Commission has proposed to authorize operation of satellite DARS terrestrial repeaters using that same authorization process.

particularly in so—called ‘urban canyons‘ between tall buildings. In order to limit the effects of such signal blockage, Sirius, in its initial application, and consistently since that time, has proposed to use terrestrial repeaters to augment space station service in certain locations. The Commission acknowledged in the grant of Siius‘ license that terrestrial repeaters were a key component of the intended service." Furthermore, the Commission has expressly defined the satellite DARS service to include such terrestrial augmentation* Sirius has been operating a system of terrestrial epeaters since October 14, 1999 pursuant to its experimental license, call sign WAZXXE." Sirius expects to continue to employ its experimental icense to complete testing ofits service nationwide. Sirius has not received any interference complaints as a result of ts operation of the repeaters under experimental authority, and now simply seeks to use this nationwide system ofrepeaters to provide commercial service to its customers. Aftached as Exhibit A is a list ofsites in which Sirius secks to operate terrestrial repeaters pursuant to this STA. Sirius has also included the following information for each ofthe high power (EIRP between greater than 10 kW and 40 kW) and medium power (EIRP between greater than 2 kW and 10 kW) repeaters it seeks to operate at each ofthese sites:" (1) geographic coordinates; (2) antenna type; (3) antenna orientation; (4) antenna radiation * Petition ofSatellite CD Radio, Inc. For Amendment ofSection 2.106 And Part 25 Of The Commission‘s Rules To Establish A Satellite And Terrestrial CD Quality Broadcasting Service, SAT—LOA—19900518—00037 (May18, 1990). 5_ Sarellite CD Radio, Inc., Applicationfor Authority o Construct, Launch, and Operate Two Satelites in the Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service, 13 FCC Red 7971, 7994 (1997) (Order and Authorization), modfied by 16 FCC Red (2001). * Satellite DARS is defined as "a) radiocommunication service in which audio programming is digitally transmitted by one or more space stations directly to fixed, mobile, and/or portable stations, and which may involve complementary repeating terrestrial transmitters." 47 C.FR. § 25.201. See also Terrestrial Repeater NPRM, 12 FCC Red at 5770 (stating "{iJt has been widely known and discussed in the record that DARS providers will need to rely on terrestrial repeaters and gap fllers"). * See Experimental Radio Station Construction Permit and Licensefor Satellite CD Radi, Inc, Call Sign WAZXXE (File No. 0037—EX—ML—2000) (July 5, 2000); Sarellie CD Radio, Inc., Application to Modify Experimental Authority (Giled June 13, 2000); Experimental Radio Station Construction Permit and Licensefor Satellite CD Radio,Inc., Call Sign WAZXXE (File No. 0252—EX—ML—1999) (Oct. 14, 1999); Sarellie CD Radio, Inc., Applicationfor Experimental Authority (Filed Sept. 21, 1999). + STA is requested for 151 high and medium power terrestrial repeaters in 104 sites because Sirius employs sector antennas.

pattem vertical downtlt; (5) total EIRP; and (6) height Above Ground Level (AGL}." Attached as Exhibit B are antenna specification sheets for each of the antenna types described in Exhibit A. Grant of Siius‘ request for STA would clearly serve the publicinterest. STA would allow Sirius to incorporate terrestrial repeaters in itsinitial commercial rollout thus ensuring there would be no further delayin nationwide deployment, and no reduction in the quality of service. Grant of the STA would allow the public to take advantage of long—awaited satellte DARS service, offering both an increase in listening choices and greatly improved digital quality sound. As the Commission is well aware, one decade has passed since Siius filed its inital application to construct,lunch, and operate a satellite DARS system. Sirius has successfully aunched all ofits satellites, and now holds all the FCC authorizations currently required to provide satellite DARS programming to the public. However, the FCC has not yet issued final rules governing operation of our terrestrial repeaters. Sirius has established that is terrestrial repeaters will not cause harmful intefference to other radio services." Nevertheless, Sirius will immediately cease operations of a repeater operating pursuant to STA upon notification ofinterference to a lawhully operated radiocommunication station. Sirius‘ repeaters also will not (1) originate any original programming, (2) transmit signals other than those used by its satellites or (3) extend satelite DARS coverage outside ofthe satellites® authorized service area."" Sius certifies that the out—of. band emissions of these terrestrialrepeaters will be attenuated below the transmitted EIRP by no less than 75 + 10 log (P). In accordance with Part 17 ofthe Commission‘s Rules, Sirius has or will notify the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") of antenna structures for which such notification is required. 47 C.RR. § § 17.7—17.17. Sirius hereby certifies that operation of these repeaters will not have a significant environmental effect, as defined by 47 C.F.R. § § 1.1301—1.1319, and that no party to this application is subject to a denial of federal benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. § 862(a). * Sirius has not included this information for the low power repeaters (%e., EIRP of 2 kW or less)it seeks to operate pursuant to this STA. * In the Matter ofEstablishnent ofRules and Policiesfor the Digital Audio Radio Service in 2310—2360 MHz Frequency Band, Supplemental Comments ofSirius Satellte Radio (Jon. 18, 2000). i Terrestrial Repeater NPRM, 12 ECC Red at 5845—46 (Appendix C).

Ifthere are any questions concerning this request, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned. Sincerely, « JEX . rmaiore~. Robert D. Briskman Technical Exccutive Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.

OF T hereby certify that a true and correct copy ofthe foregoing Request for Special Temporary Authority to Operate Satellite DARS Terrestrial Repeaters was delivered via hand—delivery, on this 24" day ofJuly, 2001 to each othe following: Donald Abelson Ron Repasi Intemational Bureau Intemational Bureau Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission 445 Twelfh Street, S.W. Room 6—C750 445 Twelft Street, S.W., Room 6—A50 Washington, DC 20554 Washington, DC 20554 Chris Murphy Jennifer Gilsenan Intemational Bureau Intemational Bureau Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission 445 Twelfh Street, S.W. Room 6—C437 445 Twelft Street,S.W., Room 6—A520 Washington, DC 20554 Washington, DC 20554 laudia L. Carta

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Listfor Andrew Antennas for Sirius Radio Deployment Average Audrew Power Input Null E—Plane Total Radome Corporation Gain Power Fill Beamyidih(3 Leagth. Weight Diam. Products Product Description (aBd (wh (%) ab) (in) (bs) (in) Antennas «s oecree antenna. T3 daiges %a.Patom,Uaps. Verical Polatzaton, Standard Beamt (05 deg), 2300 —2500 Mz Froq. Band, 50 Oben, G" EIA 1o0ow hmuosvesn0s Fiange, 1.36:t Max VoWR 18006 (rms) None 70—7 5 deg Sm some & so oecree antenna 60 degree Aumuth patien,8 Bays, Verical Polarzaton.Standord Beamit 0. deg), 2300—2500 MHtz Froq,Band, 50 Obm, 78" E1A 1000 w mwosveonos1 Flange,1.3 :t Max vown 1704@ (rms) None 70—75deg sn aome _5 so vecnee anrenna %0 dogres As.Pavem, 6 Boya. Verical Polatzation, Standard Beamut (0 5 deg, 2300 —2500 ie Freq.Band, 50 Obm, G"EA 1eco w mwoevso—nos ts Flange. 1.30:1 Max. Vown 1604 (rms) None 1.0—7.5deg sm___aoms _5

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