Attachment Order

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20050418-00086 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2005041800086_436768

                                      Federal Communications Commission                                     DA 05-1590


                                                Before the
                                     Federal Communications Commission
                                             Washington, D.C. 20554

XM Radio Inc.                                 )
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Request for Special Temporary Authority       )                   IBFS No. SAT-STA-20050418-00086
To Operate a Lower Power Terrestrial Repeater )
At PGA Tour Events                            )
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                                                       ORDER

Adopted: June 03, 2005                                                     Released: June 03, 2005

By the Chief, Satellite Division, International Bureau:

       1.      By this Order, we grant XM Radio Inc. (“XM Radio”) an extension of time until
June 10, 2005, to respond to the opposition of Total RF Marketing, Inc. (“Total RF”) regarding
XM Radio’s above-captioned request for Special Temporary Authority (“STA”). In addition, we
designate this proceeding as “permit-but-disclose” for the purposes of the Commission’s rules
governing ex parte communications.1
       2.      On April 18, 2005, XM Radio requested special temporary authority to operate
one lower power terrestrial repeater2 at weekly Professional Golf Association (“PGA”) tour
events throughout 2005. This repeater would transmit at a maximum Effective Isotropically
Radiated Power (“EIRP”) of 2 kilowatts (“kW”) and would be limited to coverage of a specific
golf course for the duration of that PGA tour event.3 XM Radio proposes that operations of this
repeater be subject to the same conditions imposed by the Commission in the past on terrestrial
repeater operations.4
           3.       XM Radio’s STA request was placed on Public Notice.5 Total RF, a supplier of
1
    47 C.F.R. § 1.1200 et seq.
2
  Terrestrial repeaters are used in certain areas where it may be difficult to receive signals transmitted by a satellite,
including “urban canyons” between tall buildings, heavily foliaged areas, tunnels and other places where
obstructions could limit satellite visibility and cause multi-path interference from reflected signals. See
Establishment of Rules and Policies for the Digital Audio Radio Satellite Service in the 2310-2360 MHz Frequency
Band, Report and Order, Memorandum Opinion and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 12 FCC
Rcd 5754, 5810 ¶ 138 (1997).
3
    A list of proposed PGA tour events is provided as Exhibit A to XM Radio’s STA request.
4
 See, e.g., XM Radio, Inc., Application for Special Temporary Authority to Operate Satellite Digital Audio Radio
Service Complementary Terrestrial Repeaters, Order and Authorization, 16 FCC Rcd 16781 (Int’l Bur. 2001).
5
 FCC Public Notice, Policy Branch Information: Satellite Space Applications Accepted for Filing, Rep. No. SAT-
00286.


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wireless broadcast infrastructure and communications facilities, filed two letters opposing XM
Radio’s request.6 Total RF expresses concern that grant of XM Radio’s request would cause
harmful interference to its wireless services at the PGA tour events and would be contrary to
Commission’s rules governing grants of special temporary authority. By a letter filed June 1
2005, XM Radio requests an extension of time to file a reply to Total RF’s opposition.7 Total RF
filed a letter on June 2, 2005, supporting XM Radio’s extension request.8 XM Radio and Total
RF state that an extension may allow the parties to negotiate a technical resolution to
interference concerns that could allow the two operations to peacefully coexist.
        4.     We find that the public interest would be served by a grant of XM Radio’s
extension request. A short extension of time will give the parties an opportunity to resolve the
technical concerns raised in response to XM Radio’s filing. Because XM Radio does not
propose a specific time for the extension, we will set a deadline that will give the parties a
reasonable time to conclude discussions. Accordingly, we will extend the deadline for filing of
the response for seven calendar days, until June 10, 2005.
        5.      In addition, on our own motion, we designate this proceeding as “permit-but-
disclose” for purposes of the Commission’s rules governing ex parte communications. Section
1.1208 of the Commission’s rules routinely classifies applications for authority under Title III of
the Communications Act as “restricted,” meaning that no presentation are permitted unless both
parties have the opportunity to be present for oral presentation and to be served personally with
all written presentations. We find, however, that designating the proceeding as “permit-but-
disclose” would facilitate the discussion between the parties and Commission’s staff of complex
technical, legal, and policy issues that are raised by XM Radio’s application.
       6.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the request for extension of time filed by XM
Radio IS GRANTED as set forth in this Order.
       7.     IT IS FURTHERED ORDERED, pursuant to Sections 0.261, 1.1200(a), and
1.1208 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.261, 1.1200(a), and 1.1208, that the
proceeding with respect to XM Radio’s STA Request, IBFS No. SAT-STA-20050418-00086, IS
RE-DESIGNATED as permit-but-disclose.




6
 See Letter from Fred Fellmeth, General Counsel, Total RF, Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, dated May 19, 2005;
Letter from Fred Fellmeth, General Counsel, Total RF, Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, dated April 23, 2005.
7
    Letter from Bruce Jacobs, Counsel to XM Radio Inc., to Marlene Dortch, FCC, dated June 1, 2005.
8
    Letter from Fred Fellmeth, General Counsel, Total RF, Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, dated June 2, 2005.

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8.   This order is effective upon release.

                                   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



                                   Cassandra C. Thomas
                                   Deputy Chief, Satellite Division
                                   International Bureau




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