Attachment request

request

REQUEST submitted by IB, FCC

request

2005-07-14

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20050601-00113 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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Federal Communications Comm Washington, DC 20554 July 14, 2005 Mr. William Bailey Senior Vice President, Regulatory and Government Affairs XM Radio Inc. 1500 Eckington Place, NE Washington, DC 2002—2194 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority to Operate In—Store Signal Boosters in the Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service (BFS No. SAT—STA—20050601—001 13 Dear Mr. Bailey: On June 1, 2005, XM Radio Inc. (*XM Radio®) filed a request for special temporary authority ("STA®) to operate up to 5,000 in—store signal boosters atretail outlets in conjunction with Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. ("Sitius")." In order to provide a complete record, additional information regarding the deployment of already—authorized* and proposed in—store boosters is required. Specifically, XM Radio‘s STA request states that an additional 5000 in—store boosters are needed in order to "meet the increased demand for deployment of boosters in additional retail outlets,"" butit does not state the rate of utilization ofthe 5,000 in—store boosters thatare already operating pursuant to an STA. The rate of utilization of already authorized in—store boosters is germane to determining whether the publi interest would be served by the grant of additionalin—store boosters. Therefore, we ask XM Radio to provide this information. In addition, XM Radio states that the additional boosters will include both the design previously authorized by the Commission as well as a new design, which will be ‘ Requestfor SpecialTemporary Authorit to Operat InStare Signa! Booster in theStelite Digial Audio Radio Service,IBFS No. SAT—STA—20050601—00113 (hled Je12005)(‘XM Radio STA Request) * XM Radio was previously ranted an STA to operate an aparegatof 5000 instor signal boosrs together wthSirlus: See XM Radio Inc. Requesfor Special Tenporary Authorin to OperateInStore Signal Boostrs in the Satelte Digtal Radio Service, IBFS No: SAT—STA—20030409—00076 (grat stamp, with conditons, issued on June 26, 2003), applcationforrenewal pending. > XM Radio STA Requestat1

substantilly similar to those already approved, with one exception. ‘The new boosters will reguire only one receive antenna, instead of two, for both the XM Radio and Sirius signals.* XM Radio‘s request does notstate what percentage ofthe additional boosters will be of the new design and what percentage will be ofthe old design, nor does it stte whether any of the already—authorized boosters will be replaced with this new design We ask XM Radio to provide this information Finally, we ask that XM Radio indicate what the total number ofin—store boosters will be deployed pursuant to STAs if the most recent application is granted (ce., the number of existing boosters already deployed, plus the number of new boosters that will be deployed). We ask that XM Radio provide the information requested herein within 15 days from the date ofthis letter. Upon receipt ofthe requested information, we will incorporate it into XM Radio‘s STA request. If you have any questions regarding this fetter, please contact Joann Lucanik (202—418—0873) or Stephen Duall (202—418—1103) of my stait. Sincerely, (umnidst Aas Cassandra C. Thomas Deputy Chief, Satelite Division ce: Bruce Jacobs David Konczal Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pitman "XM Radio STA Requestat2


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