Attachment request

request

REQUEST submitted by IB, FCC

request

2005-07-14

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20050601-00114 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2005060100114_445271

Federal Communications Commission Washington, DC 20554 inomatona Buronu July 14, 2005 Mr. Patrick Donnelly Executive Vice President and General Counsel Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. 1221 Avenuof the Americas New York, NY 10020 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 14 Dear Mr. Donnelly: On June 1, 2005, Sitius Satellite Radio Inc. (‘Sirius") filed a request for special temporary authority (‘STA") to operate up to 5.000 in—store signal boosters atretail outlets in conjunction with XM Radio Inc. ("XM Radio")." In order to provide a complete record, additional information regarding the deployment of already—authorized* and proposed in—store boosters is required. Specifically, Sirius‘ STA request states that an additional 5,000 in—store boosters are needed in orderto "meet the increased demand for deployment of boosters in additional retail outlets,"" but it does not state the rate of utlization othe 5,000 in—store boosters that are already operating pursuant to an STA. The rate of utilization of already authorized in—store boosters is germane to determining whether the public interest would be served by the grant of additional in—store boosters. Therefore, we ask Sirius to provide this information. ‘ Requestfor Special Temporary Authoriyto Operat InStore Signa! Booster in the Stelite Digial Audio Radio Servie,IBFS No. SAT—STA—20050601—001 14 (hled Je 1,2005)("Siris STA Request) * Srius was previowly granted an STA o operte an aguregate of 5.000 nstor sinalboosters together with XM Radio, See Sirus Sarellte Radia Inc. Requesfor SpecialTemporars Authoriyto Operate In— Store Signal Boosters in theSatelteDizial Radlo Service, IBFS No. SAT—STA—20030411—00075 (gram stamp,with condiion, issued on June 26, 2005)pplicaton for rencwal pending. ? Simus STA Requestat 1

In addition, Sirius states thatthe additional boosters will include both the design previously authorized by the Commission as well as a new design, which will be substantially similar to those already approved, with one exception. The new boosters will eguire only one receive anterna, instead of two, for both the XM Radio and Sirius signals:* Sirius‘ request does not state what percentage ofthe additional boosters will be of the new design and what percentage will be of the old design, nor does it state whether any of the already—authorized boosters will be replaced with this new design. We ask Sirius to provide this information. Finally, we ask that Sirius indicate what the total number of in—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 Sirius provide the information requested herein within 15 days from the date of this leter. Upon receiptofthe requested information, we will incorporate it into Sirius® STA request. If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact JoAnn Lucanik (202—418—0873) or Stephen Duall (202—418—1103) of my staff. Sincerely, uiuta C Aoad Cassandra C. Thomes Deputy Chief Satelite Division es Carl Frank Jennifer Hindin Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP * Sius STA Requestat2.


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