Attachment Letter

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

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&E va Received AUG 2# 2005 SIRIUS Satelite Radio Policy Brench Intormational Bureau July 29, 2005 RECEIVED sn smeitetago sn anveot tAmercs Rewoic M sos0 JUL 2 9 2005 w mustesce Mas fmaine ermmintzce ofnMermelDore,Semsier Federal . Communications Commission 1| redealommrieaten mniasin UtcectSecmay 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. Request for Special Temporary Authority to Operate In—Store Signal Boosters in the Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service File No. SAT—STA—20050601—00114 Dear Ms. Dortch: Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. ("Sitius") hereby responds o the Intenational Bureau‘s July 14, 2008 request for additional information‘ regarding Sirius‘s application for Special Temporary Authority ("TA") to operate up to 5,000 in—store signal boosters (‘ISB") in the Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service." Specifically, Sitius provides information regarding: (1) the utilization rate ofthe ISBs already— authorized pursuant to STA; 2) the planned deployment ofthe new single receive antenna and the current double receive antenna; and (3) the total number of ISBs that will be deployed ifthe application is granted. ‘ Letter from Cassandra C. Thomas, FCC, to Patrick Donnelly, Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., File No. SAT—STA—20050601—001 14 (dated July 14, 2005). * Sirius and XM Redio Inc. (°XM) jointly are authorized to operate up to 5,000 instore boosters in their licensed frequency bands pursuant to STA. See Sirius Satellte Radio Inc. Requestfor Special Temporary Authority to Operate In— Store Signal Boosters in the Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service, File No. SAT— STA—20030411—00075(grant stamp with conditions issued June 26, 2003). Through its June 1, 2005 application, Sirius seeks STA to operate up to an additional 5,000 ISBs. As noted in the application, the additional boosters will include both the type previously approved by the Commission as well as a new type that permits operation using one, rather than two, receive antennas. See Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. Requestfor Special Temporary Authority to Operate In—Store Signal Boosters in the Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service, File No. SAT—STA— 20050601—001 14 (filed June 1, 2005).

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch July 29, 2005 Page2 1.. Utilization Rate of ISBs Under the Current STA Sirius and XM have installed and are operating approximately 3,210 1SBs. There are a substantial additional number in the pipeline which cannot be accurately estimated. Sirius and XM expect the eventual growth rate to level offafter mid« 2006 to 8—10% per year. 2. Deployment of the Single and Double Receive Antennas Sirius and XM believe that approximately 3,000 of the new ISBs will feature one receive antenna and that roughly 2,000 will contain two receive anternas. The actual breakdown will be determined on a store—by—store installation basis. Sirius and XM have no plans to replace already—suthorized orinstalled ISBs with 1SBs containing a single receive antenna. 3. Total Number of ISBs Sirius and XM believe that roughly 4,000 of the new ISBs will be deplayed over the next two years. Accordingly, Sirius and XM expect thatthe total number of ISBs (ie.,the number of already deployed ISBs plus the number of new ISBs) will exceed 8,500 within the next two years. Please direct any questions regarding this matter to the undersigned. Very truly yours, 4o atnick Donnelly Executive Vice President and General Counsel Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. ce Cassandra Thomas Stephen Duall JoAnn Lucanik


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