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This document pretains to SAT-STA-20050926-00183 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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Approved by OMB 3050—0578 Date & Time Filed: Sep 26 2005 5:13:03:270PM File Number SAT—$TA—20050926—00183 Callsign: FEpERAL COMMUNICATIONS CoMMISSION AppuicamIoN For sPACE STAION spECIAL TevroRARY AUTRORTTY ror oFICiAt. usE ONtY APPLICANT INFORMATION Enter description of thi application to identfy t on the main menu Extension of Special Temporary Authority 1— Appliemt Name: Rainbow DBS Company LLC Phone Number: st6—803—2300 DBA Name: ste—sor—4824 Street: 200 Jericho Quadeangle E—Maik: wilth@cablevision.com City: Jericho State: ny Country: usA Zipeote: urss — Attention: Wilt Hildenbrand

SAT—STA—20050926—00183 $2653 (DBS8701) Rainbow DBS Company LLC Special Temporary Authority Grant ofAuthority Effective Date: Nature of Service: Direct Broadcast Satellte Service On September 29, 2005, the Satelte Policy Branch granted, with conditions, Rainbow DBS Company LLC‘s request for extension of authority to operate the Rainbow 1 Direct Broadcast Satellite over Channels 23 and 24 at the 61.5° W.L. orbital location under Special Temporary Authority (STA). Operation is authorized for the period of September 30, 2008 to March 29, 2006 subject to the same conditions as its prior STA. [See EchoStar Satellite Corporation and Rainbow DBS Company LLC, Order and Authorization, DA 03—3024, 18 FCC Red 19825 (In‘l Bur. 2003); see also Rainbow DBS Company LLC Applications of Rainbow DBS Company LLC for Extension of its Special Temporary Authority to Operate a Direct Broadcast Satellite Over Channels 23 and 24 at 61.5° W.L, File Nos. SAT—STA—20030623—00122, SAT—STA—20040319—00081, SAT— STA20040924—00191, SAT—STA—20050320—0007%.] SAT — STh20050424 ~ 00183 4so|o5 1| »/os _3l20/oc. CoanmmaamaC Thenss) w«

2. Conmer Name: Benjamin J. Grifin Phone Number: 202—661—8720 Companys Minte, Levin, Co, Feris, Fax Number: anz—424—7400 Glovity and Popeo, RC. Streets 701 Pennsylvania Avence, NW E—M bigrifin@mint.com Suie 900 City: Washington State: pe Countrys USA Zipeode: 20004 — Attention: BenjaminJ.Grifin Relationship: Legal Counsel (Ifyour applicationisrelted to an applcation filed with the Commission, nteetherthfile number or the 1B Submisson TD ofthrelated lpplication. Please eater only one) 3. Reference File Number SATSTA2005032000078 or Submission ID u. I a fee submited with this application? @ 1 ¥es, completeand atach CC Form 159. If No,indicat reason for fee exemption (1ee 47 CRRSection .11 14. @ Governmental Entiy gp Noncommercial educationa! lcensee @ Otherfplease explai: (t. Fee Classifcation 5.Type Request @ Chinge Sution Location @ Extend Expiration Date g Oter 6.Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date o1sW 2006—03—28 00.00:00.0

8: Deseripion —(Ithe complete descrption does not appcar in this box, please goto the end oth form to view t in ts entiely) lExtension of Special Tenporary Authority to Operate the Rainbow 1 DBS satellite over DBS channes 23 and 24 at 61.5 W.L. 9. By checking Yesthe undersigned certfies that neither aplicant no any other party to the appliation i subject @y Yes ox to denial of Federalbenefis that icludes FCC benefits pursuantto Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Act of 1968, 21 U.S.C. Setion 862, because ofa conviction for posession or distbation of a contolled substance. See 47 CR 12002(b)for the meaning of Aquotpartyto the application&qur,forthese purposes. 10. Name of Person Signing 11. Tite of Person S Hank Raner (Vice Chairman 12Piease supply any needatachment. Atachment 1: Extension Request Atachment 2: Atachment 3 WiLLRUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND / OR IMPRISONMENT (US. Code, Tite 18, Section 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (US. Code, Tile 47, Section 312(a)(1), AND/OR FORFETTURE (U.8. Code, Tite 47, Section 503.

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Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS CommISSION Washington, D.C. 20884 In the Matter of Rainbow DBS Company LLC File No. Application for Further Extension of Special Call Sign S 2653 (DBS8701) Temporary Authority to Operate a Direct Broadcast Satellte Over Channels23 and 24 at 61.5° W.L. APPLICATION OF RAINBOW DBS COMPANY LLC FOR EXTENSION OF ITs SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY To OPERATE A DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE OVER CHANNELS 23 AND 24 AT 61.5° W.L. Rainbow DBS Company LLC ("Rainbow DBS")" currently holds Special Temporary Authority ("STA®) to operate its Rainbow 1 Direct Broadcast Satellite (*DBS") over Channels 23 and 24 at t61.5° W.L. orbital location."" Pursuant to Section 309(ofthe Communications Act of 1934,"" Rainbow DBS hereby requests extension ofts STA to operate Rainbow 1 over F Rainbow DBS is an indirect wholly—owned subsidiry of Cablevision Systems Corporation (‘Cablevision®). Rainbow DBS provides the VOOM program networks to MVPDs throughout the United Statesthrough the use of the Rainbow 1 satelie at 61.5° WL. * EchoStar Satelite Corporation and Rainbow DBS Company LLC, Order andduhorization, 18 FCC Red 19828 (2003) (*Rainbow DBS 5T4 Order"); Rainbow DBS Company LLC Application for Extension of Special Temporary Authoriy o Operatea Direct Broadeast Satelite Over Channels 23 and 24 at61.5° W.L., File No. SAT—STA—20040319—00081 (fled March 19, 2004); Rainbow DBS Company LLC Applicationfor Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Operte a Direct Brondcast Satllte Over Channels 23 and 24 at 61.5° W.L., File No. SAT—STA—20040024—00191 (Rled Sept. 24, 2004; Rainbow DBS Company LLC Application for Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Operate a Direct Broadeast Satelite Over Channels 23 and 24 at 61.5° W.L., File No. SAT—STA—20080320—00078 (iled March 29, 2005). In addition to the STA for Channels 23 and 24, Rainbow DBS operates Rainbow 1 over 0dd Channels 1 trough 21 at 61.5° W.L.under ts permanentlicense. See RL DBS Company, LLC, File No. SAT—MOD—20020408—00062, Order andAuthorizarion, DA 03—1 185 (rel. April22, 2003). f 47U8.C. § 3000

Channels 23 and 24 for a period not to exceed 180 days beginning on September 29, 2005, subject t the same conditions that apply under ts current STA.". The requested extension of the STA will enable Rainbow DBS to maintain ts existing operating authority for Channels 23 and 24 until the pending assignment of the Rainbow 1 satellitto EchoStar Communications Corp. (*EchoStar®) is approved and can be consummated. L. GRANT OFSTA EXTENSION WILL NOT CAUSE ANY HARMEUL INTERFERENCE AND WILL SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST The Commission has a long—standing policy of granting STA where such authorization will not cause harmful interference to other licensed operations and will serve the public interest, convenience and necessity." The public iterestis served by granting the requested further extension ofthe STA because it enables Rainbow DBS to maintain itsauthority to operate all 13 transponders on Rainbow 1 until he Commission completes is review ofthe pending assignment application. As the Commission is aware, Rainbow DBS is in the midst ofa transition. The Board of Directors of Cablevision has authorized and directed the sale of the assets of Rainbow DBS and ordered the shutdown ofits business.® On January 20, 2005, Rainbow DBS entered into a definitive agreement to sell ts Rainbow 1 satelite and certain other related assets to a subsidiary ofEchoStar,subject to regulatory approvals."" On January 28, 2005, EchoStar and Rainbow DBS filed an application to assign the FCC authorization for the Rainbow 1 satellite (including & Rainbow DBS TA Order, 18 FCC Red ae 19829—30 t 14—21 5 1 at 19827 45. See also Newcomb Communications,Inc., Order andduthorization, 8 FCC Red 3631, 3633 (1993); American Telephone & Telegraph Company, Order, 8 FCC Red 8742, 8742 (1993); Columbia Communications Corporation, Order, 11 FCC Red $639, 8610 (199) + Cablevision Systems Corporation, Form 10— at12 (filed Mar. 16, 2008)(*Cablevision Form 10— K"). Thdistrbution business of Rainbow DBS has now been shutdown. Cablevision Systems Corpoation, Form 10—Q at 10 (fled Aug 9, 2005) 4 Cablevision Form 10—K at 12—13.

the STA)to EchoStar.®" That application has been accepted forfiling, has no formal opposition, and is currently pending before the Commission."" Extension of the STA will enable Cablevision and Rainbow DBS to avoid disruption ofthe services being provided over the Ruinbow 1 satellite until the assignment is approved and the trnsaction is closed, and it will allow for an orderly transition oncethe assignment application is approved. The extension also would ensure that, after the STA is assigned to EchoStar,the two channels will continue to be used to serve the public. Rainbow DBS has not and will not cause harmfil iterference to other licensed operations since the two channels t uses under STA are unassigned.""" In any event, Rainbow DBS accepts and will continue to accept as a condition ofthis STA that it will "cause no harmful interference to any other lawfuily operating radio station"and will "cease operation on those channels immediately upon notification ofsuch interference.""" Rainbow DBS also accepts in connection with ts STA extension the other conditions imposed by the October 1, 2003 inital STA grant, including a consumer notifcation requirement, and an obligation to cease operations immediately upon the sooner ofthe STA expiration or tassignment of Channels 23 and 24 at 61.5° .L. $ See Application of EchoStar Satlle L.L.C. and Rainbow DBS Company LLC for the Assignment ofPCLicenses and Authorizations, File No. SAT—STA—20050128—00017 (Rled Jan. 28, 2009) 4 EchoStar Satelite LL.C. and Rainbow DBS Company LLC Seek Approval for the Assignment ofFCC Licenses and Authorzations Held by Rainbow DBS Company LLC to EchoStar Satllte L.L C 18B Docket No. 05—72, Public Notice, DA 0S—501 (el. Feb 25, 2009). !®— See Rainbow DBS STA Order,18 FCC Red at 19827 45 (concluding that Rainbow DBS use of Channels 23 and 24 at 61.5° WL."will not cause harmfulinterference") ®o0 near 1929916 9000 ue ae19020301421

11. SECTION 304 aIVER in accordance with Section 304 of the Communications Act,"" Rainbow DBS, asthe party to this appliation, hereby waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or ofthe electromagnetic spectrum as againstthe regulatory power ofthe United States because ofthe previous use of the same, whether by license or otherwise. i. concuston For the foregoing reasons, Rainbow DBS respectfully requeststhat the Commission extend its special temporary authority for DBS channels 23 and 24 at 61.5° W.L. foa period of 180 days beginning September 29, 2005, subject to the conditions described herein. m arusC.§304

Respectfully Submitted, Rainbow DBS Company LLC By: vs ‘Titl: Vice Chairman Rainbow DBS Company LC 200 Jericho Quadrangle Jericho, NY 11753 (sie) 803—2560 Dated: September 26, 2005

ANTI—DRUG ABUSE ACT moN Pursuant to Section 1.2002 of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.2002, Rainbow DBS Company LLC ("Rainbow DBS") centifics tht neither Rainbow DBS, nor any of ts sharcholders, nor any of ts offiers or directors, are subjectto a denial ofFederal benefits pursuant to authority granted in Section 5301 of the Ant—Drug Abuse Act of 1988. Respectfully Submitted, Rainbow DBS Company L 200 Jericho Quadrangle Jericho, NY 11753 (s16) 803—2560 Dated: September 26, 2005 woossone


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