Attachment ex parte

ex parte

Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER submitted by National Association of Broadcasters

ex parte

2007-01-08

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20061013-00121 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2006101300121_546225

EX PARTE OR LATE FILED Naflonai;\.ssociaf.on of Larry Walke Associate General Counsel o Legal & Regulatory Affairs BROADCASTERS 1771 N Street, NW * Washington DC 20036—2800 (202) 429—5313 * Fax: (202) 775—3526 ORIGINAL Tenuary 8 200(1eq/aCCEPTED Ms. Marlene H. Dortch JAN —8 2007 Secretary Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission Office of the Secretary 445 12"" Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20445 Re: XM Radio: SAT—STA—20061002—00114; SAT—STA—20061013—00119; Sirius: SAT—STA—20061013—00121; SAT—STA—20061013—0122; SAT— $TA—20061107—00131 Dear Ms. Dortch: Attached please find an Ex Parte Communication regarding a meeting held on January 5, 2007, between NAB and members of Commissioner Tate‘s staff regarding the above—captioned applications for Special Temporary Authority ("STA"). Please place this communication in the IBFS docket files for the STA applications listed above. We are also in the process of emailing an electronic copy to the CurTrishia Banks of the International Bureau so she can electronically insert our letter into the listed docket files in IBFS. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Respectfully submitted, NaATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS 1771 N Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 Tel: (202) 429—5430 Larry Walke No. of Copies rec‘d_.0j_i List ABCDE e

Notional Assoctation of ? Larry Walke Associate General Counsel o Legal & Regulatory Affairs BROADCASTERS 1771 N Street, NW * Washington DC 20036—2800 (202) 429—5313 * Fax: (202) 775—3526 January 8, 2007 Ex Parte Communication Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12"" Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20445 Re:_ XM Radio: SAT—STA—20061002—00114; SAT—STA—20061013—00119; Sirius: SAT—STA—20061013—00121; SAT—STA—20061013—0122; SAT— $TA—20061107—00131 Dear Ms. Dortch: On January 5, 2007, Jane Mago, David Layer and the undersigned of the National Association ofBroadcasters ("NAB"), and Frank R. Jazzo of Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, on behalf of the Alaska Broadcasters Association, met with Aaron Goldberger and Chris Robbins of Commissioner Tate‘s office to discuss the above—captioned applications for Special Temporary Authority ("STAs"). Specifically, the parties discussed Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. and XM Radio, Inc.‘s requests for STA approval of their as—built terrestrial repeaters that both have operated for some time inconsistently with the STA authorizations of the repeaters in question. We urged the Commission to place both the 30—day and 180—day STA requests filed by Sirius and XM regarding these repeaters on public notice so that interested parties may have an opportunity to comment on the satellite radio companies‘ evidence and arguments related to the legitimacy of the repeaters. We also requested that the Commission launch an investigation into the facts and circumstances surrounding both companies‘ deployment of the relevant repeaters. The parties also discussed Sirius‘ request for STA approval to provide service in Alaska and Hawaii. We addressed whether Sirius‘ use ofterrestrial repeaters in these circumstances is permissible under the Commission‘s regulatory regime governing satellite radio terrestrial repeaters.

Please direct any questions concerning this matter to the undersigned. Respectfully submitted, NATIONAL AssOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS 1771 N Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 Tel: (202) 429—5430 cAAA a. WMZC_ Larry Walke

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Patricia Jones, hereby certify that I have caused copies of the foregoing Ex Parte Communication, to be served via U.S. Mail on this 14‘" day of December 2006, on the following parties listed below: Mr. Patrick L. Donnelly Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. 121 Avenue of the Americas 36°" Floor New York, NY 10020 Mr. James S. Blitz XM Radio, Inc. 1500 Eckington Place, NE Washington, DC 20002


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