Attachment Extension Request

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20091207-00139 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2009120700139_785934

SIRIUS XM RADIO INC. 1500 Eckington Place, N.E Washington, D.C. 20002 Tel: 202—380—4000 Fax: 202—380—4500 www.sinius.com waww.xmradio.com December 7, 2009 Via IBFS Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Sirius XM Radio Inc. Request for Extension of 180—Day Special Temporary Authority to Operate New Low Power Terrestrial Repeaters at Various Locations File No. SAT—STA—20090410—00042 Dear Ms. Dortch: Pursuant to Section 25.120(b)(2) of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.120(b)(2), Sirius XM Radio Inc. ("Sirius XM"), a satellite radio licensee in the Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service ("SDARS"), hereby requests extension of the above—referenced Special Temporary Authority ("STA") to operate in its licensed frequency band multiple low power terrestrial repeaters, each of which has average Effective Isotropically Radiated Power ("EIRP") of up to 2000 watts. Specifically, the application sought authority to operate 23 new low power repeaters in the former Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. ("Sirius") frequency band (2320—2332.5 MHz) and two new low power repeaters in the former XM Radio Inc. frequency band (2332.5—2345 MHz). Sirius XM requests that the Commission renew this STA for a period of180 days or until the Commission issues a blanket license for these repeaters. Absent renewal, this STA is scheduled to expire on December 15, 2009.‘ Sirius XM currently operates these repeaters pursuant to the STA granted by the International Burcau on June 18, 2009, File No. SAT—STA—20090410—00042. Sirius XM has not changed Because this request is timely, pursuant to Section 1.62 of the Rules, this STA will continue in effect without further action by the Commission until such time as the Commission shall make a final determination with respect to this request. See 47 C.F.R. § 1.62.

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch December 7, 2009 Page 2 technical parameters for the repeaters since the original grantof the STA and is not herein requesting modification of any of those parameters. Renewing this STA will serve the public interest by enabling Sirius XM to continue providing quality service to subscribers throughout the United States. Without these low powerterrestrial repeaters, Sirius XM cannot provide the signal quality that its subscribers expect. Sirius XM has been using the repeaters authorized in the above—referenced STA for 180 days and is not aware of any incidents where the equipment has caused any interference to other radio services. Sirius XM emphasizes that the repeaters operate at a power level of not more than 2000 watts and at a level which is unlikely to cause any interference. As the Bureau acknowledged in granting Sirius XM‘s original repeater STA requests, and the WCS licensees have confirmed, operating terrestrial repeaters at an EIRP of 2000 watts or less does not pose interference concerns. Sirius XM will continue to comply with the conditions the Commission imposed in granting the above—referenced STA to operate the repeaters. These conditions and the technical parameters of the repeaters have provided sufficient protection to other radio services. Therefore, prompt grant of Sirius XM‘s extension request will allow for the continued reception ofthe SDARS signal by subscribers across the country. Sirius XM hereby certifies that no party to this application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits pursuantto Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. § 853(a). Sirius XM is submitting payment to the Federal Communications Commission in the amount of Two Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty Dollars ($2860.00) —— the filing fee applicable to requests for STAs for non—geostationary ("NGSO") satellites." 2 See XM Radio, Inc., Application for Special Temporary Authority to Operate Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service Complimentary Terrestrial Repeaters, Order and Authorization, 16 FCC Red. 16781 «[ 12 ("The comments from WCS licensees express concern about blanketing interference from DARS repeaters that operate with an Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power (EIRP) above 2 kW."). Moreover, in March 2007, the WCS Coalition said that it will defer from objecting to STA requests that propose operations of no more than 2,000 watts EIRP, evenif they do not specify peak or average EIRP, provided that grant of the STA (i) is conditioned on operation on a non—interference basis; and (ii)is subject to the condition that the issue of peak versus average EIRP will be addressed in the pending DARS rulemaking (IB Docket No. 95—91). See Letter from Paul J. Sinderbrand, Counsel to the WCS Coalition, to Ms. Helen Domenici, FCC, File No. SAT—STA—20061207—00145 (March 19, 2007). Sirius XM agrees to these conditions. * See International and Satellite Services Fee Filing Guide (February 2009).

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch December 7, 2009 Page 3 Please direct any questions regarding this matter to the undersigned. Very truly yours, amesSBlitz 1ce President, Regulatory Counsel ce: Stephen Duall, FCC International Bureau Jay Whaley, FCC International Bureau Sankar Persaud, FCC International Bureau


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