Attachment Extension Request

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20101008-00212 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2010100800212_844504

SIRIUS XM RADIO INC. 1500 Eckington Place, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 Tel: 202—380—4000 Fax: 202—380—4500 www.sirius.com www.xmradio.com October 8, 2010 Via IBFS Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: XM Radio Inc. Request for Bulk Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Operate Terrestrial Repeaters at Various Locations for 180 Days Dear Ms. Dortch: Pursuant to Section 25.120(b)(2) of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.120(b)(2), XM Radio Inc. ("XM"), a satellite radio licensee in the Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service ("SDARS"), hereby requests extension of multiple grants of Special Temporary Authority ("STA") to operate terrestrial repeaters. XM requests extension of the STA grantslisted in Exhibit A to operate these repeaters in the XM frequency band (2332.5—2345 MHz) at various locations across the United States, for a period of 180 days or until the Commission issues a blanket license for these repeaters pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 25.144(c), whichever occurs first. Absent renewal, these STAs will expire on the dates indicated in Exhibit A.‘ The Commission‘s May 20, 2010 decision adopting formal rules for satellite radio terrestrial repeaters established mechanisms to facilitate the continued operation ofrepeaters under STA until the new rules were fully in effect, including directing the staff to provide a uniform expiration date for all such STAs: 4 Because this request is timely, pursuant to Section 1.62 of the Rules, the listed STAs 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 October 8, 2010 Page 2 In order to effect an orderly transition from operations under grants of STA to permanent authority to operate terrestrial repeaters, we instruct the International Bureau to extend all existing grants of STA for SDARS repeaters for a period of 180 days from the release date ofthis Second Report and Order." The instant application asks that the Bureau grant the bulk STA extension contemplated in the May 20 Order.> To further the Commission‘s goals in the May 20 Order, Exhibit A lists not only XM‘s repeater STAs that will expire in the next 180 days, but also several STAs that are already the subjectof other pending extension applications. Incorporating the pending extension applications into the instant application will facilitate the STA process going forward by establishing a consistent expiration date for many of XM‘s repeater STA grants. XM currently operates these repeaters pursuant to multiple STAs granted by the International Bureau between July 7, 2010 and September 15, 2010. XM has not changed technical parameters for the repeaters since the original grants ofthe STAs and is not herein requesting modification of any of those parameters. Renewing these STAswill serve the public interest by assisting the Bureau to implement the Commission‘s directive in the May 20 Order concerning STA extensions and will enable XM to continue to provide a quality signal to its subscribers at various locations across the United States. During the time the referenced STAs have been operating, XM has not been made aware of any incidents where the equipment has caused any interference to other radio services. None of these repeaters will exceed 12 kw average EIRP, which is the maximum power level the Commission permits in its new rules for satellite radio terrestrial repeaters." _ Amendment of Part 27 of the Commission‘s Rules to Govern the Operation of Wireless Communications Services in the 2.3 GHz Band; Establishment of Rules and Polices for the Digital Audio Radio Satellite Service in the 2310—2360 MHz Frequency Band, Report and Order and Second Report and Order, FCC 10—82, at Para. 264 (released May 20, 2010) (the "May 20 Order"). The May 20 Order also allows Sirius XM to request further 180 day extensions ofthis initial 180 day automatic extension "[i}n the event blanket licenses are not issued within 180 days of the effective date of this Order." Id., note 615. The Commission cannot grantthese blanket licenses until after the new rules have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget, which has not yet occurred. See 75 Fed. Reg. 45058, 45058 (Aug. 2, 2010). *A similar Request for Bulk STA Extension is being filed for the terrestrial repeater STA grants issued to Sirius XM Radio Inc. io 47CER. §25.214(d)(1). The Commission concluded in the May 20 Order "that SDARS terrestrial repeaters can operate at an average EIRP of 12 kw with maximum PAPR of 13 dB without causing harmful interference to WCS base station receivers." /d at Para. 243.

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch October 8, 2010 Page 3 XM will continue to comply with the conditions the Commission imposed in granting the referenced STAsto operate these repeaters. These conditions and the technical parameters of the repeaters have provided sufficient protection to other radio services. XM is submitting paymentto the Federal Communications Commission in the amount of Eight Hundred Thirty Dollars ($830.005) —— thefiling fee applicable to requests for STAs for geostationary ("GSO®) satellites. Please direct any questions regarding this matter to the undersigned. ames S. Blitz Vice President, Regulatory Counsel cc: Stephen Duall, FCC International Bureau Jay Whaley, FCC International Bureau Sankar Persaud, FCC International Bureau * See International and Satellite Services Fee Filing Guide (February 2009).

Exhibit A — Term/Expiration File Number Grant Date Date SAT—STA—20100415—00078 Trmi2010 510812010 TOuzo16to SAT—STA—20100611—00129 s 712212010 611412010 Toif2diGto SAT—STA—20100610—00126 + sero10 6/14/2010 uitto SAT—STA—20100623—00142 % 812312010 812312010 39201to SAT—STA—20100503—00091 s 72010 510672010 110072010to SAT—STA—20090904—00094 a5/2010 971572010 i VisemGto SAT—STA—20100503—00090* Pending 11/09/2009 to 5108/2010** SAT—STA—20100907—00190* Pending 31212010 to sr0872010+* SAT—STA—20100928—00202* Pending 410612010 to 10/03/2010"* SAT—STA—20100923—00201 . . Pending 3131/2010 Sratipipto SAT—STA—20100923—00200 Pending 812712010 to $2672010°* * STA is also listed on a similar Request for Bulk Extension of Special Temporary Authority that is being filed for the terrestrial repeater STA grants issued to Sirius XM Radio Inc. This STA requests authority for one or more repeaters that operate in both the Sirius and XM frequency bands. ** Prior STA term


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