Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20121003-00177 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2012100300177_970259

October 3, 2012 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Re: Request for Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Use Intelsat 19 to Provide Commercial Fixed Satellite Service Using the 12250 – 12750 MHz Frequency Band, File No. SAT-STA-20120613-00097, Call Sign S2850 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests an additional 60 days —from October 9, 2012, through December 8, 2012 of the Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)1 previously granted Intelsat to use Intelsat 19 (Call Sign S2850) to provide commercial Fixed- Satellite Service (“FSS”) using the 12250 – 12750 MHz frequency band (space-to-Earth) on a non-interference, non-protected basis at the 166.0° E.L. orbital location.2 Specifically, Intelsat requests an extension of STA to continue Intelsat 19 transmissions in the 12250 – 12750 MHz frequency band to its Napa, California, earth station as well as in the visible portion of International Telecommunication Union (“ITU”) Region 2, including extension of the waiver of the U.S. Table of Frequency Allocations, 47 C.F.R. § 2.106.3 Intelsat has a pending modification application seeking permanent authority to provide commercial FSS using the above referenced frequency band in ITU Region 2 on a non-interference, non-protected basis.4 Grant of the STA extension sought herein will serve the public interest for the reasons set forth in the initial STA request, which are incorporated herein by reference. Moreover, grant will allow the FCC additional time in which to process Intelsat’s pending application for 1 Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159 and an $860.00 filing fee electronically via the International Bureau's Filing System. 2 See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT- 00890, File No. SAT-STA-20120613-00097 (Aug. 17, 2012) (Public Notice). 3 See ITU Radio Regulations, Art. 5, § 1 (2008). 4 See Policy Branch Information; Policy Branch Information; Satellite Space Applications Accepted for Filing, Report No. SAT-00888, File No. SAT-MOD-20120628-00107 (Aug. 3, 2012) (Public Notice).

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch October 3, 2012 Page 2 license modification. For all of these reasons, Intelsat respectfully requests that the Commission grant this extension request. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Susan H. Crandall Susan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation cc: Robert Nelson Karl Kensinger Kathyrn Medley Stephen Duall Jay Whaley


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