Attachment Letter

Letter

LETTER submitted by Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

Letter

2005-02-08

This document pretains to SAT-T/C-20040630-00126 for Transfer of Control on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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Mintz. Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington,D.C. 20004 Benjamin J. Griffin 202 434 7300 2024347400fax Direct dial 202 661 8720 bgriffin@mintz.com Received February 8, 2005 FEB0 9 2005 RECEIVED HAND DELIVERY Policy Branch Intemationa1Bureau FEB - 8 2005 Ms. Marlene Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washi~gton, D.C. 20554 [r2b Re: Rainbow DBS Company LLC, Internati~ Bureau File Nos. SES-T/C- 20040630-00901, SAT-T/C-20040630-0~Rainbow Network Communications, International Bureau File No. SES-T/C-20040630-00902; Rainbow Network Communications, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau File No. TC 001791587 Dear Ms. Dortch: On July 6, 2004, the International Bureau approvedpro forma transfer of control applications transferring control of earth stations licensed to Rainbow DBS Company LLC (Rainbow DBS") (File No. SES-T/C-20040630-00901) and Rainbow Network Communications ("RNC") (File No. SES-T/C-20040630-00902), and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau approved a pro forma transfer of control of a business radio license (Callsign WNPT257) licensed to RNC. On July 23,2004, the Bureau approved a similar pro forma transfer of control of six space station authorizations held by Rainbow DBS (File No. SAT -T/C-20040630-00~).1 ~ The transfer applications were necessitated by the planned transfer of certain assets, including Rainbow DBS and RNC, from Cablevision Systems Corporation ("Cablevision") to Rainbow Media Enterprises, Inc. ("RME"), and the spinoff ofRME to the existing shareholders of Cablevision. On December 20, 2004, the Board of Directors of Cablevision voted to suspend the spinoff ofRME to the shareholders of Cablevision. On January 5, 2005, Rainbow DBS and RNC notified the Commission that the spin had been suspended. The purpose of this letter is to clarify that, pursuant to the Commission's approval, on August 13,2004, Cablevision consummated the transfer of licenses to RME, but did not take the second step of spinning off RME to the existing shareholders of Cablevision. Accordingly, Rainbow DBS and RNC are now wholly-owned subsidiaries ofRME, and RME remains a wholly-owned subsidiary of Washington Boston New York Reston New Haven

MlN1z, LEVIN, COHN, FERRIS,GLOVSKYAND POPEO, P.e. February 8, 2005 Page 2 Cablevision. Should there be any further developments, RME will promptly notify the Commission. Please let us know if you have any comments or questions regarding the foregoing. Respectfully submitted, Benjamin J. Griffin Christopher R. Bjornson Counselfor Rainbow Media Enterprises cc: Thomas Tycz Fern Jarmulnek Jeanette Spriggs Selina Khan John Muleta Jeff Tobias woe 360219v1


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