Attachment Question 42

This document pretains to SES-AFS-20120928-00856 for Amendment Foreign Satellite App on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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RESPONSE TO QUESTION 42 FOREIGN-LICENSED SATELLITES EchoStar Broadcasting Corporation (“EchoStar”) is seeking authority to operate its Direct Broadcast Satellite (“DBS”) feeder link earth station with four foreign-licensed DBS satellites. The provision of services from those satellites—EchoStar 1 (Mexico), EchoStar 8 (Mexico), Nimiq 5 (Canada), and Ciel 2 (Canada)—has already been authorized by the Commission. EchoStar 1 at 77.15º W.L. The Commission has previously granted blanket earth station and DBS feeder link authorizations for the provision of DBS service into the United States from the Mexican-licensed EchoStar 1 satellite at nominal 77° W.L. orbital location.1 The information specified in 47 C.F.R. § 25.137 for EchoStar 1 at 77º W.L. has previously been provided to the Commission in those applications and is hereby incorporated by reference.2 EchoStar 8 at 77.05° W.L. The Commission has previously granted blanket earth station3 and DBS feeder link authorizations for the provision of DBS service into the United States from the Mexican-licensed EchoStar 8 satellite at nominal 77° W.L. orbital location.4 The 1 See File No. SES-LFS-20090130-00106 (granted Aug. 16, 2010); SES-MFS-20090130-00109 (granted Aug. 13, 2010); Report No. SES-01280 (rel. Sept. 22, 2010). 2 See Narrative at 5 & Attachment 3, File No. SES-LFS-20090130-00106 (filed Jan. 30, 2009). 3 On May 26, 2011, the Commission consented to the pro forma assignment of EchoStar Corporation’s blanket earth station authorization to EchoStar 77 Corporation. See File No. SES- ASG-20110228-00560 (granted May 26, 2011). 4 See File No. SES-MFS-20080724-00977 (granted Sept. 13, 2010); Public Notice, Report No. SES-01280 (rel. Sept. 22, 2010); Stamp Grant, File No. SAT-STA-20080616-00121 (granted Oct. 31, 2008).

information specified in 47 C.F.R. § 25.137 for EchoStar 8 at 77º W.L. has previously been provided to the Commission in those applications and is hereby incorporated by reference.5 Nimiq 5 at 72.7° W.L. The Commission has previously granted blanket earth station and DBS feeder link authorizations for the provision of DBS service into the United States from the Canadian-licensed Nimiq 5 satellite at 72.7° W.L.6 The information specified in 47 C.F.R. § 25.137 for Nimiq 5 at 72.7º W.L. has previously been provided to the Commission in those applications and is hereby incorporated by reference.7 Ciel 2 at 128.85° W.L. The Commission has previously granted blanket earth station and DBS feeder link authorizations for the provision of DBS service into the United States from Canadian-licensed Ciel 2 at the nominal 129° W.L. orbital location.8 The information specified in 47 C.F.R. § 25.137 for Ciel 2 at 128.85º W.L. has previously been provided to the Commission in those applications and is hereby incorporated by reference.9 5 See Narrative at Attachment 3, File No. SAT-STA-20080616-00121 (filed Sept. 7, 2008); Narrative at 5, File No. SES-MFS-20080724-00977 (filed July 24, 2008). 6 See File No. SES-MFS-20090306-00253 (granted Oct. 30, 2009); Public Notice, Report No. SES-01889 (rel. Nov. 4, 2009). 7 See Narrative at 5-7, Attachment C, File No. SES-MFS-20090306-00253 (filed Mar. 6, 2009). 8 See File No. SES-MFS-20080926-01242 (granted Jan. 30, 2009); Public Notice, Report No. SES-01110 (rel. Feb. 4, 2009). 9 See Narrative at 6-8, Attachment D, File No. SES-MFS-20080926-01242 (filed Sept. 26, 2008).


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