Intelsat AC BidCo LL

Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER submitted by Intelsat License LLC

Intelsat's AC BidCo LLC Notice of Ex Parte

2017-03-21

This document pretains to SES-AFS-20170208-00139 for Amendment Foreign Satellite App on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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March 21, 2017 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Notice of Ex Parte Presentation AC BidCo LLC, File Nos. SES-STA-20170208-00140 & SES-AFS-20170208-00139 Dear Ms. Dortch: In accordance with Section 1.1206 of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission” or “FCC”), 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206, Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) files this letter to notify the Commission that on March 20, 2017, Susan Crandall and Gonzalo de Dios of Intelsat met with Tom Sullivan, Olga Madruga-Forti, and Andrew Pegues of the International Bureau of the FCC, and with Tim Finton of the U.S. Department of State. In addition, Cynthia Grady of Intelsat participated by teleconference. The meeting participants discussed market access in Argentina for U.S.-flagged satellite operators, which is of potential relevance to the above-referenced proceedings. Specifically, Intelsat discussed the market access problems it is experiencing in Argentina, the current status of pending applications for market access in Argentina for several of its U.S.-flagged satellites, Argentina’s international obligations under the 1997 reciprocity agreement between the U.S. and Argentina, and upcoming opportunities for the FCC and the Department of State to engage with Argentina on market access for U.S.-flagged satellite operators. Please contact the undersigned with any questions. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Susan H. Crandall Susan H. Crandall Associate General Counsel Intelsat Corporation cc: Tom Sullivan, FCC Olga Madruga-Forti, FCC Andrew Pegues, FCC Tim Finton, Department of State

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Derrick Johnson, do hereby certify that on this 21st day of March, 2017, a true copy of the foregoing Notice of Ex Parte Presentation of Intelsat License LLC is being sent by electronic mail, to the following: Marguerite Elias Karis A. Hastings Executive Vice President & General Counsel Satcom Law LLC AC BidCo LLC 1317 F Street, NW 111 North Canal Street Suite 400 Chicago, IL 60606 Washington, DC 20004 melias@gogoair.com karis@satcomlaw.com /s/ Derrick Johnson Derrick Johnson Senior Paralegal Intelsat Corporation


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