Attachment Boeing Esv Reply

Boeing Esv Reply

REPLY TO COMMENTS submitted by The Boeing Company

Boeing Esv Reply

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This document pretains to SES-AMD-20060324-00507 for Amended Filing on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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                  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                               MaAy 3
                           Washington, D.C. 20554                                            2 2006
                                                                           Federg; Communicati        .
                                                                                   OfficeofSecrargry°9
Application of:

THE BOEING COMPANY                                    File Nos. SES—LIC—20060228—00326
                                                      and SES—AMD—20060324—00507
For Blanket Authority To Operate Earth
Stations Onboard Vessels in the 14.0—14.5             Call Sign E060070
GHz and 11.2—12.75 GHz Bands

                        REPLY OF THE BOEING COMPANY

       The Boeing Compafiy ("Boeing"), by its attorneys, hereby files this Reply in the

above—captioned application proceeding. Comments on Boeing‘s application were filed

by PanAmSat Corporation ("PanAmSat") on April 21, 2006; and supportive comments

on Boeing‘s application amendment were filed by ViaSat, Inc. ("ViaSat") on April 28,

2006. Boeing sought two brief extensions of the reply period in the application

proceeding to afford PanAmSat and the operator of the AMC—6 satellite, SES Americom,

Inc. ("SES Americom"), time to resolve certain issues raised in PanAmSat‘s comments.‘

       Although PanAmSat and SES Americom have made substantial progress and

expect to resolve the outstanding issues in the near term, they have not yet come to a final

agreement. Rather than seeking additional extensions of time, Boeing is filing this Reply

to address the limited issues raised by PanAmSat, and intends to supplement the record of

this proceeding under Section 1.65 of the Commission‘s Rules when PanAmSat and SES

Americom have concluded their discussions.




‘ See The Boeing Company, Motion for Extension of Time (filed May 1, 2006); The Bocing
Company, Motion for Further Extension of Time (filed May 8, 2006).


        In its comments, PanAmSat addresses two aspects of Boeing‘s request to operate

in excess of the off—axis e.i.r.p. levels set forth in Section 25.222 of the Rules. First,

PanAmSat notes that there is no coordination agreement between PanAmSat and SES

Americom that would permit operation at aggregate levels above those in Section

25.222." However, PanAmSat and SES Americom are currently in the process of

coordinating Boeing‘s proposed operations. In its comments, PanAmSat states that if

"Boeing is proposing to operate at higher aggregate levels (up to an additional 8 dB) only

to the extent that the higher levels have been coordinated with adjacent operators, then

PanAmSat has no objection to the proposa 1.." This is indeed Boeing‘s proposal and

Boeing intends to supplement the record of this proceeding once PanAmSat and SES

Americom have completed coordination.

        Second, PanAmSat notes that there is a coordination agreement between

PanAmSat and the operator of the Estrela do Sul satellite which allows for aggregate off—

axis e.i.r.p. levels above those of Section 25.222, but below the limits set forth in ITU—R

Resolution 902.4 PanAmSat understands that Boeing‘s application requests authority to

operate at the levels coordinated by PanAmSat and operator of the Estrela do Sul




* See Comments of PanAmSat Corporation (filed April 21, 2006) at 2 ("PanAmSat Comments").
Boeing originally understood from consultations with SES Americom that factors such as
geographic limitations on its proposed operations and isolation between the relevant satellite
beams obviated the need to coordinate the higher—power operations. The satellite operators have
now agreed that coordination would be appropriate in this instance.
* See PanAmSat Comments at 2.
* 1d.


satellite, rather than the Resolution 902 limits." PanAm§Sat‘s understanding is correct and

Boeing would not object to a license condition making this limitation clear.

                                                     Respectfully submitted,

                                                     THE BOEING COMPANY




                                                     Carlos M. Nalda
                                                     Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky
                                                     and Popeo, P.C.
                                                     701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
                                                     Washington, D.C. 20004

                                                     Counselfor The Boeing Company

May 22, 2006




* Id. at 3.


                            CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

       I, Carlos Nalda, hereby certify that on this 22nd day of May, 2006 a copy of the
foregoing Motion was served via first class mail on the following:

       Joe Godles
       Goldberg, Godles, Wiener & Wright
       1229 19°" Street, N.W.
       Washington, D.C. 20036

                                                    Carlos M. Nalda



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