Attachment Reply to Oppositions

Reply to Oppositions

REPLY submitted by Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC

Reply to Oppositions

2007-07-17

This document pretains to SES-AMD-20070426-00517 for Amended Filing on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESAMD2007042600517_578401

Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the matter of ' ) ) Horizon Mobile Communications, Inc. ) File Nos. Application for Blanket License to ) SES—LFS—20070109—00042 (Call Sign EO70006) Operate Mobile Earth Terminals ) SES—AMD—20070426—00517 with Inmarsat 4F2 at 52.75°W ) REPLY TO OPPOSITIONS TO PETITION TO HOLD IN ABEYANCE Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC ("MSV") hereby files this Reply to the Oppositions of Horizon Mobile Communications, Inc. ("Horizon") and Inmarsat Ventures Limited ("Inmarsat") to MSV‘s Petition to Hold in Abeyance the above—referenced application.‘ Horizon seeks to operate Broadband Global Area Network ("BGAN®) terminals in the United States with an uncoordinated Inmarsat—4 L band satellite (Inmarsat 4F2 at 52.75°W). As MSV explained in its Petition, the International Bureau ("Bureau") should not grant this application _ unless and until the Inmarsat 4F2 satellite has been coordinated, due to the harmful interference that would result without coordination, including to MSV and the important services it provides to federal, state, and local public safety organizations. In their Oppositions, Horizon and Inmarsat incorporate by reference pleadings from other BGAN application proceedings. MSV hereby incorporates by reference the following filings responsive to those pleadings: e Letter from Ms. Jennifer A. Manner, MSV, to Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, File No. SES—MFS—20051122—01614 et al. (July 18, 2006) (responding to the Opposition of Inmarsat and its distributors to MSVs request that the Commuission should attach certain conditions intended to mitigate potential interference from the operation of the ‘ See Horizon Mobile Communications, Inc., Opposition (July 6, 2007); Inmarsat Ventures Limited, Opposition (July 6, 2007).

uncoordinated Inmarsat 4F2 satellite, to the extent the Commussion grants applications to operate with that satellite). Letter from Ms. Jennifer A. Manner, MSV, to Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, Call Signs E010011 et al. (July 18, 2006) (responding to the Opposition of Inmarsat and its distributors to MSVs request that the Commission preclude Inmarsat from using frequencies licensed to and coordinated for MSV and MSV Canada). Reply of MSV, File No. SES—STA—20060310—00419 et al. (June 29, 2006) (responding to the Opposition of Inmarsat and its distributors to MSV‘s request that the Commission clarify the conditions applicable to grants of Special Temporary Authority ("STA") to provide BGAN services over Inmarsat 4F2). Reply of MSV, File No. SES—MFS—20060118—00050 et al. (March 28, 2006) (responding to Inmarsat‘s Opposition to MSV‘s Petition to Hold in Abeyance Telenor Satellite Inc.‘s application to provide non—BGAN service over Inmarsat 4F2). Reply of MSV, File No. SES—LFS—20051123—01634 et al. (February 7, 2006) (responding to Inmarsat‘s Opposition to MSV‘s Petition to Hold in Abeyance MVS USA, Inc.‘s application to provide BGAN service over Inmarsat 4F2). __ Reply of MSV, File No. SES—STA—20070112—00112 (February 12, 2007) (responding . to the Oppositions of Horizon and Inmarsat to MSVs Petition to Hold in Abeyance Horizon‘s STA application to provide BGAN service over Inmarsat 4F2). Reply of MSV, File No. SES—LFS—20060522—00852 (August 3, 2007) (responding to the Oppositions of Thrane & Thrane Airtime Ltd. and Inmarsat to the Petition to Hold in Abeyance the application of Thrane & Thrane Airtime Ltd. to provide BGAN service over Inmarsat 4F2). Reply of MSV, File Nos. SES—LFS—20060303—00343 and SES—AMD—20060316— 00448 (May 4, 2006) (responding to the Oppositions of BT Americas Inc. and Inmarsat to the Petition to Hold in Abeyance the application of BT Americas Inc. to provide BGAN service over Inmarsat 4F2). Reply of MSV, File No. SES—LFS—20051123—01634 (February 7, 2006) (responding to the Oppositions of MVS USA, Inc. and Inmarsat to the Petition to Hold in Abeyance the application of MVS USA, Inc. to provide BGAN service over Inmarsat 4F2). Opposition to Motion to Strike by MSV, File No. SES—LFS—20051123—01634 (February 7, 2006) (responding to the argument that the confidential portions of the Petition to Hold in Abeyance the BGAN application of MVS USA, Inc. should be stricken from the record).

As an additional matter, Horizon admits in its Opposition that it has not yet entered into a security agreement with the Executive Branch to address the unique concerns presented by the operation of BGAN terminals with the Inmarsat 4F2 satellite, including the use of gateway eartfi stations in Europe. Horizon Opposition at 3. Accordingly, as Horizon concedes, the Bureau should defer consideration of the Horizon application until it reaches an agreement with the Executive Branch that addresses these concerns.

Conclusion Based on the foregoing, the Bureau should hold in abeyance the Horizon application. Respectfully submitted, /é Z fofo 4 arr: y ]’?frfce yagobs 1fer K. Manner ony Lin Vlce Premdent Regulatory Affairs PILLSBURY WINTHROP MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES SHAW PITTMAN LLP SUBSIDIARY LLC 2300 N Street, NW 10802 Parkridge Boulevard Washington, DC 20037—1128 Reston, Virginia 20191 (202) 663—8000 (703) 390—2700 Dated: July 17, 2007

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Sylvia Davis, a secretary with the law firm of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, hereby certify that on this 17th day of July 2007, I served a true copy of the foregoing by first—class United States mail, postage prepaid, upon the following: Helen Domenici* Roderick Porter* International Bureau International Bureau Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission 445 12¢" Street, S.W. 445 12"" Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Washington, DC 20554 Gardner Foster* Cassandra Thomas* International Bureau International Bureau Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission 445 12"" Street, S.W. 445 12"" Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Washington, DC 20554 Stephen Duall* Scott Kotler*® International Bureau International Bureau Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission 445 12" Street, S.W. 445 12"" Street, S.W. ~Washington, DC20554 Washington,DC20554~ Howard Griboff* Andrea Kelly* International Bureau International Bureau Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission 445 12¢" Street, S.W. 445 12"" Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Washington, DC 20554 Robert Nelson* Kathyrn Medley* International Bureau International Bureau Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commuission 445 12"" Street, S.W. 445 12" Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Washington, DC 20554 E. Ashton Johnston Adam Thompson Helen E. Disenhaus Horizon Mobile Communications, Inc. Lampert & O‘Conner, P.C. 239 Main Street, Suite 102 1776 K Street N.W., Suite 700 East Greenville, PA 18041 Washington, DC 20006 Counsel for Horizon Mobile Communications, Inc.

Jobhn P. Janka Diane J. Cornell Jeffrey A. Marks Vice President, Government Affairs Latham & Watkins LLP Inmarsat, Inc. 555 Eleventh Street, N.W. 1101 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Suite 1000 Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20004 Washington, DC 20036 Counsel for Inmarsat, Inc. 4 f * } CPce * Syivia Davis *By electronic mail


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