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SES-ASG-20230504-00864

Goonhilly Inc.

Goonhilly and Comsat request FCC approva

Filing overview

StatusClosed
Call signE890649
Applicant FRN0033685462
ContactGeorge V. John
Filing typeASG
Date filed2023-04-28
Status date2023-10-31
Grant date2023-06-23
ServiceSES
FCC sourceView the FCC filing record

Application details

FCC form
FCC Form 312
Application type
Application for Satellite Space and Earth Station Authorizations for Transfer of Control or Assignment
Name
George V. John
Street Address
555 Thirteenth Street NW
City
Washington
State
DC
Zip Code/Postal Code
20004
Country
United States of America
Attention
GEORGE V. JOHN
Phone
+12026376989
Fax
+1
Email
george.john@hoganlovells.com
Relationship
Legal Counsel

Application summary

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Goonhilly and Comsat request FCC approva

Applicant Information (Q1 - 16)

FRN
0033685462
Name
Goonhilly Inc.
Street Address
2120 River Road
Street Address 2
PO Box 655
City
Southbury
State
CT
Zip Code/Postal Code
06488
Country
United States of America
Same Contact
No
Attention
Kevin Wilkes
Phone
+14413263367
Fax
+1
Email
kevin.wilkes@goonhilly.org

Application Fees

17b. Will a fee be paid?
Yes
17c. If yes, select the appropriate fee code for the application.
BGF

Waivers

18a. Does the Applicant request a waiver(s) of the Commission's rules?
No

Type of Service

20. NATURE OF SERVICE: This filing is for an authorization to provide or use the following type(s) of service(s): Select all that apply.
Fixed-Satellite Service
21. Status
Non-Common Carrier
22. Select all that apply from the drop-down below:
Both U.S and Non-U.S. Licensed Satelites
23. If Applicant is providing INTERNATIONAL COMMON CARRIER service, see instructions regarding Sec. 214 filing. Are these facilities:
N/A
Frequency Band Vhf Band
No
Frequency Band Uhf Band
No
Frequency Band L Band
No
Frequency Band S Band
No
Frequency Band C Band
No
Frequency Band X Band
No
Frequency Band Ku Band
No
Frequency Band Ka Band
No
Frequency Band V Band
No
Frequency Band Other
No

Type of Station

25a. CLASS OF STATION: Select the Class of Station/Orbit Type
FES
25d. Does the applicant intend to use a non-U.S. licensed satellite to provide service in the United States?
Yes
25e. What administration has licensed or is in the process of licensing the space station? If no license will be issued, what administration has coordinated or is in the process of coordinating the space station?
Permitted List
26. Type of Earth Station
Transmit/Receive

Purpose of Modification

Mod Ammend Purpose Add New Designator
No
Mod Ammend Purpose Change Emission Designator
No
Mod Ammend Purpose Auth To Increase Eirp
No
Mod Ammend Purpose Auth To Replace Antenna
No
Mod Ammend Purpose Auth To Add Antenna
No
Mod Ammend Purpose Auth To Relocate Fixed Station
No
Mod Ammend Purpose Auth To Change Assigned Freq
No
Mod Amd Purpose Add Frequencies
No
Mod Ammend Purpose Auth To Add Points Of Comm
No
Mod Ammend Purpose Auth To Change Points Of Comm
No
Mod Ammend Purpose Auth For Facilities Where Report Required
No
Mod Amd Purpose Change Orbit Location
No
Mod Amd Purpose Perform Fleet Management
No
Mod Amd Purpose Extend Milestones
No
Mod Ammend Purpose Other
No

Environmental Policy

28a. Would a Commission grant of any proposal in this application or amendment have a significant environmental impact as defined by 47 CFR 1.1307?
No

Alien Ownership

29. Is the Applicant a foreign government or the representative of any foreign government?
No
30. Is the Applicant an alien or the representative of an alien?
N/A
31. Is the Applicant a corporation organized under the laws of any foreign government?
N/A
32. Is the applicant a corporation of which more than one-fifth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by aliens or their representatives or by a foreign government or representative thereof or by any corporation organized under the laws of a foreign country?
N/A
33. Is the applicant a corporation directly or indirectly controlled by any other corporation of which more than oneāˆ’fourth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by aliens, their representatives, or by a foreign government or representative thereof or by any corporation organized under the laws of a foreign country?
N/A

Basic Qualifications

35. Has the applicant or any party to this application or amendment had any FCC station authorization or license revoked or had any application for an initial, modification or renewal of FCC station authorization, license, or construction permit denied by the Commission?
No
36. Has the Applicant, or any party to this Application or amendment, or any party directly or indirectly controlling the Applicant ever been convicted of a felony by any state or federal court?
No
37. Has any court finally adjudged the applicant, or any person directly or indirectly controlling the applicant, guilty of unlawfully monopolizing or attempting unlawfully to monopolize radio communication, directly or indirectly, through control of manufacture or sale of radio apparatus, exclusive traffic arrangement or any other means or unfair methods of competition?
No
38. Is the Applicant, or any person directly or indirectly controlling the Applicant, currently a party in any pending matter referred to in the preceding two items?
No
Anti Drug Checkbox
Yes
41. Application Description
Goonhilly and Comsat request FCC approval for the assignment of Comsat's Santa Paula, California, and Southbury, Connecticut, earth station licenses from Comsat to Goonhilly.
A
No
B
No
C
No

Signature

Title
Chief Executive Officer
Signature
Ian Jones

Documents

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