Attachment ex parte

ex parte

Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER submitted by Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC

ex parte

2007-01-10

This document pretains to SES-LFS-20070109-00042 for License to use Foreign Satellite (earth) on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESLFS2007010900042_543655

                                             Before the
                                Federal Communications Commission
                                        Washington, D.C. 20554

In the matter of                              )
                                              p
Horizon Mobile Communications Inc.            ) SES—LFS—20070109—00042 (Call Sign E070006)


      MOTION TO DESIGNATE PROCEEDINGS AS "PERMIT—BUT—DISCLOSE"

        Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC ("MSV*") hereby requests that the Commission

designate the ex parte status of the above—captioned proceeding as "permit—but—disclose."‘

Pursuant to the Commission‘s rules, "[where the public interest so requires in a particular

proceeding, the Commission and its staff retain the discretion to modify the applicable ex parte

rules by order, letter, or public notice." 47 C.F.R. § 1.1200(a). This proceeding involves an

application to operate earth stations in the United States using an uncoordinated Inmarsat

satellite in the L band. The application raises policy issues concerning the management of L

band spectrum, including complex technical issues, which are similar to issues raised by similar

previously filed applications currently pending before the International Bureau to operate with an

uncoordinated Inmarsat satellite." The International Bureau has already designated these




‘ On this day, MSV has filed a Notice of Intent to Participate in the above—referenced
proceedings, thereby making these proceedings restricted under the Commission‘s ex parte rules.
See MSV, Notice of Intent to Participate, File No. SES—LFS—20070109—00042 (Call Sign
EO70006) (January 10, 2007).
 See, e.g., Stratos Communications, Inc., Application, File No. SES—LFS—20050826—01175
(August 26, 2005); Stratos Communications, Inc., Amendment, File No. SES—AMD—20050922—
01313 (September 22, 2005); Telenor Satellite, Inc., Application, File No. SES—LFS—20050930—
01352 (September 30, 2005); FTMSC US, LLC, Application, File No. SES—LFS—20051011—
01396 (October 11, 2005).


previously filed applications as permit—but—disclose proceedings." A free exchange of views,

particularly with Commuission engineers, will be useful in creating a more complete record.

        Based on the foregoing, MSV respectfully requests that the Commission designate the ex

parte status of the above—captioned proceedings as "permit—but—disclose."

                                      Respectfully submitted,




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 Bruce D. Jacobs      /‘                             ennifer A. Manner
 David S. Konczal                                   Vice President, 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: January 10, 2007




* See Public Notice, Report No. SES—00767 (November 16, 2005) ("We find that designating the
earth station applications as ‘permit—but—disclose‘ will facilitate resolution of the complex policy
issues raised by the applications.").


                                CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

        I, Sylvia A. Davis, a secretary with the law firm of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
LLP, hereby certify that on this 10th day of January 2007, I served a true copy of the foregoing
by first—class United States mail, postage prepaid, upon the following:


Andrea Kelly*                                     Stephen Duall*
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

Adam C. Thompson                                  E. Ashton Johnson
Horizon Mobile Communications, Inc.               Lampert & O‘Connor, P.C.
239 Main Street                                   1776 K Street NW
Suite 102                                         Suite 700
East Greenville, PA 18041                         Washington, DC 20006

                                                  Counsel for Horizon Mobile Communications
                                                  Inc.



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                                                 Sylvia A. Davis |
*Via electronic mail



Document Created: 2007-01-10 15:38:43
Document Modified: 2007-01-10 15:38:43

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