Attachment Response to letter

Response to letter

LETTER submitted by Maritime Telecommunications Network

MTN's responds to FCC's staff inquiry.

2004-10-28

This document pretains to SES-LIC-20011130-02259 for License on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESLIC2001113002259_404426

DUPLlCATE October 28.2004 RAUL R. RODRIGUEZ E-MAL (202) 416-6760 RRODRIGUEZ@LSL-LAW.COM , “-hJ \ ‘, RECEIVED 1% , - A ) n- 7 , ”, ** - JT OCT 2 8 2004 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary ,( - - Federal CommunicationsComrnish Office of Secretary I Federal Communications C o m m b i e n - 445 12th Street. SW Washington, DC 20554 Re: Maritime Telecommunications Network Application File No. SES-LIC-2001113002259: Call Sign E010332 Dear Ms. Dortch: In response to staff inquiry, Maritime Telecommunications Network. Inc. (“MTN”). through counsel, provides updated information relevant to the referenced application. Pursuant to a grant of special temporary authorization. MTN is currently using the SATMEX-5 satellite to provide Ku-band ESV ser\xes along the Florida coastline and on cruises of short duration off the West Coast of the United States. MTN‘s current plans include expansion of this service to cruise ships going between ports in the Hawaiian Islands sometime in 2005, using the lntelsat 1A7 satellite. Before MTN commences the latter service. it will need to apply for and obtain a modification of its Ku-band authorization that is the subject of the referenced application. MTN is also considering business opportunities that would expand Ku-band service in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. As envisioned today. this new service would involve short-range vessels that would not take them sufficiently close to the Mexican border (].e.. less than 100 kilometers) so as to require a bilateral agreement. ?Konetheless, if and when such agreement is uarranted. MTN would assist the United States in obtainins an agreement with another lidmini stration. With respect to another issue related to the relei-enced application. i n the context of a pending rulemaking proceeding in IB Docket So. 02- 1 0 . the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (“NTIA“) has suggested that Ku-band ESVs not be a110\4 ed to operate in the entire 13.0-13.2 GHz band. In its comments i n TB Docket S o . 02- I O . YJTN has made cleai- its intention to protect Iegjtimate L.S. p e i n i n e n t users and to coordinate w t h YTIA its E W s that operate i n i h i 5 segment of the K u - b m d V T S also noted i n ~1 letter dlrltec!

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch October 28.2004 Page -2- November 22. 2002 filed in the instant proceeding. that U.S. Government operations in this band are limited to receive-only services in the 14.0-14.05 GHz band. Therefore, for reasons of spectrum efficiency and because of MTN's commitment to coordinate with NTIA when operating in this band, there is no legitimate reason for restricting the operation of ESVs from the entire14.0-14.2 GHz band. Please contact undersigned counsel with any questions or concerns regarding the matters raised in this letter. RespectfulI y submitted, 1 . Rodriguez Counsel to Man t i me Telecommunicati on s Net work, Inc . RRWrjc cc (by e-mail): Mr. Tom Tycz Mr. Karl Kensinper Mr. Bill Howden


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