Attachment NTIA 8 4 04 OK

This document pretains to SES-LIC-20030311-00353 for License on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESLIC2003031100353_395936

/- 08/05/04 THU 0 6 ~ 4 7FAX-202 501 8189 NTIA/OSM/SP&P moo2 J7 Y UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE N . t i d Talecommunkations and Infomutkrr AdmirrhtrotiOrr Washington. D.C. 20230 August 4,2004 i , Thomas Tycz Chief, Satellite Division International Bureau Federal Communications Commission Washgton, DC 20544 RE: NTLA Letter to FCC Dated March 19,2004 SkyWave Mobile Communications, C o p . Radio Station Authorization File No. SES-LIC-20030311-00353 Call Sign E030055 Dear Mr. Tycz: * This is a supplement to the letter I wrote io you concerning SkyWave on March 19,2004. After further consideration I would like to supplement our comments on one of the issues addressed, whether SkyWave should be authorized pursimnt to a waiver to the guidelines in the Lower Lband Report and Order (IBDocket No. 96-132). In my March 19, letter I suggested that in granting the authorization, a waiver of the footnotes US315 and S5.353A to Section 2.106 of the FCC's Rules should not be necessary given the modifications to the mobile earth terminals proposed by Skywave in its application and in discussions with NTIA. We continue to believe that these changes are an approach to operating METs in the shared band that would protect safety and distress communications in the GMDSS. On this basis, we continue to have no objections to a grant for a 15-year license term. However, after further consideration, we believe that granting the SkyWave application pursuant to a waiver would be the most appropriate way to proceed and would be consistent with the guidelines set forth in the lower L-band Report and Order. As technological advances are made in MET technology, the FCC and NTIA may wish to revaluate the priority and preemption requirernem in right of the technological evolution of these terminals. Sincerely , p; Fhief, International ~pectrum~lans and Policy Division CC SylviaLam Cassandra Thomas


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