Attachment Corrected letter

Corrected letter

LETTER submitted by TerreStar

Corrected letter

2007-03-12

This document pretains to SES-LIC-20061206-02100 for License on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESLIC2006120602100_555339

                                                 LAW OFFICES
                               GOLDBERG, GODLES, WIENER & WRIGHT
                                       1229 NINETEENTH STREET, N.W.
                                        WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036—2413

HENRY GoLOBERG                                                                            (202) 4294900
JOSEPH A. GODLES                                                                          TELECOPIER:
JONATHAN L. WIENER                                                                        (202) 429—4912
LAURA A. STEFAN!
DEVENDRA ("DAVE") KUMAR                                                                      e—mail
HENRIETTA WRIGHT                                                                        ger}eral@g2w2.com
THOMAS G. GHERARDI, RC.                                                               website: www.g2w2.com
COUNSEL
THOMAS S. TYCZ*                                March 12, 2007
SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR
*NOT AN ATTORNEY



       By Hand

       Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
       Federal Communications Commission
       445 12Street, SW
       Washington, DC 20554

                         Re:    Call Sign E060430
                                File Nos. SES—LIC—20061206—02100 and SES—AMD—20061214—02179

       Dear Ms. Dortch:

                   On March 9, 2007, TerreStar Networks Inc. ("TerreStar") filed an amendment to
       the above—referenced application seeking authority to operate mobile earth terminals in
       the 2 GHz band in order to communicate with Terrestar—1. A letter that accompanied
       the amendment contained errors in the paragraph entitled "Range of satellite are for
       TerreStar—1." A corrected version of the letter is enclosed; please substitute it for the
       initial version.




       cc: Scott A. Kotler


                                              LAW OFFICES
                        GOLDBERG, GODLES, WIENER & WRIGHT
                                   1229 NINETEENTH STREET, NW.
                                    WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036—2413
HENRY GOLDBERG                                                                            (202) 429—4900
JOSEPH A. GODLES                                                                          TELECOPIER:
JONATHAN L. WIENER                                                                        (202) 4294912
LAURA A. STEFANL
DEVENDRA ("DAVE") KUMAR


HENRIETTA WRIGHT
THOMAS G. GHERARDL P.C.
COUNSEL


THOMAS S. TYCZ*
SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR
*NOTAN ATTORNEY
                                          [corrected version]

                                             March 9, 2007



By Hand

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
Federal Communications Commission
445 12¢" Street, SW
Washington, DC 20554

                  Re:   Call Sign E060430
                        File Nos. SES—LIC—20061206—02100 and SES—AMD—20061214—02179

Dear Ms. Dortch:

        In a letter dated January 29, 2007 (the "January 29 letter"), the International
Bureau ("Bureau") requested additional information concerning the above—captioned
application, filed by TerreStar Networks Inc. ("TerreStar"), seeking authority to operate
mobile earth terminals ("METs") in the 2 GHz band in order to communicate with
Terrestar—1.} This letter and the amendment it accompanies provide the additional
information requested in the Bureau‘s January 29 letter.

       Polarization. In the January 29 letter, the Bureau asked why the polarization
shown in the MET application is horizontal but the polarization shown in the letter of
intent ("LOI") application for the TerreStar—1 space station is circular. In the
amendment this letter is associated with, TerreStar is changing the polarization for the
METs from "horizontal" to "horizontal and vertical." This information does not conflict

‘ Letter from Scott A. Kotler, Chief, Systems Analysis Branch, to Joseph A. Godles, counsel for TerreStar.


Marlene H. Dortch
March 9, 2007
Page 2

with the polarization shown for TerreStar—1, which will be updated in an LOI
modification application that will be filed in the near future. The MET‘s will transmit
and receive using linear polarization, but TerreStar—1 will transmit and receive using
circular polarization.

      Emission designators. The MET application has a more currentlist of emission
designators than the LOI application, so the two lists do not correspond. The LOI list of
emission designators will be updated in the upcoming modification application to
conform it to the MET application list. In the MET amendment that this letter
accompanies, TerreStar is adding an emission designator, 5M4K7GZW.

       Orbital location. As stated in an amendment to its MET application that
TerreStar filed on December 14,2 Industry Canada has changed the authorized orbital
location for TerreStar—1 in Canada from 107.3° W.L. to 111.1° W.L., and a corresponding
change to the authorized orbital location in the United States will be requested in the
upcoming LOI modification application. TerreStar asked in the December 14
amendment that its MET application be treated for now as a request to communicate
with TerreStar—1 at 107.3° W.L., and that the MET application be treated, once the LOI
modification application is on file, as a request to communicate with TerreStar—1 at
111.1° W.L.

      Schedule S. Per the Bureau‘s request, a completed Schedule S for TerreStar—1 is
included with the MET amendment that this letter is associated with.

         Control point. Based on TerreStar‘s understanding, following discussions with
the Bureau‘s staff, as to whatis considered a "control point" for a MET, TerreStar is
amending its response to question E17 of Schedule B to indicate that the METs will be
operated by remote control. In a related change, TerreStar is providing information, in
response to items E61 through E68 of Schedule B, concerning the two gateway earth
stations, one in Canada and one in the United States, that will serve as control points for
the METs.

         Range of satellite arc for TerreStar—1. In the amendment this letter accompanies,
TerreStar is correcting its response to items E54 and E55 of Schedule B to specify 111.1°
W.L. as the eastern and western limits of the satellite are with which the METs will be
communicating. As stated above, however, TerreStar is asking that the requested point
of communication be considered 107.3° W.L. for now, but be changed to 111.1° W.L.
once the LOI modification application, which will specify 111.1° W.L. as the orbital
location for TerreStar—1, is on file. In the event it is determined that TerreStar needs to
amend its MET application again at that time, to reflect the change in TerreStar—I‘s
orbital location, TerreStar will make the appropriate filing.


2 See FPCC File No. SES—AMD—20061214—02179.


Marlene H. Dortch
March 9, 2007
Page 3

       Azimuth and elevation angles. In the amendment with which this letter is
associated, TerreStar is correcting its responses to items E56 through E59 of Schedule B,
which show the azimuth and elevation angles for its MET‘s.

         Please direct any questions concerning this matter to the undersigned.



                                                 Sincerely,




                                                 Joseph A. Godles
                                                 Attorneyfor TerreStar Networks Inc.


cc: Scott A. Kotler



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