Attachment Reply to Oppositions

Reply to Oppositions

REPLY TO OPPOSITION submitted by MSV & Inmarsat

Reply to Oppositions to Petition to Hold in Abeyance

2007-10-05

This document pretains to SES-LIC-20070712-00933 for License on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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Before the Federal Communications Commission FILE-JACCE~TED Washington, D.C. 20554 In the matter of OCT - 5 2007 Federal Communications Commission Office of the Secretary iPass, Inc. Application for Blanket License to ) SES-LIC-20070712-00933 (Call Sign E070144) Operate Mobile Earth Terminals 1 with Inmarsat 4F2 at 52.75”W REPLY TO OPPOSITIONS TO PETITION TO HOLD IN ABEYANCE Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC (“MSV”) hereby files this Reply to the Oppositions of iPass, Inc. (“iPass”) and Inmarsat Ventures Limited (“Inmarsat”) to MSV’s Petition to Hold in Abeyance the above-referenced application.’ iPass seeks to operate Broadband Global Area Network (“BGAN”) terminals in the United States with an uncoordinated Inmarsat-4 L band satellite (Inmarsat 4F2 at 52.75”W). As MSV explained in its Petition, the International Bureau (“Bureau”) should not grant this application unless and until the Inmarsat 4F2 satellite has been coordinated, due to the harmful interference that would result without coordination, including to MSV and the important services it provides to federal, state, and local public safety organizations. In their Oppositions, iPass and Inmarsat incorporate by reference pleadings from other BGAN application proceedings. MSV hereby incorporates by reference the following filings responsive to those pleadings: 0 Letter from Ms. Jennifer A. Manner, MSV, to Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, File No. SES-MFS-2005 1122-016 14 et al. (July 18,2006) (responding to the Opposition of Inmarsat and its distributors to MSV’s request that the Commission should attach certain conditions intended to mitigate potential interference from the operation of the ’ See iPass, Inc. Opposition (September 27,2007); Inmarsat Ventures Limited, Opposition (September 27,2007). 400650015vl

uncoordinated Inmarsat 4F2 satellite, to the extent the Commission grants applications to operate with that satellite). 0 Letter from Ms. Jennifer A. Manner, MSV, to Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, Call Signs EO1001 1 et ai. (July 18,2006) (responding to the Opposition of Inmarsat and its distributors to MSV’s request that the Commission preclude Inmarsat from using frequencies licensed to and coordinated for MSV and MSV Canada). 0 Reply of MSV, File No. SES-STA-20060310-00419 et ai.(June 29,2006) (responding to the Opposition of Inmarsat and its distributors to MSV’s request that the Commission clarify the conditions applicable to grants of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”) to provide BGAN services over Inmarsat 4F2). 0 Reply of MSV, File No. SES-MFS-20060118-00050 et al. (March 28,2006) (responding to Inmarsat’s Opposition to MSV’s Petition to Hold in Abeyance Telenor Satellite Inc. ’s application to provide non-BGAN service over Inmarsat 4F2). 0 Reply of MSV, File No. SES-LFS-20051123-01634 et al. (February 7,2006) (responding to Inmarsat’s Opposition to MSV’s Petition to Hold in Abeyance MVS USA, Inc.’s application to provide BGAN service over Inmarsat 4F2). 0 Reply of MSV, File No. SES-STA-20070112-00112 (February 12,2007) (responding to the Oppositions of iPass and Inmarsat to MSV’s Petition to Hold in Abeyance iPass’s STA application to provide BGAN service over Inmarsat 4F2). 0 Reply of MSV, File No. SES-LFS-20060522-00852 (August 3,2007) (responding to the Oppositions of Thrane & Thrane Airtime Ltd. and Inmarsat to the Petition to Hold in Abeyance the application of Thrane & Thrane Airtime Ltd. to provide BGAN service over Inmarsat 4F2). 0 Reply of MSV, File Nos. SES-LFS-20060303-00343 and SES-AMD-200603 16- 00448 (May 4,2006) (responding to the Oppositions of BT Americas Inc. and Inmarsat to the Petition to Hold in Abeyance the application of BT Americas Inc. to provide BGAN service over Inmarsat 4F2). 0 Reply of MSV, File No. SES-LFS-20051123-01634 (February 7,2006) (responding to the Oppositions of MVS USA, Inc. and Inmarsat to the Petition to Hold in Abeyance the application of MVS USA, Inc. to provide BGAN service over Inmarsat 4F2). Opposition to Motion to Strike by MSV, File No. SES-LFS-2005 1123-01634 (February 7,2006) (responding to the argument that the confidential portions of the Petition to Hold in Abeyance the BGAN application of MVS USA, Inc. should be stricken from the record). 2

As an additional matter, iPass admits in its Opposition that it has not yet entered into a security agreement with the Executive Branch to address the unique concerns presented by the operation of BGAN terminals with the Inmarsat 4F2 satellite. iPass Opposition at 6. Accordingly, as iPass concedes, the Bureau should defer consideration of the iPass application until it reaches an agreement with the Executive Branch that addresses these concerns. Conclusion Based on the foregoing, the Bureau should hold in abeyance the iPass application. Respectfully submitted, Bruce D. Jacobs Jenqh$r A. Kanner Tony Lin Vicb kresidbfit, Regulatory Affairs Paul A. Cicelski MdSILE SATELLITE VENTURES PILLSBURY WINTHROP SUBSIDIARY LLC SHAW PITTMAN LLP 10802 Parkridge Boulevard 2300 N Street, NW Reston, Virginia 20 191 Washington, DC 20037-1 128 (703) 390-2700 (202) 663-8000 Dated: October 5,2007 400650015v 1 3

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Julia Colish, a secretary with the law firm of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, hereby certify that on this 5thday of October 2007, I served a true copy of the foregoing “REPLY TO OPPOSITIONS TO PETITION TO HOLD IN ABEYANCE” by first-class United States mail, postage prepaid, upon the following: Helen Domenici* Roderick Porter* International Bureau International Bureau Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission 445 1 2 ‘ Street, ~ S.W. 445 1 2 ‘ Street, ~ S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Washington, DC 20554 Gardner Foster* Cassandra Thomas* International Bureau International Bureau Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission 445 1 2 ‘ ~Street, S.W. 445 12‘~Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Washington, DC 20554 Scott Kotler* Stephen Duall* International Bureau International Bureau Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission 445 1 2 ‘ Street, ~ S.W. 445 1 2 ‘ Street, ~ S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Washington, DC 20554 Howard Griboffr Andrea Kelly* International Bureau International Bureau Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission 445 12‘~Street, S.W. 445 1YhStreet, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Washington, DC 20554 Robert Nelson* Kathyrn Medley* International Bureau International Bureau Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission 445 1 2 ‘Street, ~ S.W. 445 1 2 ‘ Street, ~ S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Washington, DC 20554 Bruce Posey Diane J. Cornel1 Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Vice President, Government Affairs Corporate Secretary Inmarsat, Inc. iPass, Inc. 1100 Wilson Boulevard 3800 Bridge Parkway Suite 1425 Redwood Shores, CA 94065 Arlington, VA 22209

John P. Janka Jeffrey A. Marks Latham & Watkins LLP 555 Eleventh Street, N. W. Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004 Counsel for Inmarsat, Inc. *By hand-delivery -2- 400650015vl


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