Withdrawal of Petiti

WITHDRAWAL submitted by Iridium Constellation LLC

Withdrawal of Petition to Deny

2017-06-07

This document pretains to SES-LIC-20170217-00183 for License on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESLIC2017021700183_1235116

                                   Before the
                    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20554


In the Matter of                                  )
                                                  )
Thales Avionics, Inc.                             )   File Nos. SES-LIC-20170217-00183
                                                  )             SES-AMD-20170414-00381
Application for Blanket License to                )
Operate Earth Stations Aboard                     )
Aircraft                                          )


    WITHDRAWAL OF PETITION TO DENY OF IRIDIUM CONSTELLATION LLC

       On May 26, 2017, Iridium Constellation LLC (“Iridium”), pursuant to Section

25.154 of the Commission’s rules,1 requested that the Commission deny the portion of

the above-referenced application (the “Application”), filed by Thales Avionics, Inc.

(“Thales”), in which Thales requested a blanket license to operate earth stations aboard

aircraft in the 29.25-29.3 GHz band.2 Iridium uses that band for its feeder links.




147 C.F.R. § 25.154.
2Petition to Deny of Iridium, File Nos. SES-LIC-20170217-00183 and SES-AMD-20170414-00381 (“Petition
to Deny”).


          On June 5, 2017, Thales filed a reply in which, in response to Iridium’s objections,

Thales agreed to remove the 50 MHz portion of its Application covering the frequencies

between 29.25 GHz and 29.3 GHz.3 Iridium hereby withdraws its Petition to Deny,

conditioned on grant of Thales’ request to remove the 29.25-29.3 GHz band from its

Application.


                                                     Respectfully submitted,

                                                     IRIDIUM CONSTELLATION LLC


                                                    By: /s/Maureen C. McLaughlin
                                                           Vice President Public Policy
                                                           Iridium Constellation LLC
                                                           1750 Tysons Boulevard
                                                           Suite 1400
                                                           McLean, VA 22102
                                                           (703) 287-7518


June 7, 2017




3   Thales’ June 5 reply superseded a reply Thales had filed on June 2, 2017.


                                                       2


                           CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

       I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing WITHDRAWAL
OF PETITION TO DENY OF IRIDIUM CONSTELLATION LLC was sent by first
class mail, postage prepaid, this 7th day of June, 2017, to:

                         Pat Amodio
                         Thales Avionics, Inc.
                         700 South Babcock St.
                         Melbourne, Florida 32901



                                             /s/ Vicki Taylor



Document Created: 2017-06-07 11:27:03
Document Modified: 2017-06-07 11:27:03

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