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LETTER submitted by GCI Communication Corp.

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2019-07-22

This document pretains to SES-LIC-20190509-00583 for License on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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July 22, 2019 VIA IBFS International Bureau Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, NW Washington, DC 20554 Re: GCI Communication Corp. Supplement to Pending Earth Station Modification Applications To Whom it May Concern: GCI Communication Corp. (“GCI”) is the licensee of the C-Band fixed satellite earth stations (the “Earth Stations”) listed on the attached spreadsheet. Due to a currently-utilized C-Band satellite reaching end-of-life, GCI needs to move its operations to a different C-Band satellite in order to continue providing services on its existing Earth Stations. GCI must transition these Earth Stations to the new spacecraft beginning in September 2019. To effect this transition, on October 30, 2018, GCI submitted modification applications for the Earth Stations to modify the western limit of the satellite arc to permit operation on the new satellite. 1 Such modifications should be considered to be a request to “correct the location or other required data in the IBFS file,” which are specifically contemplated by the Filing Freeze PN. 2 However, in an abundance of caution, GCI also submitted waiver requests in conjunction with each modification application. GCI urges the FCC to act expeditiously to grant the pending applications listed in the attached spreadsheet by no later than September 3, 2019. 1 GCI also corrected certain Earth Stations’ geographic coordinates for accuracy pursuant to GCI’s overall review of its earth station licenses in connection with the Filing Freeze. For such Earth Stations, the modification application also involves a change in the earth station’s geographic coordinates of more than +/- 1 second in latitude or longitude from the filed coordinates. Pursuant to the Filing Freeze PN, the International Bureau specifically stated that the freeze “does not extend to . . . modifications to correct location or other data required in the earth station file.” Accordingly, such a modification is consistent with the Filing Freeze PN. However, GCI included a waiver request for such modifications as well, in an abundance of caution, to ensure that its proposed changes are accepted by the Commission. 2 See Temporary Freeze on Applications for New or Modified Fixed Satellite Service Earth Stations and Fixed Microwave Stations in the 3.7-4.2 GHz Band, 90 Day Window to File Applications for Earth Stations Currently Operating in 3.7-4.2 GHz Band, Public Notice, DA 18-398 (rel. Apr. 19, 2018) (“Filing Freeze PN”); see also International Bureau Announces 90-Day Extension of Filing Window, to October 17, 2018, to file Applications for Earth Stations Currently Operating in 3.7-4.2 GHz Band; Filing Options for Operators with Multiple Earth Station Antennas, GN Docket Nos. 17-183, 18-122, Public Notice, DA 18-639 (IB June 21, 2018); International Bureau Announces Two-week Extension of Filing Window for Earth Stations Currently Operating in 3.7-4.2 GHz Band, GN Docket No. 18-122, DA 18-1061 (October 17, 2018). 2550 Denali Street • Suite 1000 • Anchorage, Alaska 99503-2751 • 907-868-5600

Accordingly, and pursuant to discussions with FCC International Bureau Staff, GCI submits this letter to supplement the pending applications listed in the attached spreadsheet. 3 Please direct any questions to the undersigned. Kara Leibin Azocar Regulatory Counsel, Federal Affairs GCI Communication Corp. 3 While the majority of applications listed on the attached spreadsheet are modification applications, GCI has also included a new license application and accompanying STA request for the Kotlik location, which is also a necessary component of GCI’s transition to the new satellite. GCI will be providing additional information for this application in a separate supplement.

Location Callsign File# Filed date PN Date Kotlik E020088 SES-LIC-20190509-00583 5/9/2019 None Kotlik E020088 SES-STA-20190509-00582 5/9/2019 None Selawik E960454 SES-MOD-20181030-03708 10/30/2018 None Buckland E960451 SES-MOD-20181030-03710 10/30/2018 None Dutch Harbor E900261 SES-MOD-20181030-03712 10/30/2018 None Kiana E960458 SES-MOD-20181030-03714 10/30/2018 None Shungnak E960456 SES-MOD-20181030-03719 10/30/2018 None Kobuk E960457 SES-MOD-20181030-03724 10/30/2018 None Point Hope E960461 SES-MOD-20181030-03731 10/30/2018 None Levelock E960437 SES-MOD-20181030-03732 10/30/2018 None Ambler E960459 SES-MOD-20181030-03733 10/30/2018 None Anaktuvuk Pass E960394 SES-MOD-20181030-03734 10/30/2018 None Atqasuk E960398 SES-MOD-20181030-03736 10/30/2018 None Kivalina E960460 SES-MOD-20181030-03740 10/30/2018 None Deering E960452 SES-MOD-20181030-03744 10/30/2018 None Kotzebue E960386 SES-MOD-20181030-03745 10/30/2018 None Kodiak E890566 SES-MOD-20181030-03746 10/30/2018 None Noatak E960395 SES-MOD-20181030-03750 10/30/2018 None Wainwright E960393 SES-MOD-20181030-03754 10/30/2018 None


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