Attachment Order

Order

ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION submitted by "ECOHSTAR"

Order on Reconsideration

2005-07-25

This document pretains to SES-MFS-20050527-00662 for Modification w/ Foreign Satellite (earth station) on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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Federal Communications Commission pacs20s7 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20864 In the Materof Echoar Setllie LL C. Application for Special Temporary Authoriy ile No. SAT—STA—20080321—00068 Conserning Operstions ofEchoSar at the 77° WL. Orbitl Location Application for Modification of ile No. SAT—MOD—2005013—00103 Direct Broadcast Satellte Authoriation Call Sign S2e21 To Permit Long—Term Cesstion ofOperations atthe157" W.L. Orbital Location Application for Modifiation ofEart Suition ie No. SES—MFS—20050527—00662 Authoriztion o add the EchoStar 4 Steliteat Cl Sign Boztsos 77° W.L. asa Point of Communication orpER ON RECONSIERATION Adopteds uty 20, 2008 Released: Juty25, 2005 1By the Chief Itermational Bureau: 1. nTRopUcrIoN 1. Jn this Order, we gront in part EchoStar Satelite LL.C:‘s (EchoSta) potition secking reconsideration ofthe denil ofa request for specialtemporary authority (STA), and of the dismissl of two relted applications." Specificaly, we reinstate EchoStar‘s STA request insofaras it secks authority to transfer control of ts EchoStar 4 satllte from EchoStar to QuetzSat, S. de R.Lde C.V. (QueteSad, in connection with operation of the sateliteat the 77" W.L. orbital location." QuetzSat holds a concession from Mexico to operate a satelite at the 77° W.L. orbital location, and would control the sateite pursuant t that concession" We also reinstate EchoStar‘s application for modifieation of the EchoStar 4 space station ense. The modification applieation seeks authority for BchoStar 4 t cease operations at the 157 W.L. orbitl loction on a long—ierm basis. In addition, we reinstate EchoBlar‘s application for modifeation of an carth station authorization to permit that carth station to communicate with the ‘ EchoStarSteite LLC, Memorendirm Opinonand Order, DA 08—1881 (rel.June 3,2005) (Dentl Order) * Fie No SAT—STA20050321—00068 (EcboSur 4 STA Request. ? Q@uetSat, a Mexisan entiy, obrained the concession from the Mexican Secrcurit of Communicationsand Tratsporation (GCT) on Fsbmaar 2, 2005.

Federal Communications Commisson DA 052067 HichoStar4 satelite at the 77°WL.orbtal loction. We find thatadditional information thatEchoSiar has provided in its peiion for reconsideration and in supplemental materials warants firther consideration of these three applications. The Interational Bureawill separately issue public ntices concerming these applications, in order to establish deadlines for public comment on the reinsated applications. m BackrouN» 3 EchoSter fled ts STA Request on March 21, 2005, On May 13, 2005, EchoStar also fileda request to modify is authorieation for te 157° WL. orbitl location, so that,despite the removal of the EchoStar 4 sateltefrom that location, th liense would not automatially lapse.*. On May 25, 2005, EchoStar Ailed an application for modifieation of ts authorieation for ts erth station (Call Sign E020306)t allow it to communicate with EchoStar 4 at the 77° W.L. orbital location" On May 23, 2005, the comment period closed on the EchoStar STA Request.. n response to this public notice, DIRECTV, Inc. submited a lettr on May 4, 2000, requesting additional information conseming the proposed operations of EchoStar 4. EchoStr replied to DIRECTV‘s leter on May 10, 2004, and provided additional information concerning the openations of EchoStar 4. On May 26, EchoSiar submited a leter requesting expedited consideration of ts request. On June 3, 2005, the Intermational Buresu denied the EchoStar STA Request, noting tht therequestappeared to be premised on a need to meet an TTU bringing intouse date and thatthis was not an adequate public inteest reason tojustify a grane* 3. On June 8, 2005, EchoSur filed its pettion for reconsideration of the Intemational Rureau‘s Denial Order. The pettion for reconsidention, among other things, proposed modified technical perameters for the operations of EchaStar 4 at the 77° W.L. orbiallocation, and indicated that HEchoStar would seek to provide serviceto the United Sttes using the EchoStar 4 satellit atthe 77° W.L orbiallocation. Mexico‘s SCT and Comiion Federal de Telecomnicaciones (COFETEL) submited a feter supporting EchoSiar‘s request on June 9, 2005EchoStar filed supplementalinformation on June 14, 2005. DIRECTV filed comments on June 20, 2005,to which EchoStar replied on June 22, 2005. On June 24, 2008, SCTand COFETEL submited an additioal leter concerning EchoSter 4 and the 77° " See 47 CR.§25.161(6. This l provides forth automc ernination ofa stionauthorizaon upon Tihe removal or modifiation ofh faclites wichrenders h stion notoperatonal fr morethin 90 das, unless specif uthory is requened." * ses—wrsa00sosa7.00002. * Deial Orter§6. " On June 10,2008, we designated heprocentings concening th aplictionsthtae thesubjectofhiOrde s ‘pernit butdisclose" for prposesofthe Commision‘s mdes overningex pane comminicatons. See ReportNo. S¥T—00298, DA No 051646 (released uze 10,2005). On June 13, 14,15,and 29,and on Jaly 1 and 11, EcheSar submited documention concerning epart dicussions. * See eter Fom Jorge Alvare Hoth,Subsecrtaride Comicasiones, SCT and Jorge Aredondo Martines, Preidene, COFETEL to Kevia . Marta, Chainan, ECC (Jue 9, 2005) 3

Federal Communications Commission pacsasr WL orbitl location." EchoStr filed additional supplementa information on July 1, 2005, and Joly 5, 205. On July 1, 2005, EchoStar also file a requestfor a blanket earth sation authorization, to receive signls from the EchoStar 4 ssteliteat the 77° WL. orbia location fo the purpose ofproviding a direct— 1o— home service to U.S. subscribers." 4. On June 14, EchoStar filed a request fospecial temporary authority t drit the EchoStar 4 satelite from the 157° W.L. orbitl location to the 61.35° WL. orbital location." This request was granted on June 17, 2005."" On July 1, 2005, EchoStar fled a requesttoalter the driofthe EchoStar 4 satelite so asto place it at the 77° W.L. orbtal ocation, and to operate the satellite atthat location under a US. leense, pending actionon tTA requestthatis the subjectofthis Order." EchoStar‘sJaly 1, 2005, request was granted on July 6,2005.." i. piscussion 5. We have declined to premise favorable public interet determinations on the fctthat issuance ofan authorization might frciitate mesting an Interationa! Telecommunication Union (FTU) bringinginto use deadlie."" In EchoStar‘s STA request, it sppeared that such bringing into use was the sle parpose for EchoSiar‘s relocation of BchoSter4.""Thus, in the Denial Order,we found insufcient grounds o demonstrte that EchoStar 4‘s relocation to 77° W.L. orbtal location would provide any poblic interest benefit 6. Inits pettionforreconsideration and supplementa filings, EchoStar submits new information conceming ts propasal. EchoSt indicates, forthefirst time, thatitcan and will provide service tthe United Sttes using the BchoStr 4 satelte, Tt alsoindicates that QuetzSat Directo an afhlise o QuetzSat, now has an aplieation pending with the SCT for a frther concession. This frther concession is necessiry ifQuetrSatisto provide ts plinned directto—home service to Mexico. The anticipated grant of this applieation, as well as other information provided by EchoSter in its petion, * SeeLener from Leonel Lopez Gelay, Diretor Genealde Poltica de Telecomnicaciones, SCT and Ferando Carillo Valdemsbano,Direcor Generaldo Organismos de Repulacin Interacional, COFETEL to Donald Abeson, Chiet, Intomational Buress, PCC (Jane 24,2009). " ite No. ses—Lrs—20050701—00852. " ie Nosar—sta—20080614—0012¢ © Report No SAT—00502, DA 05—1772 (Jne 24, 2005 ? rie No. sarsta—20050701.00142 " ReportNo. SAT—00306, DA 05—1978 (aly 3, 2005) © Derial Order at§9,iingVisonStar Icorported, Memorendum Opinion and Onder, 19 ECC Red 14820, 11 (Iat! Bar.2004)and SEAmericom, Iac. Memorandim Opinion and Order, 20 BCC Red 436, . 39 (otBur. 209 " uns

Federal Communications Commission pa os—20s7 provides a suffiient prima fucie showing concerningthe public interest to warrantfurther considertion of EchoStar‘s requests. We this reinstatethese appliations. 7 HEchoStarhas miade changes in the basic echnical parametersfor the operations of EchoSter 4 at the 77° W.L.orbitl location. We notethat cerain of th applications reinstated by this arder need to be placed on publicnotic, Furthermore,during the pendeney ofthe petition for reconsideration, EehoStar has filed additional and reated applications which need to be plced on public notice. Therefore, we will separitely,through standard public comment procedures under the Commission‘s ules, provide an opportunity for comment on both the reistated and newly filed applications. We also notethat, because the EchoStar 4 atelite is now located at the 77° W.L.orbital location, thase portions of e STA request and related earthsttion modification application conceming drif oth sateliteto the 77° W.L.orbital ocation are now moot. 1y. conciuston 0 As there is new information presented in the record, we will einstae the EchoStar STA Request, BchoSar‘srelated requestto cease operations for an unspecified period longer than 90 days at tbe 157° W.L. orbital loction, and EchoStar‘sapplicaion for modifeation ofts related Earth station spplication, and proceed with processing ofhese applications and other related appliations. v. orpeRNG chauses 9. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED thit EchoGlr Satelite LLC‘s petitin for reconsideration, filed June 8,2005,IS GRANTED to the extentindicated herein, and 18 OTHERWISE pentep. 10. TS FURTHER ORDERED that EchoSar Satelite LLC‘s application, File No. SAT« SAT—20050321—00068 (Call Sign S2621),18 RERVSTATED. 11. TTIS FURTHER ORDERED tht EchoGtar Satelite LLC.‘ application, File No. SAT« Mon—2005013—00105(Call sign sze21), is RENSTATED. 12, IT 18 FURTHER ORDERED that EchoStar Satelite LLC.‘s application, SES—MES« 20050527—00662 (Call Sign EO20309, 13 REINSTATED. 13. This Order on Reconsideration is ssued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s 1ules on delegations of authority47 C.RR. § 0.261,and is effective upon release Donald Abelson Chict Itermational Bureau


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