Attachment EX PARTE

EX PARTE

MOTION submitted by Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC ("MSV")

MOTION TO DESIGNATE PROCEEDINGS AS "PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE"

2005-11-30

This document pretains to SES-MFS-20051122-01615 for Modification w/ Foreign Satellite (earth station) on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESMFS2005112201615_469027

            RECEIVED
             DEC 0 5 2005
                                                                                  ORIGINAL
                                                  Before the              HECEIVED
           Safelite Dvisin       Federal Communications Commission
             lemationalBureau           Washington, D.C. 20554              Nov 3 0 2005
In the matter of                                                     retwneOfte
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MVS USA, Inc.                          File No. SES—LFS—20051 123—01634 (Call Sign EO50348)

Stratos Communications, Inc.           File No.   SES—MFS—20051122—01614 (Call Sign £000180)
                                       File No.   SES—MFS—20051122—01615 (Call Sign £010050)
                                       File No.   SES—MFS—20051122—01616 (Call Sign EO10048)
                                       File No.   SES—MFS—2001122—01617 (Call Sign EO10049)
                                       File No.   SES—MFS—20051122—01618 (Call Sign EO10047)

Telenor Satellie, Inc.                 File No.   SES—MEFS—20051 123—01626 (Call Sign KA312)
                                       File No.   SES—MEFS—20051 123—01627 (Call Sign KA313)
                                       File No.   SES—MFS—20051 123—01629 (Call Sign WA28)
                                       File No.   SES—MFS—20051 123—01630 (Call Sign WB36)

      MOTION To DESIGNATE PROCEEDINGS AS «PERMIT—BUT—DISCLOSE®
       Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC (*MSV") hereby requests that the Commission
designate the exparte status ofthe above—captioned proceedings as "permit—but—disclose.""
Pursuant to the Commission‘s rules, "[wlhere the public interest so requires in a particular
proceeding, the Commission and its staffretain the discretion to modify the applicable exparte
ules by order, lette, or public notice." 47 C.RR. § 1.1200(a). These proceedings involve
applications for TitleII authorizations to operate in the United States using an uncoordinated
Inmarsatsatelite in the L band. The applications raise policy issues concerning the management
of L band spectrum,including complex technical issues, which are the same issues raised by
similar previously filed applications currently pending before the International Bureau to operate



‘ On this day, MSV has filed a Notice ofIntent to Participate in the above—referenced
proceedings, thereby making these proceedings restricted under the Commission‘s ex parte rules.
See MSV, Notice of Intent to Participate, File No. SES—LFS—20051 123—01634 ct l (November
30, 2005).


with Inmarsat—4 satellits." The Interational Bureau has already designated these previously

filed applications as permit—but—disclose proceedings." A free exchange of views, particularly
with Commission engineers, will be useful in creating a more complete record.
        Based on the foregoing, MSV respectfully requests that the Commission designate the ex
parte status of the above—captioned proceedings as "permit—but—disclose."
                                      Respectfully submitted,



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 Bruce D. Jacobs                                   Aennifer A. Manner
 David S. Konczal                                    Viee President, Regulatory Affairs
 PILLSBURY WiNTHROP                                  MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES
        SHAW PITTMAN LLP                                    sUBSIDIARY LLC
 2300 N Street, NW                                   10802 Parkridge Boulevard
 Washington, DC 20037—1128                           Reston, Virginia 20191
 (202) se3—8000                                      (703) 390—2700
Dated: November 30, 2005




* See Stratos Communications, Inc., Application, File No. SES—LFS—20050826—01 175 (August
26, 2005); Stratos Communications, Inc., Amendment, File No. SES—AMD—20050922—01313
(September 22, 2005); Telenor Satellite, Inc., Application, File No. SES—LFS—20050930—01352
(September 30, 2005); FTMSC US, LLC, Application, File No. SES—LFS—2008 101 1—01396
(October 11, 2008).
* See Public Notice, Report No. SES—00767 (November 16, 2005) ("We find that designating the
earth station applications as ‘permit—but—disclose" will facilitate resolution of the complex policy
issues raised by the applications.").


                               CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

        1, Sylvia A. Davis, a secretary with the law firm of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
LLP, hereby certify that on this 30th day of November 2005, served a true copy ofthe foregoing
by first—class United States mail, postage prepaid, upon the following:

Roderick Porter®                                Gardner Foster®
International Bureau                            International Bureau
Federal Communications Commission               Federal Communications Commission
445 12" Street, S.W.                            445 12" Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554                            Washington, DC 20554
James Ball®                                     Cassandra Thomas®
Intemational Burcau                             International Bureau
Federal Communications Commission               Federal Communications Commission
445 12" Street, S.W.                            445 12" Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554                            Washington, DC 20554
Karl Kensinger®                                 Fem Jarmulnek®
Interational Bureau                             Interational Bureau
Federal Communications Commission               Federal Communications Commission
445 12" Street, S.W.                            445 12" Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554                            Washington, DC 20554
Robert Nelson*                                  Howard Griboft®
Intemational Burcau                             Intenational Bureau
Federal Communications Commission               Federal Communications Commission
445 12" Street, S.W.                            445 12"Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554                            Washington, DC 20554
Andrea Kelly*                                   Scott Kotler®
Interational Bureau                             Interational Bureau
Federal Communications Commission               Federal Communications Commission
445 12" Street, S.W.                           445 12" Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554                           Washington, DC 20554

Deborah Deffua®*                               Lawrence J. Movshin**
MVS USA, Inc.                                  Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP
175 Rock Road                                  2300 N St. NW, Suite 700
Glen Rock, NJ 07452                            Washington, DC 20037
DDeffaa@aol.com                                Imovshin@wbklaw.com
                                               Counsel for MVS USA, Inc.


Legal Department                        Alfred M. Mamlet**
Stratos Communications, Ic.             Steptoe & Johnson LLP
6901 Rockledge Drive, Suite 900         1330 Connectiout Avenue N.W.
Bethesda, MD 20817                      Washington, D.C. 20036
                                        amamlet@steptoe.com
                                         Counsel for Stratos Communications, Inc.

Keith H. Fagan**
Telenor Satellite,Inc.
1101 Wootton Parkway
10° Floor
Rockville, MD 20852
keithfagan@telenor—usa.com

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                                        Syivic A. Davis                C
*By hand delivery
**By electronic mail and regular mail



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