Attachment SatamaticsOpposition

SatamaticsOpposition

OPPOSITION submitted by Satamatics

Opposition to MSV Petition to Hold in Abeyance

2006-02-09

This document pretains to SES-MFS-20051202-01665 for Modification w/ Foreign Satellite (earth station) on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESMFS2005120201665_728990

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




In the Matter of




                                                   N/ N/ N/ NN N/ N/
Satamatics, Inc.
Application for Modification of Blanket                                File No. SES—MFS—20051202—01665
License to Operate Mobile Earth Terminals                              (Call Sign E020074)
with Inmarsat 4F2 at 52.75° W


To: International Bureau




              OPPOSITION TO MSV PETITION TO HOLD IN ABEYANCE




                                               Satamatics, Inc.




                                               Alfred M. Mamlet
                                               Marc A. Paul
                                               Brendan Kasper
                                               STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP
                                               1330 Connecticut Avenue NW
                                               Washington, D.C. 20036—1795
                                               (202) 429—3000

                                               Counselfor Satamatics, Inc..



February 9, 2006


                                                 TABLE OF CONTENTS

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




In the Matter of




                                                          N/ N/ N/ N/ N/ NZ
Satamatics, Inc.                                                              File No. SES—MFS—20051202—01665
Application for Modification of Blanket License                               (Call Sign EO20074)
to Operate Mobile Earth Terminals with Inmarsat
4F2 at 52.75° W.L.



To: International Bureau

              OPPOSITION TO MSV PETITION TO HOLD IN ABEYANCE

               Pursuant to Section 25.154(c) of the Commission‘s Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.154(c),

Satamatics, Inc. ("Satamatics") hereby opposes Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC‘s

("MSV‘s") Petition to hold in abeyance the above—captioned application of Satamatics ("the

Satamatics Application").‘


I.     INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY

               Satamatics has filed an application to modify its existing authorization to operate

Inmarsat D+ terminals to include the recently launched fourth—generation Inmarsat satellite




       ‘ See MSV Petition To Hold in Abeyance (Jan. 27, 2006) ("MSV Petition").
Concurrently with this Opposition, Satamatics is filing a Motion to Strike Portions of the MSV
Petition. See Satamatics Motion to Strike (filed Feb. 9, 2006). As set forth in that Motion to
Strike, the MSV Petition should be dismissed by the Bureau because it contains confidential
information and redacted arguments that Satamatics has not been given access to by MSV,
thereby depriving Satamatics of a full and fair opportunity to defend its applications. At a
minimum, the Bureau cannot base any decision to hold in abeyance the Satamatics Application
on what has been deemed confidential by MSV and withheld from Satamatics. To the extent that
Satamatics is given access to the confidential information contained in the MSV Petition after
this Opposition is filed, Satamatics reserves the right to amend this Opposition as necessary.


located at 52.75° W.L. ("Inmarsat 4F2") as a point of communication." Satamatics is currently

authorized to use a third generation Inmarsat satellite located at 54° W.L. to offer the Inmarsat

+ service to customers. Inmarsat migrated this service, along with other existing Inmarsat

services, from that third generation satellite at 54° W.L. to the Inmarsat 4F2 at 52.75° W.L. on

January 22, 2006."
               The Inmarsat D+ service that is the subject of the Satamatics Application is not

new. Satamatics has been authorized to provide these Inmarsat services since 2003. To date,

these services have been provided to customers without interference to or complaint from MSV.

The Satamatics customers rely heavily on the existing Inmarsat services to facilitate law

enforcement, homeland security and to protect, track and monitor sensitive assets throughout the

United States. Any disruption to these services would be devastating to these essential activities

and would not be in the public interest.

               The MSV Petition should be either dismissed or denied by the Bureau as a

transparent attempt to use the Satamatics Application as leverage in its on—going spectrum

dispute with Inmarsat. MSV‘s spectrum dispute should be resolved through the agreed—upon

mechanism for international coordination —— i.e., the Mexico City Memorandum of

Understanding ("Mexico City MOU") —— and not this proceeding. The Bureau should not allow

MSV to treat Satamatics as a pawn in its dispute, especially when vital communications services

are involved. The Satamatics Application satisfies the Commission‘s Rules and should be

promptly granted by the Bureau.


       * See File No. SES—MFS—20051202—01665.
        3 On January 18, 2006, Satamatics was granted special temporary authority ("STA") to
use the Inmarsat 4F2 in advance of the Bureau‘s decision on its modification application to use
the Inmarsat 4F2 as a point of communication. See File No. SES—STA—20051223—01790.


               Contrary to the claims of MSV, a new international L—band coordination

agreement is not needed before the Satamatics Application can be granted. Indeed, two MSV

satellite applications (one for a replacement satellite at 101° W.L. and a new satellite at 63.5°

W.L.) were granted by the Bureau last year on a non—harmful interference basis and in the

absence of a new L—band coordination agreement. There is no justification for treating the

Satamatics Application and its proposed use of the Inmarsat 4F2 satellite differently.

               Despite what MSV may argue, the Satamatics Application clearly establishes that

the existing Inmarsat services will be provided over the recently launched Inmarsat 4F2 satellite

within the same technical envelope (e.g., no greater EIRP spectral density, no unauthorized out—

of—band emissions, and no need for greater interference protection) as these services are being

provided today, and as a result, there will be no increased interference risk to MSV. MSV has

not provided any technical evidence to suggest otherwise.

               Finally, the Satamatics Application does not contain the additional issues claimed

by MSV to warrant further "scrutiny" by the Bureau." First, the proposed Inmarsat 4F2 satellite

is properly considered a replacement satellite for the third generation Inmarsat satellite

("Inmarsat 3 satellite") at 54° W.L. because it will cover the same geographic areas as that

satellite, and does not seek to use any additional L—band frequencies beyond those currently

authorized. Second, despite MSV‘s suggestion otherwise, Section 25.210(j) of the Commission‘s

Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.210(j), requiring FSS satellites to operate with +/— 0.05° East—West station

keeping, does not apply to MSS satellites.




       * See MSV Petition at 19—21.


               The Bureau should promptly grant the Satamatics Application and allow U.S.

consumers to continue to receive the Inmarsat D+ service, which they have come to rely on for

almost three years.


II.    MSV HAS NOT PROVIDED A LEGITIMATE BASIS FOR DELAYING GRANT
       OF THE SATAMATICS APPLICATION

               Rather than pursuing its spectrum dispute with Inmarsat as part of the established

international coordination procedures for the L—band, MSV is attempting to use its Petition

against the Satamatics Application as leverage for resolving an on—going and protracted L—band

spectrum dispute with Inmarsat. Allowing MSV to do so would be inconsistent with the

Commission‘s obligations under the Mexico City MoU, violate the DISCO Z7 principles

regarding the treatment of applications for access to foreign satellites licensed by WTO Member

countries, and succeed in disrupting the delivery of an existing Inmarsat service to U.S.

customers. The Bureau must reject the arguments in the MSV Petition.


       A.      Grant of the Satamatics Application is in the Public Interest

               Having been licensed for close to three years, the Satamatics Inmarsat D+ service

is known by the Bureau and in the marketplace to offer a unique service to track and monitor

sensitive assets throughout the country. The continued and uninterrupted distribution of this

Inmarsat service in the U.S. is in the public interest. Satamatics‘ customers for Inmarsat services

encompass a wide range of U.S. customers, including the U.S. military and private sector end—

users." U.S. military users include: the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy.° U.S. private




       ° See Declaration of Brian Hester at   5 (Attachment B of File No. SES—STA—20051223—
01790) (incorporated herein by reference).
       ° See Declaration of Brian Hester at   6.


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sector customers include: Centerpoint Energy, M2M, American Electric Power, PS Energy,

Halliburton, Chevron, Air Liquide, and Air Products.‘

               Grant of the Satamatics Application will ensure that these end—users do not

experience any disruption to the Inmarsat services they currently use and rely on. Disruption of

the Satamatics service would hinder U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy homeland security efforts,

including surveillance and warnings for potential terrorist hijackings of marine vessels. In

addition, an interruption of service would compromise the ability of Satamatics‘ private sector

clients to track their assets and to monitor sensitive energy facilities, including natural gas well

heads, pipelines, shipping containers and service vehicles.©


       B.      Grant of the Satamatics Application Should Not Be Delayed Pending
               Completion of a New L—band Coordination Agreement

               MSV suggests that the Satamatics Application should be delayed "until an L band

coordination agreement is concluded."" The absence of an L—band coordination agreement,

however, is not an adequate justification for the Bureau to delay action on the Satamatics

Application.

               According to MSV, the Satamatics Application should be treated differently than

other similar applications since "the spectrum management issues presented now are

fundamentally different" because other L—band satellites, unlike the Inmarsat 4F2, that have been

licensed in the absence of a coordination agreement at least "had already been coordinated in the

past for narrowband carriers and were in the ITU Master Registry.""" However, just last year,



       " See Declaration of Brian Hester at « 7.
       8 See Declaration of Brian Hester at TT 6 — 8.
       ° MSV Petition at iii.
       ‘° MSV Petition at 10—11.


the Bureau granted two MSV applications to operate in the L—band —— one for a replacement

satellite at 101° W.L. and one for a new satellite (F.e., a satellite not contemplated by the Mexico

City MoU) at 63.5° W.L.‘‘ MSV ignores the fact that neither of these satellites had been

coordinated in the past, and one of satellites uses carriers that are 25 times wider than those on

the Inmarsat 4F2 satellite."" Rather than delaying action on either MSV application pending the

completion of a new L—band coordination agreement, both applications were granted on a "non—

harmful interference basis to other mobile—satellite service systems operating in the L—band.""

Indeed, since the UK (the administration licensing the Inmarsat system and the home of the

ultimate corporate parent of Satamatics) is a WTO Member, the U.S. has an obligation to do the

same in this case. *


       C.      Satamatics Should Not Be Prevented From Using Any Available Inmarsat
               Spectrum

               MSV argues that "interference" will result from "Inmarsat‘s continued use of

spectrum that it agreed to return to MSV and MSV Canada. "‘ Implicitly, MSV seeks to exclude

Satamatics from operating over this "disputed" spectrum when providing existing Inmarsat


       ‘‘ See In the Matter ofMobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC, DA 05—50 (rel. Jan. 10,
2005) ("MSY 63.5° W.L. Order"); In the Matter ofMobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC, DA
05—1492 (rel. May 23, 2005) ("MSY 101° W.L. Order").
       2 See File No. SAT—AMD—20031118—00335 at Appendix A, p.23.
       3 See MSV 63.5° W.L. Order at € 39; MSY 101° W.L. Order at " 59.
        4 See TMI Market Access Order, 14 FCC Red. at 20813 (rejecting the attempt of AMSC
to preclude other L—band systems from serving the U.S. until AMSC had completed coordination
of 20 MHz of spectrum because doing so "would be inconsistent with U.S. market access
commitments in the WTO Agreement"); Amendment ofthe Commission‘s Regulatory Policies to
Allow Non—U.S. Licensed Satellites Providing Domestic and International Service in the United
States, 12 FCC Red. 24094, 24104(1997) ("DISCO II") (recognizing the US commitment "to
provide market access to all basic telecommunications services and national treatment to service
suppliers of WTO members").
       5 MSV Petition at 12.


services to its customers using the Inmarsat 4F2. The Bureau must reject MSV‘s request.

Indeed, as Inmarsat has pointed out, if the Bureau were to restrict operations over this disputed

spectrum, it would be tantamount to the reinstatement and modification of the expired 1999 L—

band spectrum coordination agreement."" However, this is not the forum to adopt a new

coordination agreement and policy for the L—band.

               The Inmarsat D+ MET‘s in the Satamatics Application should be free to use all of

the L—band frequencies used by Inmarsat, subject to the outcome of any international

coordination. If MSV has a dispute over the current distribution and coordination of L—band

spectrum, it should bring this dispute with Inmarsat in accordance with the agreed—upon

procedures for international coordination, not in this application proceeding.""

               Despite MSV‘s suggestion otherwise, the Commission has not previously limited

operators to the spectrum last coordinated for their use under an expired coordination

agreement."* The 2001 Inmarsat Market Access Order is clear: "In the absence of a continuing

annual L—band operator—to—operator coordination agreement, operations of MET‘s in the 1525—

1559 and 1626.5—1660.5 MHz bands will be on a non—interference basis until a future operator—

to—operator agreement is concluded.""" Subject to a non—harmful interference condition, the

Commission has consistently held that MSV, TMI, and others could use the entire range of L—




      5 See Opposition of Inmarsat at 9—10, filed in File Nos. SES—LFS—20050930—01352, SES—
AMD—20051111—01564, and ITC—214—20051005—00395 (Dec. 7, 2005) ("Inmarsat Opposition").
       ‘ Despite what MSV may imply, the Bureau acknowledges in the MSYV 63.5° W.L. Order
and MSY 101° W.L. Order that "informal" arrangements now govern the coordination of L—band
spectrum, not the 1999 coordination agreement. See MSY 63.5° W.L. Order at § 23; MSY 101°
W.L. Order at 34.
       8 See MSV Petition at 13.
        Inmarsat Market Access Order, 16 FCC Red. at 21712—13.


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band frequencies in the absence of a coordination agreement."" There is no reason to treat

Satamatics differently now. If international coordination changes the spectrum available to

Inmarsat, Satamatics will modify the operations of its MET‘s accordingly. Until that time,

however, there is no reason to delay approval of these applications.

               The Bureau should not permit MSV to restrict the use of L—band spectrum in

order to facilitate its plans to offer ancillary terrestrial component ("ATC") services. The

Commission‘s Rules specify that ATC operations in the L—band are only permitted in bands

which have been coordinated for satellite use."‘ However, the last formal coordination

agreement under the Mexico City MOU expired in 1999. Further, in permitting ATC authority

for the L—band, the Commission made it clear (and MSV agreed) that a provider could not seek

to coordinate spectrum for ATC, as opposed to satellite service needs."" The Bureau must not

allow MSV to manipulate spectrum assignments in order to further its goals for ATC.


       D.      Grant of the Satamatics Application Will Not Create Any Technical
               Interference Issues

               The existing Inmarsat D+ service has been provided with the current Inmarsat

satellite for several years without causing harmful interference, and Satamatics and Inmarsat do

not expect any increase in interference when these services are provided using the Inmarsat




       * See MSYV 101° W.L. Order at § 34; See MSY 63.5° W.L. Order at 23; Inmarsat
Market Access Order, 16 FCC Red. at 21712; TMI Market Access Order, 14 FCC Red. at 20814.
       *‘ See C.F.R. §25.253(a)(4)("In a band segment in which the applicant has no rights
under a coordination agreement, the applicant may not implement ATC in that band.")
        * See Flexibilityfor Delivery of Communications by Mobile Satellite Service Providers
in the 2 GHz Band, the L—band, and the 1.6/2.4 GHz Bands, 18 FCC Red. 1962, 2066—67 (2003)
("LWle agree with MSV‘s assertion that parties could not legitimately identify terrestrial ATC
usage to justify a larger MSS satellite spectrum assignment.")


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4F2."" MSV‘s claims regarding possible interference due to technical differences between the

Inmarsat 4F2 satellite and previous satellites do not support holding the Satamatics Application

in abeyance. Indeed, the technical differences between the Inmarsat 4F2 satellite and earlier L—

band satellites are unlikely to cause harmful interference in the L—band. First, MSV claims that

the increased number of regional beams employed by the Inmarsat 4F2 satellite could cause

harmful interference in the L—band."* However, as set forth in the Technical Appendix of the

Satamatics Application and as explained by Inmarsat elsewhere, the Inmarsat 4F2 is more

"interference friendly" than the third generation satellite because: (1) its narrower spot beams

with steeper antenna side lobes reduce interference to adjacent areas; and (2) its higher gain spot

beams allow the use of terminals that radiate less than one—tenth the power of existing Inmarsat

high speed data terminals." Further, the Inmarsat 4F2 satellite will be located 1.25° further away

from MSV. This increased separation will further reduce any interference risk. In the absence of

the coordination agreement, the Inmarsat 4F2 is capable of operating on a non—harmful

interference basis.

               MSV suggests that in the absence of a coordination agreement the "significantly

larger aggregate EIRP ("AEIRP") of Inmarsat 4F2 relative to Inmarsat—3, could cause harmful

intersystem interference. .. .""° This claim is also unavailing because the EIRP spectral density

of the currently authorized services will be no greater than the EIRP spectral density of those



        *" As the Bureau has recognized, current L—band operators have been operating
"interference—free" for some time. See MSY 63.5° W.L. Order at ( 23 ("While the most recent
annual operator—to—operator agreement has not been renewed since 1999, the five parties have
continued to coordinate their operations informally and have been operating interference—free.");
MSY 101° W.L. Order at [ 34.
       *4 See MSV Petition at 14—15.
       * See Imarsat Opposition at 21—22.
       °° MSV Petition at 14.


same services provided today on the Inmarsat—3 satellite, which will allow Inmarsat to operate

the Inmarsat 4F2 satellite within technical envelope of the last coordination agreement with

Msyv.*‘
                Finally, MSV argues that "Inmarsat itself may suffer greater interference upon

operation of its new satellite to support existing services" because of the higher antenna gain of

the Inmarsat 4F2."° This claim is also not valid. As set forth in the Technical Appendix of the

Satamatics Application and as explained by Inmarsat elsewhere, the global beam on the Inmarsat

4F2 satellite has same receive sensitivity as the global beam on the Inmarsat—3 satellite. Further,

the regional and narrow spot beams on the Inmarsat 4F2 satellite have better receive performance

and better side—lobe roll—off than the Inmarsat—3 satellite."" Inmarsat has taken these factors into

account and is confident that it can operate Inmarsat 4F2, so that it is no more susceptible to

interference than Inmarsat—3."°



       E.      The Inmarsat 4F2 Satellite Is Properly Regarded As A Replacement Satellite

               Despite what MSV may argue, the Inmarsat 4F2 satellite is properly regarded as a

replacement satellite."‘ Through the Inmarsat 3 satellite at 54° W.L., Satamatics currently is able

to serve the continental U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Although 1.25° further

east, the Inmarsat 4F2 at 52.75° W.L. will also serve the continental U.S., Puerto Rico and the

U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as operate over the same L—band service link frequencies that are

authorized for use on the Inmarsat 3 satellite at 54° W.L. Despite what MSV may imply,


       *" See Inmarsat Opposition at 22.
       *" MSV Petition at 16.
       * See Inmarsat Opposition at 22.
       39 See id.
       3" See MSV Petition at 19.

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Satamatics does not seek FCC authority to use Inmarsat MET‘s in conjunction with the Inmarsat

4F2 satellite in any regions of the U.S. which are not presently served by the Inmarsat 3 satellite.

Accordingly, the proposed use of the Inmarsat 4F2 satellite can be considered a replacement

satellite. This was precisely the Bureau‘s treatment of MSV‘s satellite application at 101° W.L. —

— the Inmarsat 4F2 satellite should not be treated any differently."" In fact, MSV‘s satellite at

101° W.L. increased its geographic coverage area from the satellite it replaced by adding parts of

South America, but it was still regarded as a replacement satellite by the Bureau.*"


        F.      The Commission‘s FSS Station Keeping Rule Does Not Apply to MSS
                Satellites

                The MSV Petition states that it is not clearly "settled" whether the Commission‘s

Rule, 47 C.F.R. § 25.210(j), requiring FSS satellites to operate with +/— 0.05° East—West station

keeping applies to MSS satellites."" However, the Commission‘s Rule and subsequent decisions

are very clear —— Section 25.210(j) does not apply to MSS satellites. The Commission stated in

its 2004 decision concerning the mitigation of orbital debris: "We decline, at this time, to adopt

changes to Section 25.210(j) to specify a longitudinal tolerance of +/—0.05° for all space stations,




        * See MSYV 101° W.L. Order at J 13—14.
        * Compare MSY 101° W.L. Order at § 1 ("The satellite will provide MSS on a common
carrier basis within the United States, and between the United States and North America, Central
America, the northern part of South America, and the Caribbean.") with Amendment ofParts 2,
22, 25 of the Commission‘s Rules to Allocate Spectrum for and to Establish Rules and Policies
Pertaining to the Use ofFrequencies in a Land Mobile Satellite Service for the Provision of
Various Common Carrier Services, Memorandum Opinion and Order and Authorization, 4 FCC
Red. 6041, 6053 (1989) ("The proposed beam coverage areas for the MSS network include the
continental United States (CONUS), Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Canada, parts
of Mexico and Central America, including the Gulf of Mexico, and U.S. coastal areas up to 200
miles off—shore.").
       4 See MSV Petition at 20.


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including MSS and remote sensing space stations.""" Indeed, in filing a Petition for Clarification

or Partial Reconsideration of its 101° W.L. authorization, MSV acknowledged that "there is no

rule requiring MSS satellites to operate with a +/— 0.05° East—West station keeping box."""

Section 25.210(j) is not applicable to the Inmarsat 4F2 satellite, and accordingly, a waiver of this

rule by Satamatics is not required for the Satamatics Application.""




       * In the Matter ofMitigation of Orbital Debris, 19 FCC Red. 11567, 11586 (2004).
       38 MSV Petition for Clarification or Partial Reconsideration, filed in File No. SAT—LOA—
19980702—00066 et al. (June 22, 2005). This is not an unsettled point of law as MSV argues. As
the MSV Petition for Clarification or Partial Reconsideration makes clear, MSV‘s own request
for a waiver of Section 25.210(j) for its replacement satellite at 101° W.L. (and its new satellite
at 63.5° W.L.) was filed because when those applications were filed there was a proposal to
apply 25.210(j) to MSS. See id. at 2. However, as the 2004 Orbital Debris Mitigation Order
makes clear, this proposal to modify 25.210(j) was never adopted by the Commission.
        ‘" If Section 25.210(j) were applicable to MSS, which it is not, the Inmarsat 4F2 satellite
would be in a better position than MSV to receive such a waiver. Unlike the orbital positions
where MSV is authorized to operate, the 52.75° W.L. orbital location for the Inmarsat 4F2 is not
nearly as congested, thereby mitigating the need for a strict station keeping rule with a
longitudinal tolerance of +/—0.05°. See MSY 63.53° W.L. Order at 12; MSY 101° W.L. Order at
qq 20—21.

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III.       CONCLUSION

               For the reasons stated above, Satamatics respectfully requests that the Bureau

dismiss or deny the MSV Petition and promptly grant the Satamatics Application as set forth

therein.


                                                  Respectfully submitted,

                                                  Satamatics, Inc.




                                                  Alfred M. Mamlet
                                                  Marc A. Paul
                                                  Brendan Kasper
                                                  Steptoe & Johnson LLP
                                                  1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW
                                                  Washington, D.C. 20036
                                                  (202) 429—3000

                                                  Counselfor Satamatic, Inc.
February 9, 2006




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                                CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

        I, Marc A. Paul, an attorney with the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, hereby certify
that on this 9th day of February, 2006, served a true copy of the foregoing Opposition by first
class mail, postage pre—paid (or as otherwise indicated) upon the following:

James Ball*                                       Andrea Kelly*
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

Cassandra Thomas*                                 Scott Kotler*®
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

Howard Griboff*                                   Karl Kensinger*
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

Fern Jarmulnek*                                   John Martin*
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

Stephen Duall*                                    Jennifer A. Manner
International Bureau                              Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Federal Communications Commission                 Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC
445 12"" Street, S.W.                             1002 Park Ridge Boulevard
Washington, DC 20554                              Reston, Virginia 20191

Robert Nelson*                                    Bruce D. Jacobs
International Bureau                              David S. Konczal
Federal Communications Commission                 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
445 12"" Street, S.W.                             2300 N Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20554                              Washington, DC 20037—1128


JoAnn Ekblad*                       John P. Janka
International Bureau                Jeffrey A. Marks
Federal Communications Commission   Latham & Watkins LLP
445 12"" Street, S.W.               555 Eleventh Street, N.W., Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20554                Washington, D.C. 20004

                                    Diane J. Cornell
                                    Vice President, Government Affairs
                                    Inmarsat, Inc.
                                    1100 Wilson Blyvd, Suite 1425
                                    Arlington, VA 22209


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