Attachment Question 42

This document pretains to SES-MFS-20110419-00465 for Modification w/ Foreign Satellite (earth station) on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESMFS2011041900465_883758

                                   Response to Question 42
                                  Foreign-Licensed Satellites
       EchoStar Corporation (“EchoStar”) is seeking authority to operate its Direct Broadcast

Satellite (“DBS”) feeder link earth station with three foreign-licensed DBS satellites. The

provision of services from those satellites – EchoStar 8 (Mexico), Nimiq 5 (Canada), and Ciel 2

(Canada) – has already been authorized by the Commission.

       EchoStar 8 at 77° W.L. Please see File Nos. SES-MFS-20080724-00977 and SAT-STA-

20080616-00121 for the information specified in 47 C.F.R. § 25.137 for EchoStar 8 at 77° W.L.

The Commission has previously granted blanket earth station and DBS feeder link authorizations

for the provision of DBS service into the United States from the Mexican-licensed EchoStar 8

satellite at 77° W.L.1

       Nimiq 5 at 72.7° W.L. Please see File No. SES-MFS-20090306-00253 for the

information specified in 47 C.F.R. § 25.137 for Nimiq 5 at 72.7° W.L. The Commission has

previously granted blanket earth station and DBS feeder link authorizations for the provision of

DBS service into the United States from the Canadian-licensed Nimiq 5 satellite at 72.7° W.L.2

       Ciel 2 at 129° W.L. Please see File No. SES-MFS-20080926-01242 for the information

specified in 47 C.F.R. § 25.137 for Ciel 2 at 129° W.L.3 The Commission has previously

granted blanket earth station and DBS feeder link authorizations for the provision of DBS service

into the United States from Canadian-licensed Ciel 2 at 129° W.L.




       1
         See File No. SES-MFS-20080724-00977 (granted Sept. 13, 2010); Public Notice,
Report SES No. 01280 (rel. Sept. 22, 2010); Stamp Grant, File No. SAT-STA-20080616-00121
(granted Oct. 31, 2008).
       2
        See File No. SES-MFS-20090306-00253 (granted Oct. 30, 2009); Public Notice, Report
SES No. 01889 (rel. Nov. 4, 2009).
       3
        See File No. SES-MFS-20080926-01242 (granted Jan. 30, 2009); Public Notice, Report
No. SES No. 01110 (rel. Feb. 4, 2009).



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