Attachment Narrative

This document pretains to SES-MFS-20150721-00470 for Modification w/ Foreign Satellite (earth station) on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESMFS2015072100470_1096471

FCC Form 312 EchoStar Broadcasting Corporation Page 1 of 2 Narrative for Earth Station License Modification Introduction Pursuant to Section 25.117 of the Federal Communications Commission’s rules,1 EchoStar Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) submits this application to modify the points of communications for earth station license E020306.2 Points of Communication EBC requests to add the following points of communications -- EchoStar and Dish satellites at the 61.5° W.L. cluster (EchoStar III, EchoStar XII and EchoStar XVI3), the 110° W.L. cluster (EchoStar X and EchoStar XI4), and the 119° W.L. cluster (EchoStar XIV and EchoStar VII.5). The FCC has previously authorized these points of communications.6 EBC requests that the Commission correct the license so that EchoStar 6 at 96.2° W.L. is listed as a point of communications. On August 11, 2014, the International Bureau and the Office of Engineering and Technology granted EBC’s application to add EchoStar 6 at 96.2° W.L. as a point of communication.7 However, that grant is not reflected on the license. Accordingly, EBC requests that Commission correct the license to add EchoStar 6 at 96.2° W.L. as a point of communications. EBC requests that the Commission delete the following points of communications from the license:  1. GD2 to ECHOSTAR 1 @ 148.0 W.L. of the Direct Broadcast Satellite system (U.S.-licensed)8  2. GD2 to ECHOSTAR 2 @ 148 W.L. of the Direct Broadcast satellite system (U.S.-licensed)9  3. GD2 to ECHOSTAR 3 (S2741) @ 61.5 W.L. of the Direct Broadcast Satellite system (U.S.- licensed)10 1 See 47 C.F.R. § 25.117. 2 No physical changes to the earth station will occur as a result of this license modification. 3 See FCC Call Signs S2741, S2653 and S2844. 4 See FCC Call Signs S2738 and S2694. 5 See FCC Call Signs S2790 and S2740 6 See, e.g., Call Sign E020248 (point of communications number 9), and IBFS File No. SES-MOD-20120815-00750 (granted Dec. 28, 2012). 7 See IBFS File No. SES-MFS-20130307-00233 (granted Aug. 11, 2014); EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation, Order and Authorization, 29 FCC Rcd, 9615, 9623 ¶ 24 (IB, OET 2014). 8 EchoStar 1 is no longer at 148.0 W.L. 9 EchoStar 2 is no longer in operation. 10 EchoStar 3 can be deleted because it will be covered in the 61.5 W.L. cluster.

FCC Form 312 EchoStar Broadcasting Corporation Page 2 of 2  4. GD2 to ECHOSTAR 4 @ 157 W.L. of the Direct Broadcast Satellite system (U.S.-licensed)11  5. GD2 to ECHOSTAR 5 @ 119 W.L. of the Direct Broadcast satellite system (U.S.-licensed)12  6. GD2 to ECHOSTAR 6 @ 110 W.L. of the Direct Broadcast satellite system (U.S.-licensed)13  7. GD2 to ECHOSTAR 7 @ 119 W.L. of the Direct Broadcast satellite system (U.S.-licensed)14  8. GD2 to ECHOSTAR-4 satellite @ 77 degrees W.L. (of the Direct Broadcast satellite systems(U.S.-licensed)15  9. GD2 to ECHOSTAR 5 @148 W.L. of the Direct Broadcast satellite system (U.S.-licensed)16 11 EchoStar 4 is no longer in operation. 12 EchoStar 5 is no longer in operation. 13 EchoStar 6 is no longer at 110 W.L. 14 EchoStar 7 can be deleted because it will be covered in the 119 W.L. cluster. 15 EchoStar 4 is no longer in operation. 16 EchoStar 5 is no longer in operation.


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