Attachment Narrative

This document pretains to SES-MFS-20160112-00015 for Modification w/ Foreign Satellite (earth station) on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESMFS2016011200015_1121344

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


In the Matter of
                                                 )
Application of Shell Communications, Inc.        )
for Modification of Fixed Earth Station          )     File No:
License to Add Permitted List Authority          )
                                                 )     Call Sign: E060229
                                                 )

                     Earth Station License Modification Application

          By this application, Shell Communications, Inc. (“Shell Communications”) seeks
 to modify its existing C-band fixed earth station license (Call Sign E060229) by adding
 “Permitted List” as an authorized point of communication for the earth station terminal.
 The subject terminal – an Andrew 243 – is located on the Amelia HP, an offshore oil
 platform located in the Gulf of Mexico (29° 40' 54.3" N, 91° 5' 51.1" W). Presently
 under the license, the terminal is authorized to communicate with certain satellite points
 of communication and this modification seeks to expand communications to include
 satellites on the Commission’s Permitted Space Station List. The requested modification
 will afford Shell Communications additional operational flexibility and allow it to obtain
 more reliable and cost-effective satellite services on the offshore platform, where reliable
 broadband connectivity is critical for operational, safety and other reasons.
          In seeking Permitted List authority, Shell Communications requests authority to
 operate the earth station terminal with any U.S. licensed satellite and non-U.S. licensed
 satellite on the Commission’s Permitted Space Station List.             Accordingly, Shell
 Communications also seeks to widen the range of satellite arc currently in the license to
 60° W.L. to 143° W.L., which will slightly modify the maximum EIRP spectral density
 towards the horizon value, as well as the azimuth and elevation angles, as indicated in the
 Schedule B. Shell Communications certifies that the remaining technical information in
 its earth station license and associated application1 remains unchanged.

 1
     See File No. SES-MFS-20081209-01574 (Call Sign E060229).


       A frequency coordination analysis was conducted by Comsearch and
demonstrates that Shell Communications may operate the Andrew 243 earth station
terminal over the proposed satellite arc range and will not cause harmful interference.
Comsearch sent a coordination notice to existing licensees in the band within relevant
coordination distances and no objections have been received from incumbent licensees.
Accordingly, Shell Communications’ proposed operations are fully compatible with other
FCC-licensed operations.2 The requested modification will serve the public interest by
enhancing Shell Communications’ satellite communication capabilities on the Amelia
HP, thereby improving the critical services it provides to crew members for business and
emergency operations.
       Shell Communications respectfully requests that the Commission grant its
application to modify its existing C-band earth station license, Call Sign E060229, by
adding Permitted List authority to allow the terminal to communicate with satellites on
the Commission’s Permitted Space Station List.




2
  Please note that potentially affected licenses may respond to Comsearch by January 19,
2016, but Comsearch’s analysis suggests that there will be no impact to such licensees by
the operations proposed herein. To the extent that a potentially affected licensee contacts
Comsearch regarding the proposed operations, Shell will inform the Commission and
amend its application to the extent necessary to address the concerns of the affected
licensees.



Document Created: 2016-01-11 18:55:14
Document Modified: 2016-01-11 18:55:14

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