Attachment Dismissal ltr

Dismissal ltr

DECISION submitted by FCC

Dismissal ltr

2008-04-30

This document pretains to SES-MOD-20080325-00350 for Modification on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESMOD2008032500350_663634

Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 DA 08-1030 April 30, 2008 Mr. Jeffrey E. Rummel, Esq. ARENT FOX PLLC 1050 Connecticut Ave Washington, DC 20036-5339 Re: Call Sign: E080003 File No. SES-MOD-20080325-00350 Call Sign: E080002 File No. SES-MOD-20080326-00358 Dear Mr. Rummel: On March 25, 2008 and March 26, 2008, BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration, Inc. (BAE) filed the above-captioned applications to modify two earth station licenses to add Ka-band1 frequencies. Section 25.112(a)(1) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.112, requires the Commission to return, as unacceptable for filing, any earth station application that is not substantially complete, contains internal inconsistencies, or does not substantially comply with the Commission’s rules. BAE’s applications do not comply with the Commission’s rules, which renders it unacceptable and subject to dismissal. For the reason explained below, we dismiss the applications as defective without prejudice to refiling. Section 25.115(e) of the Commission’s rules provides that “Applications to license individual earth stations operating in the 20/30 GHz band shall be filed on FCC Form 312, Main Form and Schedule B, and shall also include the information described in Section 25.138.” BAE did not submit antenna radiation patterns required by Section 25.138(d). Without this information, we cannot determine whether the proposed operations are likely to cause harmful interference to any other Commission-licensed operations. Thus, these applications are incomplete. Additionally, BAE indicates in Form 312 Schedule B of the applications that it seeks to communicate with the AMC-15 satellite at 105o W.L. and the AMC-16 satellite at 85o W.L. BAE 1 BAE seeks to add the 18.3-18.8, 19.7-20.2, 28.35-28.6, and 29.25-30 GHz bands to its license for Call Sign E080003. BAE seeks to add the 19.7-20.2 and 29.5-30.0 GHz bands to its license for Call Sign E080002.

Federal Communications Commission DA 08-1030 also seeks to communicate with ALSAT-designated satellites. Only those fixed-satellite service earth stations that are two-degree compliant and that operate in the 3700-4200 MHz, 5925-6425 MHz, 11.7-12.2 GHz, or 14.0-14.5 GHz bands can request ALSAT as a point of communication.2 Because BAE’s proposed operation are in the 18.3-18.8, 19.7-20.2, 28.35-28.6, and 29.25-30 GHz bands, BAE’s application must specify the satellite or satellites with which the proposed FSS earth station seeks to communicate in these bands. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 25.112(a)(1)3 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.112(a)(1), and Section 0.261 of the Commission’s rules on delegations of authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, we dismiss these applications as defective without prejudice to refiling.4 Sincerely, Scott A. Kotler Chief, Systems Analysis Branch Satellite Division International Bureau 2 Amendment of the Commission’s Regulatory Policies to Allow Non-U.S.-Licensed Space Stations to Provide Domestic and International Services in the United States, First Order on Reconsideration, IB Docket No. 96-111, 15 FCC Rcd 7207, 7214-16 (paras. 16-20). 3 47 C.F.R. § 25.112(a)(1). See also Echostar Satellite LLC, Order on Reconsideration, DA 04-4056 (released December 27, 2004). 4 If BAE refiles an application identical to the one dismissed, with the exception of supplying the requested information, it need not pay an application fee. See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1109(d). 2


Document Created: 2019-04-26 10:03:15
Document Modified: 2019-04-26 10:03:15
© 2024 FCC.report
This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FCC