7-6-09 Letter to FCC

LETTER submitted by SkyWave Mobile Communications, Corp.

7-6-09 Letter to FCC re SkyTerra ATC.pdf

2009-07-06

This document pretains to SES-MOD-20090429-00536 for Modification on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESMOD2009042900536_720980

July 6, 2009



Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554

       Re:     Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC Application for Minor
               Modification of Space Station License (AMSC-1) (File No. SAT-MOD-
               20090429-00047); Application for Minor Modification of Space Station
               License (MSV-1) (File No. SAT-MOD-20090429-00046); Application for
               Minor Modification of Blanket License to Operate Mobile Earth
               Terminals (MSAT-1) (File No. SES-MOD-20090429-00536)

Dear Ms. Dortch:

SkyWave Mobile Communications, Corp. (“SkyWave”) writes to notify the Federal
Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) that it intends to file comments
with respect to the above-referenced applications by the July 10, 2009 deadline
established by the Commission. On April 29, 2009, SkyTerra Subsidiary LLC
(“SkyTerra”) filed three identical applications for modification of its Ancillary Terrestrial
Component (“ATC”) authority—one for each of its two U.S.-licensed satellites (AMSC-1
and MSV-1) and a third for its blanket license for mobile earth stations accessing its
Canadian-licensed satellite (MSAT-1). The Commission placed SkyTerra’s applications
on a space station public notice dated June 5, 20091 and an earth station public notice
dated June 10, 2009.2 Thus, the deadlines for on the identical application are both




1
      Policy Branch Information; Space Station Applications Accepted for Filing, Report
No. SAT-00609, File Nos. SAT-MOD-20090429-00047, SAT-MOD-20090429-00046
(June 5, 2009).
2
      Satellite Commc’ns Servs.; Satellite Radio Applications Accepted for Filing,
Report No. SES-01145, File No. SES-MOD-20090429-00536 (June 10, 2009).


Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary
June 6, 2009
Page 2


July 6, 2009 and July 10, 2009. For the ease of the parties and the Commission,
SkyWave intends to file substantive comments on all three applications on July 10,
2009.
Respectfully submitted,

SKYWAVE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, CORP.



By: _________/s/_________________
   Tom Houtman
   Director, Product Development
   SkyWave Mobile Communications, Corp.
   1145 Innovation Drive, Unit 288
   Ottawa, Canada
   1-613-591-0100 X5292
   Tom.Houtman@skywave.com




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