Attachment Exhibit A

This document pretains to SES-MOD-20100426-00481 for Modification on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESMOD2010042600481_812692

                                                Exhibit A

                                      Description of Application

        Pursuant to Section 25.117(c) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.117(c), Harris

Corporation ("Harris") hereby requests that the FCC extend the deadline for construction

completion and commencement of operations of Harris’s earth stations (Call Signs E090040,

File No. SES-LIC-20090313-00309 and E090041, File No. SES-LIC-20090313-00312) one year

until April 27, 2011. Specific details regarding this extension request are provided below.

        On March 13, 2009, Harris filed two FCC Form 312 requests with the Commission

seeking authorization for the subject Ku Band earth stations.1 These submissions were made

pursuant to a Request For Tender ("RFT") submitted by Harris in order to procure a contract to

provide communications to US Navy and NOAA vessels under the US Navy Commercial

Broadband Satellite Program. Governmental award of this contract was contested, and Harris is

currently awaiting GAO action to resolve the contested claims. Harris expects the contract will

be awarded in the near future, and in order to fulfill its obligations if awarded the contract, Harris

will need to facilitate timely construction and operation implementation measures for the earth

stations referenced herein. As noted above, Harris states that the additional time as requested

herein is due to unforeseeable circumstances beyond its control.

        Harris hereby submits the following in justification of the extension period requested:

Harris estimates that the contract will be awarded in approximately one-hundred days, and upon

said contract being awarded, an additional 120 days will be necessary for delivery After Order

Receipt/Request of the sitcom equipment. An additional 120 days will be required for

installation, testing, and verification of the equipment.


1
 The FCC authorizations for earth stations E090040 (File No. SES-LIC-20090313-00309) and E090041 (File No.
SES-LIC-20090313-00312) were granted effective April 27, 2009.



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Document Modified: 2010-04-26 15:54:30

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