Attachment Exhibit A

This document pretains to SES-MOD-20100504-00550 for Modification on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESMOD2010050400550_814261

                                                         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

operation of Harris’s earth station (Call Sign E090062, File No. SES-LIC-20090403-00409) one year until May

18, 2011. Specific details regarding this extension request are provided below.

        On April 3, 2009, Harris filed an FCC Form 312 request with the Commission seeking authorization for

the subject C Band earth station.1 This submission was 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 station

referenced herein.2 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 authorization for earth station E090062 (File No. SES-LIC-20090403-00409) was granted effective May 18, 2009.
2
 On April 26, 2010 Harris filed two similar requests for Ku Band earth stations E090040 (File No. SES-MOD-20100426-00480) and
E090041 (File No. SES-MOD-20100426-00481), both of which would operate under the same contract.



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Document Modified: 2010-05-04 12:52:13

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