IBFS / ICFS

SES-RWL-20260211-00681

DISH Broadcasting Corporation

E2981 Renewal

Filing overview

StatusClosed
Call signE2981
Applicant FRN0026224774
ContactChristopher Bjornson
Filing typeRWL
Date filed2026-02-20
Status date2026-08-17
Expiration date2041-04-08
ServiceSES
Last actionWithdrawn
FCC sourceView the FCC filing record

Application details

FCC form
FCC Form 312R
Application type
Application for Earth Station Authorizations
Name
Christopher Bjornson
Street Address
1330 Connecticut Ave NW
City
Washington
State
DC
Zip Code/Postal Code
20036
Country
United States of America
Phone
202-429-3059
Fax
+1
Email
cbjornson@steptoe.com
Relationship
Legal Counsel

Application summary

Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
E2981 Renewal

Applicant Information (Q1 - 16)

FRN
0026224774
Name
DISH Broadcasting Corporation
Street Address
1110 Vermont Ave NW
Street Address 2
Suite 450
City
Washington
State
DC
Zip Code/Postal Code
20005
Country
United States of America
Same Contact
No
Attention
Ms Alison Minea
Phone
303-910-5604
Email
Alison.Minea@dish.com

Application Fees

17b. Will a fee be paid?
Yes
17c. If yes, select the appropriate fee code for the application.
BHB
Fee Amount
130

Waivers

18a. Does the Applicant request a waiver(s) of the Commission's rules?
No
19b. If this filing is an amendment to a pending application, enter file number of pending application:
SES-RWL-20110218-00181

Type of Service

20. NATURE OF SERVICE: This filing is for an authorization to provide or use the following type(s) of service(s): Select all that apply.
Fixed-Satellite Service
21. Status
Non-Common Carrier
22. Select all that apply from the drop-down below:
U.S. Licensed Satellites
23. If Applicant is providing INTERNATIONAL COMMON CARRIER service, see instructions regarding Sec. 214 filing. Are these facilities:
N/A
Frequency Band Vhf Band
No
Frequency Band Uhf Band
No
Frequency Band L Band
No
Frequency Band S Band
No
Frequency Band C Band
Yes
Frequency Band X Band
No
Frequency Band Ku Band
No
Frequency Band Ka Band
No
Frequency Band V Band
No
Frequency Band Other
No

Type of Station

25a. CLASS OF STATION: Select the Class of Station/Orbit Type
FES
25d. Does the applicant intend to use a non-U.S. licensed satellite to provide service in the United States?
No
26. Type of Earth Station
Transmit/Receive

Purpose of Modification

Mod Ammend Purpose Add New Designator
No
Mod Ammend Purpose Change Emission Designator
No
Mod Ammend Purpose Auth To Increase Eirp
No
Mod Ammend Purpose Auth To Replace Antenna
No
Mod Ammend Purpose Auth To Add Antenna
No
Mod Ammend Purpose Auth To Relocate Fixed Station
No
Mod Ammend Purpose Auth To Change Assigned Freq
No
Mod Amd Purpose Add Frequencies
No
Mod Ammend Purpose Auth To Add Points Of Comm
No
Mod Ammend Purpose Auth To Change Points Of Comm
No
Mod Ammend Purpose Auth For Facilities Where Report Required
No
Mod Amd Purpose Change Orbit Location
No
Mod Amd Purpose Perform Fleet Management
No
Mod Amd Purpose Extend Milestones
No
Mod Ammend Purpose Other
Yes
27o. Other (Specify)
Renewal

Environmental Policy

28a. Would a Commission grant of any proposal in this application or amendment have a significant environmental impact as defined by 47 CFR 1.1307?
No

Alien Ownership

29. Is the Applicant a foreign government or the representative of any foreign government?
No
30. Is the Applicant an alien or the representative of an alien?
N/A
31. Is the Applicant a corporation organized under the laws of any foreign government?
N/A
32. Is the applicant a corporation of which more than one-fifth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by aliens or their representatives or by a foreign government or representative thereof or by any corporation organized under the laws of a foreign country?
N/A
33. Is the applicant a corporation directly or indirectly controlled by any other corporation of which more than oneāˆ’fourth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by aliens, their representatives, or by a foreign government or representative thereof or by any corporation organized under the laws of a foreign country?
N/A

Basic Qualifications

35. Has the applicant or any party to this application or amendment had any FCC station authorization or license revoked or had any application for an initial, modification or renewal of FCC station authorization, license, or construction permit denied by the Commission?
Yes
If Yes, attach as an exhibit, an explanation of circumstance
Q36-Q102.pdf
36. Has the Applicant, or any party to this Application or amendment, or any party directly or indirectly controlling the Applicant ever been convicted of a felony by any state or federal court?
No
37. Has any court finally adjudged the applicant, or any person directly or indirectly controlling the applicant, guilty of unlawfully monopolizing or attempting unlawfully to monopolize radio communication, directly or indirectly, through control of manufacture or sale of radio apparatus, exclusive traffic arrangement or any other means or unfair methods of competition?
No
38. Is the Applicant, or any person directly or indirectly controlling the Applicant, currently a party in any pending matter referred to in the preceding two items?
No
Anti Drug Checkbox
Yes
41. Application Description
Renewal of license for earth station callsign E2981.
A
Yes
B
No
C
No

Attachments/Confidential Treatment of Attachments

43. Is the Applicant requesting confidential treatment of an attachment(s) under section 0.459 of the Commission's rules?
No

Signature

First Name
Alison
Last Name
Minea
Title
VP Regulatory Affairs
Signature
Alison Minea
Date
2026-02-20

Related filings

RelationshipFiling
relatedSES-RWL-20110218-00181

Sources and provenance

SourceSource recordRetrievedMatch
ICFSSES-RWL-20260211-006812026-08-19 22:54:10Direct Source Record
Selected field provenance
FieldDisplayed valueSourceObserved
StatusClosedICFS SES-RWL-20260211-006812026-08-19 22:54:10
DescriptionE2981 RenewalICFS SES-RWL-20260211-006812026-08-19 22:54:10
Applicant NameDISH Broadcasting CorporationICFS SES-RWL-20260211-006812026-08-19 22:54:10
Applicant Frn0026224774ICFS SES-RWL-20260211-006812026-08-19 22:54:10
Call SignE2981ICFS SES-RWL-20260211-006812026-08-19 22:54:10
Date Filed2026-02-20ICFS SES-RWL-20260211-006812026-08-19 22:54:10
Status Date2026-08-17ICFS SES-RWL-20260211-006812026-08-19 22:54:10
Expiration Date2041-04-08ICFS SES-RWL-20260211-006812026-08-19 22:54:10

Documents

DocumentTypeDateStatus
RadHaz10m.pdfRadiation Hazard Study 10M2026-02-20Available
RadHaz9.1m.pdfRadiation Hazard Study 9.1M2026-02-20Available
SESMOD2018041000335P.pdfForm Attachment2026-02-11Available
HTML.htmForm Attachment2026-02-11Invalid document
SESMOD2018041000335..pdfForm Attachment2026-02-11Available
Q36-Q102.pdfIf Yes, attach as an exhibit, an explanation of circumstance2026-02-11Available
Application.pdfForm Attachment2026-02-11Available