Attachment Extension

This document pretains to SES-STA-20040126-00159 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2004012600159_379043

8   E880787     SES-STA-20M012640158
    Hughes Network Systems, Inc.



                                                                                       NETWORK SYSTEMS

                                                      January 26,2004

              BY HAND DELlVEKY
              Marlene H, Dortch, Secretary                     FCC/MELLBl4
              Federal Communicauons Commissian         p-I--u.-,
              445 Twelfth Street, S.W.
              Washington, D.C. 20554

              Arm:   Frank Peace,Jr.
                     Satellite Engineering Branch
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              Dear Mi. Peace:
                           Hughes Nelwork Syswms, Inc. (“HNS”)hereby requests an cxwnsion of the Special
              Temporary Aurhority (“STA”) pursuant LO which HNS i s mornitung in rhe 14.5-14.51 GHz band
              using rhe VSATs licensed under the fourwen call signs listed on Exhibir A.

                            HNS first sough1this STA by a letter request Jared Augusr 30,2002,as
              supplemented on Qccober 1,2002. On October 8,2001, h e Commission granted STA through
              3anuary 8,2003. On December 16,2002, HWS requested an exrensian of STA for a period of one
              hundred-eighry (180)days. On April 4,2003, the Commission grimred an extension rhmugh luly 4,
              2003. On June 30,203,HNS requested an extension of STA for 3 period of onc hundred-eighty
              (180) days. On July 29,2003, rhe Commissiun granted an extension through January 29,2004.

                               HNS hereby tequcsu a one hundred-eighry (180)~y exfension of its exisring
              authority, on the s a w rechnical plulunevrs and oiher terns and condibam under which ir cmently
              i s operaring. &anr of this request will facilirate the continued isolarion and resolurion of
              inremlirrent opewond issues hat  ms        suspecrs may exist with rcspL’cr10 an exmmly limited
              number of HNS’ VSAT remow terminals. The proposed operations ace nor feasible in the 14.0-14.5
              GHz band because of s p e c m limitations on a variety of sarcllices and VSAT uansmir power
              ctensiry coasu-aints. Granr of rhis request 4so will faciliw the Govenunenr’shomeland securiry
              dfom bccvuse it will allow HNs 10 conunue to addrcss terrain concerns that have been raised on
              behalf of rhe Federal Aviation Administration. Due to the unique circu~nstunces



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presented here, HNS submits rhar ti. grant of EhiS q u e s t for conFinud STA IOuse a Govenunenr
frequency band will WWI: the public inrerest, convenience and necessiry.
               HNS hereby cenit’ifesrhar neither W S ,nor any af the officers or d i f f c w of W S ,
nor any orhes pmy to this request, i s subjecr LO denial of federal benefi~pursuanr to Swtion 5301
of he Anti-Qfug Abuse ACT Of 1988,21 U.S.C. 9 862, because of a convicuon for possession or
disuibution of a concroHled substance.
              Enclosed are a check payable IOshe Federal Comunic;rEionsCommission in d.re
amount of $2,1OO.00 to c o w the requisite filing fee for these famen call signs, md dn FCC
Remittance Advice Fonn 1S9.
               For the foregoing reasons, HNS resptxrfully requests that rhe Commission exmd
a;s STA as ser fonh above. In xhe event there &reany qucsdOnn concerning this matter, please
c o n Jack
       ~ ~Wcngryniuk of HNS at (301) 423-SpQ6 or John kankrr of Lacham & Watlons LLP                ,_
(202) 637-22OO.



                                                 Respectful1y submirced,
                                                 Hughes Network Sysrems, Inc.


                                                                                  .   .
                                                     Joslyn Read
                                                     Assisrant: Vice h.e.6idcnr

Enclosures
CC:    Columbis Opemuons Center
       Fred Thomas
       Edward Davison
       Katnryn Hasford




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