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This document pretains to SES-STA-20050930-01351 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 202-434-7300 202-434-7400 fax Russell H. Fox | 202 434 7483 | rfox@mintz.com www.mintz.com October 12, 2005 VIA E-MAIL Mr. Scott Kotler Chief, Systems Analysis Branch Satellite Division International Bureau Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: PetroCom License Corporation ("PetroCom"); Special Temporary Authority, Call Sign E030092; File No. SES-STA-20050930-01351; Request for Renewal and Waiver Dear Mr. Kotler: As you are aware, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) granted special temporary authority (“STA”) to our client, PetroCom, covering its operation of facilities at Port Fourchon, Louisiana. The FCC issued STA on an emergency basis to permit PetroCom to operate facilities that were previously located on East Timbalier Island, Louisiana. The East Timbalier Island facilities were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The STA, granted on September 23, 2005, expires on October 22, 2005. Paragraph 5 of the STA grant requires that PetroCom provide the FCC with a complete frequency coordination and interference report by the end of the term of the STA. In effect, therefore, the FCC requires the submission of frequency coordination and an interference report in order to extend the STA beyond the initial 30 day period. PetroCom requires, and hereby requests, renewal of the STA covering its operations at Port Fourchon for an additional thirty (30) days. However, PetroCom requests waiver of paragraph 5 of the FCC’s previous action which otherwise requires that PetroCom provide the FCC with frequency coordination and an interference report. PetroCom does not expect that the Port Fourchon facilities will remain in permanent operation and in fact, believes that the station will be in operation for less than an additional thirty (30) days beyond the current expiration date of existing authorization. PetroCom estimates, based on its discussions with a frequency coordinator, that the cost of obtaining frequency coordination and an interference report will be approximately $8,000. PetroCom believes that it is not in the public interest for it to expend the $8,000 necessary to obtain frequency coordination and an interference report in order for its temporary site to remain in operation for another thirty (30) days. PetroCom recognizes that its operations are secondary and that it is required to accept interference from other authorized communications systems. Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. B OSTON | W ASHINGTON | R ESTON | NEW YORK | STAMFORD | L OS A NGELES | L ONDON

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. Mr. Scott Kotler October 12, 2005 Page 2 Moreover, PetroCom notes that it has not received harmful interference to its operations to date and, to the best of its knowledge, it has not caused harmful interference to others. Accordingly, PetroCom requests that the FCC grant further STA for its Port Fourchon station, until November 21, 2005, without the requirement to provide the FCC with evidence of frequency coordination or an interference study. Should there be any questions regarding the foregoing, please contact the undersigned directly. Very truly yours, /s/ Russell H. Fox Russell H. Fox


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