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REPLY TO COMMENTS submitted by Stratos, SkyWave, Satamatics

Reply

2006-01-06

This document pretains to SES-STA-20051222-01788 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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                                      )      sEs—STA—20051216—01761 (BO10047)
                                      )      ses—sTA—200s1216—01762 (Eot04s)
                                      )      sEs—sTA—20051216—01763 (Eo10049)
                                      )      ses—sTA—20051216—01764 (Eo10050)
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Satamatics, Inc.                      )      SEs—STA—20051223—01700 (E020074)
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To: Intemational Bureau



                               JOINT REPLY COMMENTS




                                             Alfred M. Mamlet
                                             Mare A. Paul
                                             Brendan Kasper
                                             Srertor & Jormson ttr
                                             1330 Connecticut Avenue NW
                                             Washington, D.C. 20036—1795
                                             (202) 420—3000
                                             Counsel to Stratos Communications, Inc.
                                             SkyWave Mobile Communications, Corp. and
                                             Satamatics, Inc.




January 6, 2006


                         TABLE OF CONTENTS

      INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY .       «.
1.    GRANT OF THE STA REQUESTS Is IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
      GRANT OF THE STA REQUESTS WILL NOT CREATE ANY
      INTERFERENCE ISSUES..
IV.   THE BUREAU SHOULD NOT IMPOSE THE MSV CONDITIONS
      CoNCL.UsION..


                                   Before the
                      FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                                      Washington, DC 20554

                                               )
In the Matter of                               )
                                               )
Stratos Communications, Inc.                   )      ses—STA—200s1216—01760 (E000180)
                                               )      ses.sTA—200s1216—01761 (Eo10047)
                                               )      sEs—STA—20051216—01762 (EO10048)
                                               )      ses—STA—200s1216—01763 (E010049)
                                               )      sEs—8TA—20051216—01764 (E010050)
                                               )
SkyWave Mobile Communications, Corp. )                SES—STA—20051222—01788 (BO30053)
                                               )
Satamatics, Inc.                               )      ses—sTA—20051223—01790 (E020074)
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To: International Burcau
                                  JOINT REPLY COMMENTS

                Stratos Communications, Inc. (‘Stratos‘), SkyWave Mobile Communications,
Corp. ("SkyWave") and Satamatics, Inc.(‘Satamatics®)(collectively referred to as "Applicants")
hereby submit these Joint Reply Comments in response to Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary
LLC‘s (°MSV") Comments concerning the above—captioned requests for special temporary
authority (‘STA®)." Forthe reasons set forth below, in the above—captioned STA requests and in
the underlying modification applications filed by Applicants, tInternational Bureau ("the

Bureau") should grant by January 13, 2006 the requested STAs to ensure that existing Inmarsat

‘ See MSV Comments (De. 28, 2005) ("MSV Comments®). Applicants note that the MSV
Comments contain confidential material that has been withheld from Applicants. See MSV
Comments at 2 n 4. In a related proceeding, Stratos filed a Motion to Strike such confidential
material. See Motion to Stike filed in File Nos. SES—LFS—20050826—01 175, SES—AMD—
20050922—01313, ITC—214—20050826—00351 (Nov. 10, 2003). In the interests of streamlining
the processing ofthese STA requests, Applicants have reftained from fling a similar Motion at
this ime, but reserve the right to do as necessary.


services being provided to a wide—range of U.S. militry, U.S. government and private sector
end—users are not disrupted.


1.     INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY

               Stratos, SkyWave and Satamaties have fled applications to modify their existing
authorizations to operate Inmarsat terminals toinclude the recently launched fourth—generation

Inmarsatsatelite to be located at 52.75° W.L. ("Inmarsat 4F2") as a point of communication.*

Applicants are currently authorized to use a third generation Inmarsat satellite located at 54°
W.L.to offer Inmarsat B, C, M, mini—M, M4 and D+ services to U.S. customers. Inmarsat is

scheduled to migrate these services from thatthird generation satellite at 54° W.L. tothe

Inmarsat 4F2 at 52.75° W.L. on January 15, 2006.
               Applicants have been informed by Inmarsatthat this scheduled migration is
critical because the third generation satellite at 54° ... needs to be moved to 142° W.L. where

it will replace a second generation Inmarsat satellite,which is running out of fuel and must be

decommissioned. Stratos, SkyWave and Satamatics filed STA requests in order to continue to
provide existing and vital Inmarsat services to their customers while the Bureau considers the

underlying modification applications.
               Contrary to what MSV may imply in its Comments, sufficient detail on the
Inmarsat services at issue in these STAs has been provided. Of course, these Inmarsat services

are not new and are well—known to the Bureau. Stratos was authorized to provide these domestic

Inmarsatservices in 2001, Satematics in 2003 and SkyWave in early 2004. To date, these

services have been provided to customers without interference to or complaint from MSV. As

       * See File Nos. SES—MFS—20051 122—01614, SES—MFS—20051 122—01615, SES—MFS—
20051 122—01616, SES—MFS—2005 1 122—01617, SES—MFS—20051 122—01618, SES—MFS—2008,
SES—MFS—20051202—01665, and SES—MFS—20051207—01709.


set forth in the STA requests, the customers of Stratos, SkyWave and Satamatics rely heavily on
the Inmarsat services to ficilitate military communications, law enforcement, homeland security
and to protect, rack and monitor sensitive assets throughoutthe United States.. Any disruption to
these services would be devastating to these essential activities and clearly would not be in the
public interest
                  Despite what MSV may argue, Stratos, SkyWave and Satamaties have clearly
indicated in their STAs (and provided substantial supporting technical detail in their underlying
modification applications) that providing their existing Inmarsat services over the recently
launched Inmarsat 4F2 satellte will be done within the same technical envelope (e,., no greater
EIRP spectral density, no unauthorized out—of—band emissions, and no need for greater
interference protection) as these services are provided today, and as a result,tere will be no
increased interference risk to MSV." MSV has provided no technical evidence to suggest
otherwise
                  MSV‘s Comments should be rejected by the Bureau as a transparent attempt to
use the Applicant‘s STA requests (and their underlying modification applications) as leverage in
its on—going spectrum dispute with Inmarsat. MSV‘s spectrum dispute, however, should be
resolved through the agreed—upon mechanism for international coordination —— e the Mexico
City Memorandum of Understanding ("Mexico City MOU®            — and not this proceeding. The
Bureau should not allow MSV to treat Stratos, SkyWave and Satamatics as pawns in its dispute,
especially when vital communications services are at risk.


       5 See File Nos. SES—STA—20051216—1760 — Attachment A at p.3, SES—STA—20081216—
1761 — Attachment A at p.3, SES—STA—20081216—1762 — Attachment A at p.3, SES—STA—
20051216—1763 — Attachment A at p.3, SES—STA—20051216—1764 — Attachment A at p.3, SES—
STA—20051222—01788 — Attachment A at pp. 2—3, and SES—8TA—20051223—01790— Attachment
Aat pp.2.3.


               Grant of the above—captioned STAs by January 13, 2006° will ensure continued
service tothe Stratos, SkyWave and Satamaties customers while the Bureau resolves the issues
associated with the underlying modification applications and the on—going InmarsatMSV
spectrum dispute.

It.     GRANT OF THE STA REQUESTS IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST

               MSV believes that Applicants have failed to justify grant of their STA requests
because the requests lack sufficient detal about the services being offered and their importance,
and the requests lack an explanation as to their urgency.® Applicants have provided sufficient
detail in their STA requests and have demonstrated that grant of these STAs is in the public
interest.

               Having been licensed for over four years, the Stratos Inmarsat services, including
B, C, M, mini—M and M4, are well—known by the Bureau and in the marketplace to offer (up to
64 kbps) voice and data satellite communications solutions to a wide—range of customers,. As set
forth in the Stratos STA requests, Stratos‘ U.S. militry customers, including the U.S. Navy, U.S.
Army and U.S. Air Force, rely on Stratos for military communications, such as those between
U.S. Navy ships and land bases, and for Special Forces operating in remote areas,° The Federal
Government, including the State Department, FEMA, the U.S. Coast Guard and FBI use
Inmarsat services for emergency relief (including in the wake ofthe recent hurricanes in the



        ‘The date ofproposed satellite migration by Inmarsatis on Sunday January 15, 2006.
        5 See MSV Comments at 3—4.
       ° See File Nos. SES—$TA—20051216—1760 — Atachment A at p.1, SES—STA—20051216—
1761 — Attachment A at p.1, SES—STA—20051216—1762 — Attachment A at p.1, SES—3TA—
20051216—1763 — Aftachment A at p.1, and SES—$TA—20051216—1764 — Attachment A at p.1.


GulD, law enforeement and homeland security." State and local government customers,
including the New York Fire Department, the Los Angeles Fire Department and National Guard
Units, similarly rely on the Stratos Inmarsat services for emergency relief Private sector
customers of Stratos, including some of the largest companies in the country (ChevronTexaco,

Global Santa e and Edison Intemational), rely on Inmarsatservices for business operations in
remote areas, emergency communications (e.g, restoring operations devastated in the Gulf) and
to monitor and protect vital business assets."
                  As set forth in the SkyWave and Satamatics requests, the Inmarsat D+ service
provides end—users with the ability o track assets, and monitor and control production activities
such as ol gas and refinery operations."" U.S. military users include the U.8. Navy, U.. Coast
Guard and Department of Defense, which rely on the Inmarsat D+ service for surveillance of
marine vessels, homeland security and in the war against drugs."" The Federal Government,
including the Drug Enforcement Agency ("DEA"®)and the Department of Homeland Security
(‘DHS®), use Inmarsat D+ for covert tracking applications."". Private sector end—users, including




       " See File Nos. SES—STA—20051216—1760 — Attachment A at pp.1—2, SES—STA—
20051216—1761 — Attachment A at pp.1—2, SES—3TA—20051216—1 762 — Attachment A at pp.1—2,
SES—3TA—20051216—1763 — Attachment A at pp.1—2, and SES—8TA—20051216—176¢ —
Aftachment A at pp.1—2.
       * See File Nos. SES—STA—20051216—1760 — Attachment A at p.2, SES—STA—20051216—
1761 — Attachment A at p.2, SES—3TA—20051216—1762 — Attachment A at p.2, SES—STA—
20051216—1763 — Attachment A at p.2, and SES—$TA—20051216—1764 — Attachment A at p.2.
       * See id
       ‘° See File Nos. SES—STA—20051222—01788 — Attachment A at p.2 and SES—STA—
20051223—01790 — Attachment A at p 2.
      ‘‘ See File Nos. SES—STA—20051222—01788 — Attachment A at p.1 and SES—STA—
20051223—01790 — Attachment A at p.1
       * See id.


land and marine transport companies, security companies and utilities, use D+ to monitor natural

gas well—heads, pipelines, shipping containers and service vchicles.""
               The STA requests submitted by Applicants are clear —— disruption ofthe Inmarsat
services offered by Stratos, SkyWave and Satamaties would not be in the public interest. Cutting
off the Inmarsat services offered by Stratos would severely compromise the efforts of
government "first responders" who rely on the Inmarsat services as flexible and mobile back~
up toterrestral voice and data networks in the event that a natural disaster or terrorist attack

takes place."* Cutting off the Inmarsat D+ service offered by SkyWave and Satamatics would
hinder homeland security, including surveillance efforts and early warnings for terrorist attacks,
and interrupt the ability of private sector clients to monitor and control sensitive energy faciliies
and the transportation of cargo"" Indeed, the public interest in ensuring the continued
distribution of these services is well—established and cannot reasonably be questioned or
challenged by MSV.
               MSV also questions the urgency of the STA requests and wonders whether other
altemnatives are available."* Applicants have beeninformed by Inmarsat that no other options are

available. The second—generation Inmarsat satellite at 142° W.L.. has just enough ful lef to
reach a sufficient altitude to safely de—orbit. The overwhelming majority of the capacity on this
satellite is dedicated to critical lease services to the U.S. Navy and U.. Coast Guard. The third
generation Inmarsatsatellite currently at 54° W.L. is Inmarsat‘s only altemative to replace the

       * See id
        "* See File Nos. SES—STA—20051216—1760 — Attachment A at p.3, SES—STA—20051216—
1761 — Attachment A at p.3, SES—3TA—20051216—1762 — Attachment A at p.3, SES—8TA—
20051216—1763 — Attachment A at p.3, and SES—STA—20051216—1764 — Attachment A at p.3
      * See File Nos. SES—STA—20051222—01788 — Attachment A at pp.2—3 and SES—STA—
20051223—01790 — Attachment A at p2—3
       ‘* See MSV Comments at 2—3.


satellte at 142° W.L. and continue these critical service offerings —— no other spare satellite
capacity exists. From its orbital location at 52.75° W.L., the Inmarsat 4F2 has the capability to
provide the existing Inmarsat services currently being provided by the third generation satellite at
se w.L.
               Delaying migration of services beyond January 15, 2006 will jeopardize the
ability of Inmarsat to safely decommission the second generation satellite currently at 142° W.L.
The requested STAs are needed now to ensure that the timely migration of satellites can take
place without any service disruption while the Bureau continues ts deliberations on the
underlying modification applications filed by the parties

111.   GRANT OF THE STA REQUESTS WILL NOT CREATE ANY INTERFERENCE
       ISSUES

               Applicants only seek authority to continue to provide longstanding Inmarsat
services (using the Inmarsat 4F2 satellite) subject to the same conditions the Commission
ordered in the existing licenses.. These Inmarsat services have been provided with the current
Inmarsat satelite for several years without causing harmful interference, and the parties do not
expect any increase in interference when these services are provided using the Inmarsat 4F2.."
As explained in their STA requests, it is Applicants understanding from Inmarsatthat operation
of the existing Inmarsat services with the Inmarsat 4F2 will be within the technical envelope


        !" Stratos was originally authorized to provide Inmarsat B, C, M, mini—M and M4
services in October 2001. Satamatics was authorized to provide the Inmarsat D+— service in
March 2003. SkyWave was authorized to provide the Inmarsat D+ services in Janvary 2004. As
the Bureau has recognized, current L—band operators have been operating "interference—free" for
some time. See In the Matter ofMobile Satellte Ventures Subsidiary LLC, DA 05—50, 1 23 (rel.
Jan. 10, 2005) ("MSF63.5° W.L. Order") ("While the most recent annual operator—to—operator
agreement has not been renewed since 1999, the five parties have continued to coordinate their
operations informally and have been operating interference—free."); in the Matter ofMobile
Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC, DA 05—1492, 9 34 (re. May 23, 2008) (@MSY 101° W..
Order®).


purstiant to which these services are currently provided on the third generation Inmarsat satelite
located at 54° W.L." Specifically, () the EIRP spectral density of the proposed carriers on the
Inmarsat 4F2 will be no greater than the EIRP spectral density of the same services provided

today over the Inmarsat satllite at 54° W.L., i) the out—of—band emissions from the Inmarsat
4F2 carriers will not exceed the limits of §25.202(D (1),(2) and (3), and (ii) no greater
protection from interference into the Inmarsat 4F2 spacecraft or the Inmarsat mobile earth

terminals, beyond the level of protection that existstoday, is sought."" In addition, Applicants
have provided an extensive technical appendix describing the operations of ts existing and
evolved services with the Inmarsat 4F2 satellte in their underlying modification applications.""
                 Despite these facts, MSV suggests that the provision of the currently authorized
services using the Inmarsat 4F2 satellte will somehow be "problematic in terms oftheir impact
on ... the L band interference environment ...""". However, MSV fails to supportits statements
regarding the "L—band interference environment" with any technical analysis and instead relies

only on several broad and conclusory statements regarding interference."" The Commission has


        "* See File Nos. SES—$TA—20051216—1760 — Attachment A at p.3, SES—$TA—20051216—
1761 — Attachment A at p3, SES—STA—20051216—1762 — Attachment A at p.3, SES—STA—
20051216—1763 — Attachment A at p.3, SES—STA—20051216—1764 — Atachment A at p3., SES—
STA—20051222—01788 — Attachment A at pp.2—3, and SES—STA—20051223—01790 — Attachment
Aatpp23.
        "* See id.
       "° See File Nos. SES—MFS—20051 122—01614, SES—MFS—20051 122—01615, SES—MFS:—
20051 122—01616, SES—MFS—20081 122—01617, SES—MFS—20081 122—01618, SES—MFS—2008,
SES—MFS—20051202—01665, and SES—MFS—20051207—01709
       "" MSV Comments at4.
       * For instance, MSV questions whetherit is possible to operate Stratos‘ existing services
with the Inmarsat 4F2 in the same technical envelope as with the third generation Inmarsat
satellte because of differences in the new satellite and the existing satellite or whether there is
even a technical envelope under which Stratos has been providing ts existing services because
Inmarsat has not coordinated all ofits operations, See MSV Comments at 5. In addition, MSV
laims that Inmarsat has not provided enough information to evaluate whether there will be


consistently not relied on unsupported claims of interference or lack of interference"" and the
Bureau should not do so here.. In contrast, Stratos, SkyWave and Satamaties have provided the
technical parameters of the Inmarsat 4F2 and its operation to support their contention that grant
of the STA requests are unlikely to adversely affect the current interference environment. There
is no justification for the Bureau to conclude that grant of the STA requests will negatively

impact the current interference environment. Further, Applicants recognize that any STA would
be granted with a non—harmfulinterference condition.""

IV.    THE BUREAU SHOULD NOT IMPOSE THE MSV CONDITIONS

               The Bureau should not impose the STA conditions advocated by MSV."* The
MSV conditions represent a transparent effort by MSV to create leverage for ts on—going

interference with MSV. See MSV Comments at 5. However, as discussed above, Stratos
provided an extensive technical appendix in the underlying modification applications.
       *‘ See, eg. In the Matter of Creation ofLow Power Radio Service, Memorandum
Opinion and Order on Reconsideration, 15 FCC Red 19208, 19221, 4 32 (2000) (rejecting
unsupported and anecdotal evidence regarding interference); /n the matter ofRevision ofPart 15
ofthe Commission‘s Rules Regarding Ultra—Wideband Transmission Systems, Memorandum
Opinion and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 18 FCC Red 3857, 3909, 4 135 ("We
concur with XSI that the radio systems addressed by ARINC and by ATA were analyzed in the
R&O or are below the frequency range employed by non—imaging UWB devices. ARINC and
ATA provide no technical support for their claims that the operation of UWIB devices under the
adopted standards will result in harmful interference. Rather,their request to require
uncoordinated imaging systems to operate above 5.5. GHz is based solely on unsupported
conjecture. Absent any evidence that UWB operation under the rules could result in harmful
interference to the authorized radio services, we find no justiication for the petitioners request to
disseminate coordination information for imaging systems on the Internct."). Further, Section
25.154(a)(4) of the Commission‘s Rules, 47 C.F.R, § 25.154(a), requires that petitions to deny,
petitions for other forms of relief, and other objections or comments "[mJust contain specific
allegations of fact ... to support the relief requested ... which shall be sufficient to demonstrate
 . that grant of, or other Commission action regarding, the application would be prima facie
inconsistent with the public interest."
       * The appropriate condition on approval is that ‘harmfulinterference" not be caused, and
not simply any interference as MSV suggests. See MSV Comments at 2 n.2.
       "* MSV Comments at 1—2.


spectrum dispute with Inmarsat. The forum for that dispute is not these STA requests or the
underlying modification applications, but intemational coordination discussions. The Bureau.
must notlet Stratos, SkyWave and Satamaties become pawns in those discussions. Further,
imposing the MSV conditions would be entirely inconsistent with the Bureau‘s recent grant of
authority for two MSV L—band satellites.
               The first condition proposed by MSV — limiting the grant ofthe STA requests to
only those frequencies not in dispute— is not appropriate. If MSV has a dispute over the current
distribation and coordination of L—band spectrum, it should resolve this dispute with Inmarsat
through international coordination, not by hijecking the requests and applications in this
proceeding."* Stratos, SkyWave and Satamatics should be able t continue to use all frequencies
that they are currently authorized to use in their icenses, subject to the outcome of any
interational coordination. Subject to a non—interference condition, the Commission has
consistently held that MSV, TMI, Stratos and others can use the entire range of L—band
frequencies in the absence of a coordination agreement."" There is no reason to treat Applicants
differently now. If intemational coordination changes the spectrum available to Inmarsat, then

Stratos, SkyWave and Satamaties will modify the operations of its existing services accordingly.
Untilthat time, however, tere is no reason to condition approval of the continuation of existing
Inmarsat services on such a requirement.




       * Despite what MSV may imply, the Bureau acknowledges in the MSF 63.5° L. Order
and MSV 101° W.L. Order that "informal" arrangements now gover the coordination of L—band
spectrum, not the 1999 coordination agreement.. See MSF 63.5° WOrder at § 23; MSY 107°
W.L. Order at § 34.
       *" See MSV 101° WL Order at 9 34; See MSV 63.5° WL. Order at*1 23; Inmarsat
Market Access Order, 16 FCC Red. at21712; See SatCom Systems, Inc.et al, 14 FCC Red.
20798, 20814 (1999) ("TMI Market Access Order").

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               MSV‘s suggestion that the grant of the STA requests should be conditioned on
putting the parties on notice that any grant cannot be extended beyond Tune 30, 2006 unless
Inmarsat completes satellite coordination is inconsistent with the treatment of recent MSV

applications for L—band services. Just last year, the Bureau granted two MSV applications to
operate in the L—band —— one for a replacement satellie at 101° W.L. and one for a new satellte
(£e., a satellite not contemplated by the Mexico City MoU) at 63.5° W.L."" In the absence o a
coordination agreement, the Commission did not impose any deadline to complete a new L—band
coordination agreement, and granted both applications on a "non—harmfulinterference basis to
other mobile—satellite service systems operating in the L—band.""" Applicants request that the
Bureau treat these requests similarly..Indeed, since the UK (the administration licensing the
Inmarsat system and the home of Satamatics‘s ultimate corporate parent) and Canada (home of

the ultimate corporate parents of Stratos and SkyWave) are WTO Members, the U.3. has an
obligation to do so.""
               The final condition proposed by MSV —— that the Bureau makeit clear that grant
of the STA requests in no way eliminates Inmarsat‘s unfulflled coordination obligations,
including for ts planned operations at 142° W... —— does not address the meritsofthe existing
Inmarsat services that are the subject of the STA requests and is not an appropriate condition..In

       * See MSV63.5° WL. Order and MSY 101° WL. Order.
       * See MSV 63.5° W.L. Order at 1 39; MSV 101° W.L. Order u1 59
        ® See TMI Market Access Order, 14 FCC Red. at 20813 (rejecting the attempt of AMSC
to preclude other L—band systems from serving the U.S. until AMSC had completed coordination
of 20 MHz of spectrum because doing so "would be inconsistent with U.3. market access
commitments in the WTO Agreement"); Amendment ofthe Commission‘s Regulatory Policies to
Allow Non—U.S. Licensed Satellies Providing Domestic and International Service in the United
States, 12 FCC Red. 24094, 24104(1997) ("*DISCO 11") (recognizing the US commitment "to
provide market access to all basic telecommunications services and national treatment to service
suppliers of WTO members®).

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fact,this request serves to illustrate how MSV is rying to manipulate the STA requests of
Applicants, who only seek to continue existing services that the Commission found to be in the
public interest years ago, in order to gain leverage in its coordination dispute with Inmarsat. The
Bureau should not encourage MSV‘s efforts in this regard by imposing conditions that do not
address the merits ofthe existing Inmarsat services at issue.
               The proposed MSV conditions should be rejected by the Bureau. Applicants
understand that grant of its STA requests would be without prejudice tothe Bureau‘s action on
the underlying modification applications and would be subjectto a non—harmfl interference
condition.


¥.     CONCLUSION

               For the reasons stated above and in the pending STA requests, Applicants
respectfully request that the Bureau grant without any of the conditions proposed by MSV by
January 13, 2006 their STA requests as set forth therein.


                                                     Respectfully submitted,
                                                     Stratos Communications, Inc.
                                                     SkyWave Mobile Communications, Corp.
                                                     Satamatics, Inc.


                                                     Alfred     Mamlet         ’    ?
                                                     Mare A. Paut
                                                     Brendan Kasper
                                                     Steptoe & Johnson Lur
                                                     1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW
                                                     Washington, D.C. 20036
                                                     (202) 420—3000
                                                  Counsel to Stratos Communications, Inc.
                                                  SkyWave Mobile Communications, Corp. and
                                                  Satamaties, Inc.
January 6, 2006

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                               CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

        1, Brendan Kasper, an attommey with the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, hercby
certify that on this 6th day ofJanuary, 2006, served a true copy ofthe foregoing Reply
Comments by first lass mail, postage pre—paid (or as otherwise indicated) upon the following:
James Ball*                                        Andrea Kelly*
International Bureau                               International Bureau
Federal Communications Commission                  Federal Communications Commission
445 12" Street, S.W.                             445 12" Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554                             Washington, DC 20554
Cassandra Thomas*®                               Scott Kotler®
International Bureau                             Interational Bureau
Federal Communications Commission                Federal Communications Commission
445 12" Street, S.W.                             445 12" Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554                             Washington, DC 20554
Howard Griboft®                                  Karl Kensinger®
International Bureau                             Intemational Burcau
Federal Communications Commission                Federal Communications Commission
445 12" Street, S.W.                             445 12" Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554                             Washington, DC 20554
Fom Jarmulnek®                                   John Martin®
International Bureau                             Interational Bureau
Federal Communications Commission                Federal Communications Commission
445 12" Street, S.W.                             445 12" Street,SW.
Washington, DC 20554                             Washington, DC 20554
Stephen Duall*                                   Jennifer A. Manner
Interational Bureau                              Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Federal Communications Commission                Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC
445 12Street, S.W.                               1002 Park Ridge Boulevard
Washington, DC 20554                             Reston, Virginia 20191
Robert Nelson*                                  Bruce D. Jacobs
International Bureau                            David S. Konezal
Federal Communications Commission               Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
445 12" Street, S.W.                            2300 N Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20554                            Washington, DC 20037—1128


JoAnn Ekblad*                       John P. Janka
Interational Bureau                 Jeffrey A. Marks
Federal Communications Commission   Lathom & Watkins LLP
445 12" Street, S.W.                555 Eleventh Street, N.W., Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20554                Washington, D.C. 20004
Keith H. Fagan                      Diane J. Comell
Senior Counsel                      Vice President, Government Affairs
Telenor Satelite, Inc.              Inmarsat,Inc.
1101 Wootton Parkway                1100 Wilson Blyd, Suite 1425
Rockville, MD 20852                 Arlington, VA 22209


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