Attachment Dismissal

This document pretains to SES-STA-20060501-00734 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2006050100734_498470

Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 pa 06—990 May 05, 2006 William M. Witshire Harris, Wilishire& Grannis, LLP 1200 Eighteenth Street, NW 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Re: Call Sign: E950349 File No: SES—STA—20060501—00734 Dear Mr. Withire: On May 1, 2006, DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC (DIRECTV) filed the above—captioned request for special temporary authority (STA) to operate the above—referenced earth station. Pursuant to Section 25.112(a)(1) of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.FR. §25.1 12(ay(1), we dismissthe application as defectve. "The previous liense! for this arth station which expired October 27, 2005, authorized the carth station o operat in the 11.45—11.7, 11.7—12.2, 13.75—14.0,and 14.0—14.5 GHe bands. In its STA request, DIRECTV proposes to operate the carth station with ALSAT—designated sateltes in both the "conventional® Ku—bands at 11.7—12.2/14.0—14.5 GHz and the "extended" Ku—bands at 11.45—11.7/13.75—14.0 GHz. For operations in the extended Ku—band, however, applicants must identify the specific satellite or satelites with which the proposed earth station secks to communicate" Since DIRECTV did not provide ths information, we are dismissing this application as defective. \We also note that the 11.45—11.7 GHz band is shared on a co—primary basis with the Fixed Service. Section 25.203(c) ofthe Commission‘s rules requires eath station applicants secking suthority to use co—primary bands must include a Frequeney Coordination Report in any application. However, DIRECTV‘s application did notinclude this Report. In any refiling ofthe STA request, DIRECTV must provide a Frequency Coordination Report as required by Section 25.203(e)or indicate that it is willing to operate this erth station on an unprotected basis in the 11.45—11.7 Gitz band. * SeeIBFS File No.SES—MOD—19961030—0242. * Amendmentofthe Commision‘s Regulatory Polcesto Allow Non—U.S—Licensed Space Stionsto Provide Domeste and Intermational Servicein the United Sutes, Ft Order on Reconsidention, 1B Docket No. 96—111, 18 RCC Red 7207, 7214—16 (1999) (pas. 1620) * arcorn g252000

Federal Communications Commission DA 06—990 Accordingly, pursuant to Section 25.112(a)(1)of the Commission‘s rules, 47 CER. §25.112@)(1)and Section 0.261 ofthe Commission‘s rules on delegations ofauthority, 47 CFR. $0.261, we dismiss this application without prjudice to refiing. Sincerely, AceXYA Kotdac Scott A. Kotler Chiet, Systems Analysis Branch Satellite Division International Burcau


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