Attachment Response

Response

COMMENT submitted by Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC

Response

2006-08-11

This document pretains to SES-STA-20060705-01101 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2006070501101_525332

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In the matter of

SkyWave Mobile Communicatiot               File No. SES—8TA—20060710—01 131 (Call Sign BO30053)
Inc.

Stratos Communications, Inc,            ) File No. SES—STA—20060710—01 125 (Call Sign EO10047)
                                        ) File No. SES—STA—20060710—01 126 (Call Sign E000180)
                                          File No. SES—STA—20060710—01 127 (Call Sign £O10048)
                                          File No. SES—STA—20060710—01 132 (Call Sign £010050)
                                          File No. SES—STA—INTR2006—01759 (Call Sign EO10049)
Satamaties, Inc.                           File No. SES—STA—20060710—01 130 (Call Sign B020074)

Telenor Satellite Tnc.                    File No. SES—STA—20060705—01101 (Call Sign BO00284)
                                          File No. SES—STA—20060705—01 102 (Call Sign EO00285)
                                          File No. SES—STA—20060705—01 103 (Call Sign E000283)
                                          File No. SES—STA—20060705—01 104 (Call Sign EO00282)
                                        ) File No. SES—STA—20060705—01 105 (Call Sign E000280)
                                        ) File No. SES—$TA—20060705—01 106 (Call Sign WA28)
                                        ) File No. SES—STA—20060705—01 107 (Call Sign KA312)
                                        ) File No. SES—STA—20060705—01 108 (Call Sign WB3G)


         RESPONSE OF MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES SUBSIDIARY LLC

       Mobile Satellite VenturesBubsidiary LLC ("MSV") hereby files this Response to the

Joint Reply of SkyWave Mobile @ommunications, Inc. ("SkyWave"), Stratos Communications,
Inc.(‘Stratos"), Satammaties, Inc, (Satamatics"), Telenor Satellte Inc.("Telenor‘), and Inmarsat
Ventures Limited ("Inmarsat®)         SV‘s Comments on the above—captioned request for a third

60—day renewal of existing grantgiof Special Temporary Authority ("STA") to operate carlier—
generation mobile earth terminalglusing the uncoordinated Inmarsat 4F2 satellte at 52.75° W.L.


‘ See Joint Reply of SkyWave         ile Communications, Inc., Stratos Communications Inc.,
Satamaties, Inc., Telenor Satellit      c., and Inmarsat Ventures Limited, File No. SES—STA—
20060705—01101 et al (August 1,f     006) ("Joint Reply"); see also Mobile Satellite Ventures
Subsidiary LLC, Comments, Fi          io. SES—STA—20060705—01 101 et al (July 17, 2006) (°MSY
Comments").


As MSV explained in its Commeits, the Bureau should continue to apply the conditions imposed
on the original STA grants for earfier—generation services as well as () immediately require
Inmarsatto cease its use of the lodhed frequencies and (i) establish a firm expization date for

these STAs without Inmarsat havifrg completed coordination of the Inmarsat 4F2 satellte with

the United States.

        In the Joint Reply,           and its distributors claim that use ofthe Inmarsat 4F2
satellte for earlie—generationt serices has not adversely affected the interference environment.
Joint Reply at 1. In fact,the oppBiiteis true. Inmarsat and its distributors continue to refuse to
relinguish the loaned frequenties Bespite the harm that is being caused to MSV and its

customers. MSY Comments it 2—3, This harm is occurring today by precluding MSV from using
these frequencies to support @xistifg customers and for testing and deploying new, bandwidth—
intensive services on its present system and for its next—generation integrated satellite—terrestrial
network. As MSV noted in its Céfnments, public safety users have been particularly harmed by
Inmarsat‘s refusal to retur the logned frequencies. /. at 2. Inmarsat and its distributors are


* In the Joint Reply, Inmarsat an ts distributors incorporate various pleadings by reference.
Joint Reply at 2. MSV hercby ind rporates by reference its responses to those pleadings. See
Letter from Ms. Jennifer A. Mant t, MSV, to Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, File No. SES—MFS—
20051122—01614 et al. (uly 18, 06) (responding to the Opposition of Inmarsat and its
distributors to MSV‘s request that to the extent the Commission grants the pending applications
to operate with the uncoordinat     marsat 4F2 satellte despitethe facts that () harmful
interference wl ikely occur, (i)         t of the applications prior to a coordination agreement is
inconsistent with precedent, (ii}       t will condone Inmarsat‘s usurpation of spectrum
coordinated by the United States      d Canada as well as Inmarsat‘s continued abdication of ts
obligation to coordinate it satellf   s internationally, and (i) grant would endorse the current
inefficient, non—contiguous assig     ent of L band frequencies, then the Commission should
attach certain conditions intend   o mitigate some ofthis harm}; Letter from Ms. Jennifer A.
Manner, MSV, to Ms. Marlene H Dortch, ECCCall Signs E010011 et al. (July 18, 2006)
(responding to the Opposition of marsat and its distributors to MSV‘s request that the
Commission preclude Inmarsat im using frequencies licensed to and coordinated for MSV and
MSV Canada); Reply of MSV, F No. SES—MEFS—200601 18—00050 et al. (March 28, 2006)
(responding to Inmarsat‘s Oppos ion to MSV‘s Petition to Hold in Abeyance Telenor Satellite
Inc.‘s application to provide non— GAN Inmarsat service over Inmarsat 4F2).


wrong when they claim that publi safety users have expressed concem only with the impact on
MSV‘s next—generation system. Jbint Reply at 3. In fact, public safety users have expressed
concem to the Commission that Imarsat‘s refusal toretur the loaned frequencies will impede

the critical services MSV offers tdday to public safety users. The Commonwealth of Kentucky‘s

Division of Emergency Manageme nt, an MSV user, has informed the Commission that there is a
significant risk that Inmarsat‘s un    ordinated operations will "interfere with our existing critical
public safety operations"" and that ie loaned frequencies are "required for MSV to develop new
and innovative service for public pfety users, including additional services that further improve
interoperable communications.""
       Moreover, as MSV recent         explained in Comments filed on the Commission‘s Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (°NPRMF‘) ecking input on the recommendations ofthe Independent
Pane! Reviewing the Impact of Hi pricane Katrina on Communications Networks ("Katrina
Pane1")," MSV currently offets th     only satellit—based push—to—talk (‘PTT") service in the
country today." This product allojr s point—to—point or point—to—multipoint voice communications
among users in a customer—definet group using a PTT handsct. Using a customer—defined
calling group, a public safety use    an communicate with one or up to 10,000 users

simultancousy. With this technolbgy,all users within the call group receive the same

information simultancously. Duribg emergencies when terrestrial infrastructure is impaired,


* See Letter from Commonwcalth lb Kentucky‘s Division ofEmergency Management to Ms.
Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, Fil No        SES—LES—20050826—01 175 et al (July 24, 2006); see also
Letter from Southwest Texas Reglonal Advisory Councilfor Trauma to Ms. Marlene H. Dortch,
ECC, File No. SES—LES—2005082 —01175 etal (July 17, 2006).
* See Recommendations ofthe Indgpendent Panel Reviewing the Impact ofHurricane Katrina on
Communications Networks, Noticg ofProposed Rulemaking, EB Docket No. 06—119, FCC 06—83
(June 16, 2006) (NPRAY
* See Comments ofMobile Satelli        Ventures Subsidiary LLC, EB Docket No. 06—1 19 (August
7,2008).


MSV‘s PTT service can be of critle al    importance in keeping first responders informed. In
addition, MSV‘s PTT service can       c interfaced with existing terrestrial—based public safety
radios (‘LMRs®) or commercial B       hanced Specialized Mobile Radios ("ESMR®), and thus serve

as satellite repeater to both techologies. This enables the radios to continue to function even

when the terrestrial infrastructure upporting the LMRs or ESMERs is destroyed. Ttis precisely
this type ofcritical, interoperable ublic safety service that is being impeded by Inmarsat‘s
continued refusal to return loaned requencies and continued operation ofuncoordinated
satelltes.


        In its Comments, MSV          ested that the Bureau provide a clear expiration date forthese
                              EI coordination of its new and relocated Inmarsat satelltes,
STAs unless Inmarsat has comploked

including rebanding of L band sp trum into more contiguous frequency blocks, which will
reduce the potential for harmiul ig erference and promote efficient use of spectrum. MSF
Comments at 4—6. In responsé, In arsatclaims that rebanding should be resolved during the L
band coordination process. JointR eply at 3. MSV agrees and once again invites Inmarsatto
engage in coordination discussiong . Commission action to facilitate rebanding, however, will in
no way trimp the interational         idination process. Rather, such action will establish that the
Commission expects L band opergfors to seck to maximize the potential of tL. band for
offering broadband services, which Chairman Martin recently explained is the Commission‘s top

priority.® 1f, however, the Bureaul    ntinues to grant and renew STAs for use of Inmarsat‘s



* See Remarks of FCC Chairman Revin J. Martin,Imagining the Digital Healthcare Future in the
Rural West, Montana State Univef ity — Bozeman (July 7, 2006) ("Since becoming Chairman
about 16 months ago, 1 have made broadband deployment the Commission‘s top priority.. .
Broadband technology is a key drf er of economic growth. The ability to share increasing
amounts ofinformation, at greater lind greater speeds, increases productivity, facilitatesinterstate
commerce, and helps drive mnovIA n. But perhaps most important, broadband has the potential
to affect almost every aspect of 0i lives.").


uncoordinated satellites and serviges   without insisting thatit first complete coordination, there

are no reasonable prospects that slich coordination will ever be successfully completed.

                                           Respectfully submitted,


 2‘
 Bruce D. Jacobs
                                                                  2A /Z“Gu:
                                                        nnifer A. Manner
 David S. Konczal                                     Viee President, Regulatory Affairs
 PILLSBURY WINTHROP                                   MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES
        SHAW PITTMANLL                                        SUBSIDIARY LLC
 2300 N Street, NW                                    10802 Parkridge Boulevard
 Washington, DC 20037—1128                            Reston, Virginia 20191
 (202) 663—8000                                       (703) 390—2700

Dated: August 11, 2006


                              RTIFICATE OF SERVICE

        1, Sylvia A. Davisa s retary with the law firm of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw
Pittman LLP, hereby certify t on this 11th day of August 2006, served a true copy of
the foregoing by frst—class Un ted States mail, postage prepaid, upon the following:
Roderick Portr®                                Gardner Foster®
International Bureau                           International Bureau
Federal Communications Cor    sion             Federal Communications Commission
445 12" Street, S.W.                           445 12® Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554                           Washington, DC 20554
Richard Engelman®                              John Martin®
International Bureau                           International Bureau
Federal Communications Coi    sion             Federal Communications Commission
445 12° Street, S.W.                           445 12° Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554                           Washington, DC 20554
James Ball®                                    Cassandra Thomas®
International Bureau                           International Bureau
Federal Communications Co#    sion             Federal Communications Commission
445 12° Street, SW.                            445 12® Street, SW
Washington, DC 20554                           Washington, DC 20554
Karl Kensinger®                                Femn Jarmulnel®
International Bureau                           International Bureau
Federal Communications Co#    sion             Federal Communications Commission
445 12® Street, SW.                            445 12® Street, SW.
Washington, DC 20554                           Washington, DC 20554
Robert Nelson®                                 Andrea Kelly®
International Bureau                           International Burcau
Federal Communications Co#    sion             Federal Communications Commission
445 12° Street, SW.                            445 12° Street, SW.
Washington, DC 20554                           Washington, DC 20554
Scott Kotler®                                  Howard Griboft®
International Bureau                           International Bureau
Federal Communications Co#   sion              Federal Communications Commission
445 12° Street, S.W.                           445 12" Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554                           Washington, DC 20554
Stephen Duatl*                                 Alfied M. Mamiet
International Bureau                           Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Federal Communications Co#   sion              1330 Connecticut AvenveN.W.
445 12° Streeu, SW.                            Washington, D.C. 20036
Washington, DC 20554
                                               Counsel for Sratos Communications,Ic.,
                                               SkyWave Mobile Communications, Corp, and
                                               Satamatics, Ic.


Keith H. Fagan              Dimne J. Comell
Telenor Satellite, Ic.      Vice President, Goverment Afairs
1101 Wootton Parkway        Inmarsat, Ic.
10" Floor                   1100 Wilson Blyd, Suite 1425
Rockville, MD 20852         Arlington, VA 22209


John P. Janka               Ani Tourian
Joffiey A. Marks            SkyWave Mobile Communications, Corp.
Latham & Watkins LLP        1145 Innovation Drive, Unit 288
555 Eleventh Street, NIW.   Oftawa, Ontario, Conada K2K 3G8
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004

Brian Hester
Satamaties, Ic.
P.0. Box 303
Buckeystown, MD 21717




*By electronic mail



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