Attachment Joint Reply

Joint Reply

REPLY submitted by SkyWave, Stratos, Satamatics, Telenor

Joint Reply

2006-11-28

This document pretains to SES-STA-20061109-01979 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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Before the . . FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, DC 20554 In the matter of Nusr Nuse! Nesr! Nusr! Nee Ned Ned Nuaad Nund! Nusd! Ned Nuat Nest Nuat Nust Nust Nes Nes Neuat SkyWave Mobile Communications, Corp. — File No. SES—STA—20061109—01979 Stratos Communications, Inc. File No. SES—STA—20061109—01985 File No. SES—STA—20061109—01986 File No. SES—STA—20061109—01984 File No. SES—STA—20061109—01987 File No. SES—STA—20061109—01988 Satamatics, Inc. File No. SES—STA—20061109—01980 Telenor Satellite Inc. File No. SES—STA—20061027—01896 File No. SES—STA—20061027—01887 File No. SES—STA—20061027—01902 File No. SES—STA—20061027—01903 File No. SES—STA—20061027—01900 File No. SES—STA—20061027—01901 File No. SES—STA—20061027—01899 JOINT REPLY Satamatics, Inc., SkyWaVc_e Mobile Communications, Corp., Stratos \~ . Communications, Inc. and Telenor Satellite Inc. (the "Licensees"), together with Inmarsat Ventures Limited ("Inmarsat"), reply to the comments of Mobile Satellite Ventures LLC (“MSV”) on these requests to renew special temporary authority ("STA") to allow t_he‘con‘u_'nued provision of longstanding Inmarsat services using the Inmarsat—4 satellite at 53° w.L. (‘T—4"\. The Licensees have successfully provided service ovef I—4 pursuant to STA for approximately ten months. Since the transition of services from I—3 to I—4, Inmarsat services have continued to serve a vital, and growing, role for U.S. federal, state and municipal governments, relief organizations and commercial users. Examples of the users who rely on Ihm'ar'sat services for their critical communications needs include: the U.S. military, the | Department of Homeland Security (including the Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA) and the Coast Guard), U.S. Executive Branch and Congressional officials, the New York City Fire Department, CNN, ABC, CBS, National Public Radio, the Red Cross, and nearly every major airline and shipping line throughout the world. Where no other communications service can reach, or where weather or disasters preclude use of terrestrial networks, Inmarsat‘s MSS system provides an instantaneously—available, reliable and highly secure communications link. | MSV does not oppose renewal of the STAs, nor does it claim that the transition of longstahding services from an earlier generation Inmarsat spacecrafi to I—4 hasadversely affected the ifiterference environment. Indeed, by all accounts, the Licensees have fully complied with the conditions of their STAs, including the requiremeht that they operate on a non—harmful interference basis. Thus, thereis no reason these STAs should not be renewed on theirexisting terms, while the underlying applications for "full" authority remain pending. Nevertheless, MSV suggests that the Commission modify the conditions applicable to these authorizations to: (1) exclude from the STA renewals certain frequency bands that are the subject of an intérnational dispute between Inmarsat and MSV ("Disputed Spectrum"); and (2) "establish a firm expiration date for these STAs" if Inmarsat andMSV have not éntered.a new international spectrum coordination agreement. The Licensees and Inmarsat already have fu‘fly rcspdfided to these suggestions of MSV on multiple océaéions; inciudin'g, but not limited to: (i) in earlier STA proceedings;" and (ii) in joint pleadings* opposing requests by See, e.g., Joint Reply, File Nos. SES—STA—20060710—01131 et al. (Aug. 1, 2006); Reply of Inmarsat Ventures Limited, File Nos. SES—STA—20060511—00788 et al. (May 31, 2006); Joint Opposition of Satamatics, SkyWave and Stratos, SES—STA—20060511—00790 et al. (May 31, 2006). ' ' Joint Letter from the Licensees, Inmarsat et al. to Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, Call Signs E010011 et al. (Jul. 6, 2006) (responding to MSV‘s letter request that the Commission exclude certain frequency bands from existing authorizations to provide Inmarsat services); Joint Letterfrom the Licensees, Inmarsat et al. to Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, File Nos. SES— 2

MSV to exclude the Disputed Spectrum from existing authorizations and to impose conditions in granting pending applications." Because these issues have been fully briefed, and in the interest éf conserving Commission resources, the Licensees and Inmarsat incorporate their earlier pleadings by reference for inclusion in the record here. For these reasons, the Licensees and Inmarsat urge the Bureau to extend the STAs without any new conditions. Respectfully submitted, Is/ Is/ Alfred M. Mamlet Keith H. Fagan Marc A. Paul Senior Counsel Brendan Kasper TELENOR SATELLITE, INC. STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP . 1101 Wootton Parkway 1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW 10th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 Rockville, MD 20852 Counsel to Satamatics, Inc., SkyWave Mobile Communications Corp., and Stratos Communications, Inc. Is/ Diane J. Cornell Vice President, Government Affairs INMARSAT, INC. 1100 Wilson Blyd, Suite 1425 Arlington, VA 22209 November 28, 2006 . MFS—20051122—01614 et al. (Jul. 6, 2006) (responding to MSV‘s requést to add three conditions to pending applications to communicate with I—4). 3‘ See also Opposition of Inmarsat, File No. SES—MFS—20060118—00050, et al. (Mar. 16, 2006) . (responding to MSV s Petition to Hold in Abeyance Telenor Satellite Inc.‘s application to provide non—BGAN Inmarsat service over I—4). 3

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Jeffrey A. Marks, hereby certify that on this 28"" day of November, 2006, I caused to be served a true copy of the foregoing "Joint Reply," by first class mail, postage pre—paid (or as otherwise indicated) upon the following: James Ball* — Stephen Duall* 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 JoAnn Ekblad* Richard Engelman* 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 Gardner Foster* Howard Griboff* 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 Fern Jarmulnek* 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 Karl Kensinger®. _ Scott Kotler*® 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 JohnMartin®‘ _ Robert Nelson* _ 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

Roderick Porter* Cassandra Thomas* 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 Bruce D. Jacobs Jennifer A. Manner David S. Konczal Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC 2300 N Street, N.W. 1002 Park Ridge Boulevard Washington, DC 20037—1128 Reston, Virginia 20191 ~\*Pia Electronic Mail WlA MA Jefff:yI/WMarks


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