Attachment Response

Response

REPLY submitted by Inmarsat

Response

2007-01-05

This document pretains to SES-STA-20061218-02196 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In the matter of FTMSC US, LLC File No. SES—STA—20061218—02196 Thrane & Thrane Airtime Ltd File No. SES—STA—20061219—02199 RESPONSE OF INMARSAT VENTURES LIMITED Inmarsat responds to Comments filed by MSV in these proceedings, in which FTMSC and T&T Airtime seek renewal of special temporary authority ("STA") to continue providing Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service. In its Comments, MSV raises nothing new, but rather repeats its requests that the Commission: (i) adopt conditions sought in MSV‘s June 12, 2006 Petition for Clarification; (ii) establish a firm expiration date for the BGAN STAs; (iii) require BGAN STA holders to disclose the number of BGAN terminals in use; and (iv) limit BGAN terminal use to only a subset of emergency responders. Inmarsat has fully responded to each of MSV‘s requests in prior pleadings, and incorporates those prior pleadings by reference.‘ For the reasons discussed therein, the \ See Joint Opposition, File Nos. SES—STA—20060310—00419 et al. (filed June 19, 2006) (responding to MSV s June 12, 2006 Petition for Clarification); Joint Letter from BGAN Licensees to Marlene Dortch, File No. SES—LFS—20050826—01175, et al. (filed Dec. 6, 2006) (responding to an MSV ex parte letter seeking additional conditions on existing STAs); see also Joint Letter from the Licensees, Inmarsat et al. to Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, File Nos. SES—MFS—20051122—01614 et al. (Jul. 6, 2006) (responding to MSV‘s request to add three conditions to pending applications to communicate with I—4); Joint Letter from the Licensees, Inmarsat et al. to Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, File Nos. SES—MFS—20051122—01614 et al. (Jul. 6, 2006) (responding to MSV s letter request that the Commission add conditions to existing authorizations to provide Inmarsat services). DC\948073.1

Ms. Marlene Dortch January 5, 2007 Page 2 LATHAMseWATKINSu Commission should renew FTMSC‘s and T&T Airtime‘s STAs without delay, and without adding to, or modifying, the conditions pursuant to which BGAN service is currently provided. Respectfully submitted, Diane J. Cornell U(21 Jolin P¥Janka Vice President, Government Affairs Jeffrey A. Marks INMARSAT, INC. LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1425 555 Eleventh Street, N.W. Arlington, VA 22209 Suite 1000 Telephone: (703) 647—4767 Washington, D.C. 20004 Telephone: (202) 637—2200 Counselfor Inmarsat Ventures Limited January 5, 2007 DC\I48073.1

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Jeffrey A. Marks, hereby certify that on this 5th day of January, 2007, I caused to be served a true copy of the foregoing 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 John Martin* 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 DC\948073.1

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 Eric Fishman Bruce H. Turnbull Holland & Knight LLP David J. Taylor 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP Washington, DC 20006 1300 Eye Street, NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 *Via Electronic Mail Je@freyUA Marks DC\948073.1


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