Attachment Joint Response

Joint Response

REPLY submitted by BT Americas Inc., Stratos Communications, Inc. and Telenor Satellite, Inc.

Joint Response

2007-01-18

This document pretains to SES-STA-20070103-00007 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 ) ) BT Americas Inc. ) File No. SES—STA20070102—00003 (Call Sign EQ60076) ) Stratos Communications, Inc. ) File No. SES—STA20070103—00007 (Call Sign EQO50249) ) Telenor Satellite, Inc. ) File No. SES—STA20070110—00053 (Call Sign E0O50276) JOINT RESPONSE BT Americas Inc., Stratos Communications, Inc., and Telenor Satellite, Inc. (the "Licensees"), together with Inmarsat Ventures Limited ("Inmarsat"), respond to Comments filed by MSV in these proceedings, in which the Licensees 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 Pétition for Clarification; (i1) 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. The Licensees and Inmarsat have fully responded to each of MSV‘s requests in prior pleadings, and incorporate those prior pleadings by reference.‘ For the reasons discussed \ 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. DC\951767.1

therein, the Commission should renew the Licensees‘ STAs without delay, and without adding to, or modifying, the conditions pursuant to which BGAN service is currently provided. Respectfully submitted, Is/ Is/ Linda J. Cicco Alfred M. Mamlet BT AMERICAS INC. Marc A. Paul 11440 Commerce Park Drive Brendan Kasper Reston, VA 20191 STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP 1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20036 Counsel to Stratos Communications, Inc. Is/ Is/ Keith H. Fagan Diane J. Cornell Senior Counsel Vice President, Government Affairs TELENOR SATELLITE, INC. INMARSAT, INC. 1101 Wootton Parkway 1101 Connecticut Avenue NW 10th Floor Suite 1200 Rockville, MD 20852 Washington, DC 20036 January 18, 2007 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\S51767.1

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Jeffrey A. Marks, hereby certify that on this 18th 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\951767.1

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 lA MA *Via Electronic Mail JJffrey . Marks DC\951767.1


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