Attachment Petition to Deny

Petition to Deny

PETITION TO DENY submitted by Administration of Argentina

Petition

2007-01-22

This document pretains to SES-STA-20070109-00043 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2007010900043_546992

January 22, 2007 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: PETITION TO DENY File Nos. SES-STA-20061211-02123/02124/02126/02127/02128 File Nos. SES-STA-20070109-00043/00044/00045/00046/00047 File Nos. SES-STA-20061020-01876/01877/01878/01879/01880 Dear Ms. Dortch: I hereby address the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) in order to express the concern of the Administration of Argentina resulting from the utilization of 81ºWL orbital position by AMC-18 satellite system. In this sense, we express the support of the Administration of Argentina to the questionnaire sent by the FCC to SES Americom, and assert our dissatisfaction and disagreement with the answers provided by such company. SES Americom Inc. admits that the AMC-18 satellite was placed at 81ºW on January 11th and recognizes that the satellite communication payload was used from January 12th through 16th under an authorization granted by the Gibraltar Regulatory Authority (GRA). These activities, which were not authorized by the FCC and do not have the consent from the Administration of Argentina, impinge directly upon the commitments assumed under the Coordination Agreement entered into by the FCC and the CNC in 1998. Conclusion In accordance with the aforementioned statements, the Administration of Argentina restates its reasons, grounds, terms and conditions of its petition filed on December 28th 2006, respectfully requesting that the FCC deny any and all authorization applications associated with the 81ºW orbital position, until the Administration of Argentina, through its company AR-SAT, brings again into service such allocation on a regular basis. 1

Within the framework of Attachment C, sections (ii) and (iv) of the Coordination Agreement executed by both Administrations in 1998, it is hereby requested that the FCC take the corresponding legal actions in order to implement such Agreement as well as any and all measures necessary for the effective implementation of the same. Respectfully, Lic. Sergio Scarabino Gerente de Relaciones Internacionales e Institucionales Comisión Nacional de Comunicaciones Cc: John Giusti, Acting Bureau Chief International Bureau Federal Communications Commission E-mail: John.Giusti@fcc.gov Robert Nelson, Chief, Satellite Division International Bureau Federal Communications Commission E-mail: Robert.Nelson@fcc.gov Scott Kotler Chief, System Analysis Branch International Bureau Federal Communications Commission E-mail: Scott.Kotler@fcc.gov Mr. James R. Barker SES Americom, Inc. Four Research Way Princeton, NJ 08540 −6684 U.S.A. Telephone: +1-609−987−4062 Fax: +1-609−987−4260 E−Mail: jim.barker@ses-americom.com 2


Document Created: 2007-01-22 19:01:46
Document Modified: 2007-01-22 19:01:46
© 2024 FCC.report
This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FCC