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2007-03-06

This document pretains to SES-STA-20070205-00192 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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receiven ORIBIA., MAR 1 4 2007 gederal Communications Before the Commission MAR ~ 6 2007 Satelte Diison Washington, D.C. 20564 FihenlOinruncaupy IntomationalBu in the matter of C MVS USA, Inc. File No. SES—8TA—20070205—00192 (Call Sign EO50348) RerLy Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC (*MSV") herebyfiles this Reply to the Oppositions filed by MVS USA,Inc.(°MVS") and Inmarsat Ventures Limited ("Inmarsat")to MSVs Petition to Deny the above—referenced application ofMVS for a new grant of Special Temporary Authority (°STA") to operate 5000 Broadband Global Area Network ("BGAN®) terminals using an Inmarsatsatelite, Inmarsat 4F2 at 52.75°W, for which coordination is not complete." In its Petition, MSV explained that MVS‘s previous STA grant for BGAN operations expired one month ago, thereby requiring the International Bureau (*Bureau") to treatthe MVS application as a request for a new STA. MSPerition at 2—3.. While MVS claims that it filed "several" previous renewal requests which are pending," those requests sought authority for only a sixty—day period, with the latest renewal request secking authority ending on January 7, 2007 MSV Perition at 2—3. Given that MVS‘s previous BGAN STA grant expired prior to MVS‘s ‘ See MVS USA, Inc., Application for New Special Temporary Authority to Operate BGAN Terminals with Inmarsat 4F2, File No. SES—STA—20070205—00192 (Call Sign E050348) (February 2, 2007); Mobile Satellte Ventures Subsidiary LLC, Petition to Deny, File No. SES— STA—20070205—00192 (Call Sign EO50348) (February 7, 2007) ("MSFPerition"); MVS USA, Inc., Opposition, File No. SES—STA—20070205—00192 (Call Sign EOS0348) (February 22, 2007) ("MYS Opposition"); Inmarsat Ventures Ltd., Opposition, File No. SES—STA—20070205—00192 (Call Sign ©050348) (Pebruary 22, 2007). * See MYS Opposition at 2. MVS attempts to claim that its now—expired STA is stllin effect by citing Section 558(c) ofTitle 5 ofthe United States Code which pertains to "timely" filed renewal applications. 5 U.S.C. § 558(c). Because MVS‘s most recent BGAN STA application was not timely filed —indeed, it was filed a month late — MVS‘s previous STA grant has expired and thus this provision pertaining to renewals does not apply here.

above—referenced application filed on February 5, 2007, the Bureau musttreat the MVS application as a request for a new STA and assess whether MVS has provided Sextraordinary circumstances" justifying a grant. As MSV explained in its Petition, MVS has provided no evidence that it actually operated or sold any terminals pursuant to its previous STA grant or that it has a reasonable expectation of operating or selling any terminals in the future (let alone 5000 terminals, asits application requests). MSFPerition at 2—3. In its Opposition, MVS does not even attempt to refute this fact, As such, there is no publicinterestjustiication for granting the MVS STA request, especially considering that the authorization of far more BGAN terminals than needed disserves the public interest by depriving Inmarsat of any incentive to satisfyits obligation to coordinate its Inmarsat 4F2 satellite. 24.‘ Grant of this STA would not outweigh the harm that will result from the negative impact on the L band coordination process resulting from the authorization of an excessive number of BGAN terminals and from permitting satellite operators such as Inmarsat to cause interference to other satellte operators, to bypass the frequency coordination process, and to undermine the Commission‘s application process. Z4‘ * Indeed, in the year since Inmarsat‘s BGAN service was initited, Inmarsat has been able to obtain only 7, 119 BGAN subscribers worldwide. While MSV is not aware ofany publicly available figures on the number of BGAN terminals deployed in the United States (and Inmarsat has failed to provide any such figure in the record of this or any other proceeding), it is safe to assume that only a fraction ofthe 7,1 19 BGAN terminals activated worldwide today are used in the United States, a number far less than the 25,000 BGAN terminals authorized for use in the United States pursuant to STA. See Exhibit A (attaching excerpts from Inmarsat Group Limited‘s Form 6—K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on February 27, 2007, available at httpo/fwww.see.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1291398/0001 19312507040636/0001 193 125—07— 040636—index.him) In their Oppositions, MVS and Inmarsat incorporate by reference pleadings from previous proceedings. MSV hereby incorporates by reference its pleadings as filedin those previous proceedings. See Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC, Petition for Clarification, File No. SES—STA—20060310—00419 et al(June 12, 2006); Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC,

Conclusion MSV urges the Bureau to protect the existing and reliable services MSV currently provides by acting consistently with the views expressed herein and in the MSY Perition. Respectfully submitted, jga/ Vfi %/(, Lfi/z/ /44 u. Bruce D. Jacobs lennifer A. Manner David S. Konczal Vice President, Regulatory Affairs PILLSBURY WINTHROP MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES SHAW PITTMAN LLP SUBSIDIARY LLC 2300 N Street, NW 10802 Parkridge Boulevard Washington, DC 20037—1128 Reston, Virginia 20191 (202) 663—8000 (703) 300—2700 Dated: March 6, 2007 Reply, File No. SES—STA—20060310—00419 et a(June 29, 2006); Letter from Jennifer A. Manner, Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC, to Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, File No. SES—LES—20050826—01 175 t al (November 22, 2006); Letter from Jennifer A. Manner, Mobile Satelite Ventures Subsidiary LLC, to Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, File No. SES—LES— 20050826—01 175 et al (December 18, 2006); Letter from Jennifer A. Manner, MSV, to Mr. John Giusti and Mr. Julius Knapp, FCC (June 20, 2006); Letter from Jennifer A. Manner, MSV, to Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, File No. SES—MEFS—20051 122—01614 (Call Sign EOOO180) et al (June 20, 2006); Leter from Jennifer A. Manner, MSV, to Mr. John Giusti and Mr.Julius Knapp, FCC (July 18, 2006); Letter from Jennifer A. Manner, MSV, to Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, File No. SES—MFS—20051 122—01614 (Call Sign EOOO180) et al (July 18, 2006).

Exhibit A

Form 6—K Page 1 of 28 6—K 1 d6kchim FORM 6—K. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 6—K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER Pursuant to Rule 13a—16 or 15d—16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 February 27, 2007 anusscs06 Inmarsat Group Limited e nme n egiricasspcifein s charen Inmarsat Group Limited (trantaioo egiran‘saunc imEaght) England and Wales (Pursition tincrroaton orrgiiaion) 99 City Road, London United Kingdom, ECIY 1AX onl ncntreotion anuisseso6 Inmarsat Finance ple (Gnt n eecnrsn s apoiteio ctarn Inmarsat Finance ple ofRegtrnts sam ie agis England and Wales (Pustionatncrpoaton rorpninion) 99 City Road, London United Kingdom, ECV 1AX sttetpidatncaicotted anuisses hitpo/fwwwsee.gov Archivesledgar/data/1291396/0001 19312507040636/d6khtm 3572007

Form 6—K Page 2 of28 Indicate by check mark whether the Regisrantfiles or willfle annual reports under cover Fom 20.F or Fomm 40.F. zo ®@ sor o Indicateby check mark whethe the Regisrant i ubmiting the Form 6X in paperas permited by Regubation S—T Rule 1010) (> Indicate by check mark whether the Registant is ubmiting the Form 6—X in paper as permited by Regubtion S—T Rale 1o10) + Indicat by check mark whetherby furishing th information contained in this Form, tregistran is lso therby firnishng the information to the Commisson parsuant o Rule 1283—2(6)under he Securites Exchungs Act of 1934 Yes 0 No ® 1"¥es"is marked,indeate below thfilnumberassigned o theregstant n connection with Rule 1283—20) 82« hitps/fwwwsee.gou/Archives/edgar/data/1 291396/0001 19312507040636/d6khtm 3/872007

Form 6—K Page 12 of 28 Resenues Revenves for 2006 were $500.1m, an increase of $00m, or 1.8%, compared with 2008, Revenes excludingsubsidiries disposed of inreased by 449%, from $479.2m t $500.Im. The tible below sets out th components of ourtoa evenue for each of hepeiods underreview. ime m beow eantion pudien .( (ttis miniom % Revenues Maritime sector voiceservices 1009 1020 (9 data services ies issa n3 Total maritime sector mar ro se Land secion voicesevices (s0 dats services a3) Total fand sector @» Acronsutial secor 32 Leasing (inc.navigation) (o ‘Total mobilesatelite communications services i Subsidlaris disposed ofin 2005 Oherincome ms Total revene is coom ame. uns Active terminals®@ Muriime mas 12e Land is 769 Acronsutical _17 es ‘Total active terminals zse mes (1) Actve terminals e the numberosubscibers (R—BGAN and BGAN)or terminalsthat have been used o ccess commercilsevices at any time during the preeding twelve—month peiod (ther services except handheld)repstred as at 31 December. Activehandheld terminals arethe average numberoerminalsactve on a aily basiduringthe period (2) Active terminalsas at 31 Decemiber 2006 include 9,922 ACeSterminal an7,119 BGAN subscribers(as at 31 December 2005; nand nl. respectvel) The average dally ative mumberhandheld was 13,904. During 2006evenies from mobile satlite communication services were $91.im, an incease of$19.3m, or4.1%, compared with 2005. Growth has been strang asa result ocontinued success in srvicessuch asFlect and Switt 6; the launch of BGAN in December 2005; and we haveadditonally seen revense contibution rom handbeldsevicessice September 2006. Thi grouth has been pary ofict bylower demand for our servies in the Middle Eastand comperiton from othertechnologies The mariime, land, neronauicl and leasingsectors ccountedfor57.9%, 23.694,62% and 12.3% otoal revenves from mobilesteit communication services respectively during 2006.Revenues for 2006 rflct the increased volume discounts aising from the mergeroSrntos and Xantic which was completed on 14 February 2006 Revenes for2008 icluded th ffect ftherlie work ariingoutoftheAsian tsunami of 26 December 2004.We do not conside tat ourreventes in 2006 have beneftefrom any ‘one.ofo eventtype revenves. — hitpy\wwwsee.govArchives/edar/data/1291396/0001 19312507040636/d6.htm 3/572007

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 1, Sylvia A. Davis, a secretary with the law firm of Pillsbary Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, hereby certify that on this 6° day of March 2007, Iserved a true copy of the foregoing by first—class United States mail, postage prepaid, upon the following: Robert Nelson® Andrea Kelly® International Bureau International Bureau Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission 445 12® Stree, S.W. 445 12° Street, S.W Washington, DC 20554 Washington, DC 20554 Scott Kotler® Kathym Medlcy® International Bureau International Bureau Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission 445 12° Streeu, S.W 445 12°Street, SW. Washington, DC 20554 Washington, DC 20554 Stephen Duall* Lawrence J. Moshin International Bureau Wilkinson Barker Knaver, LLP Federal Communications Commission 2300 N St. NW, Suie 700 445 12° Street, SW. Washington, DC 20037 Washington, DC 20554 Counsel for MVS USA, Inc. Deborah Deffaa Diane J. Comell MVS USA, Inc. Vice President, Govermment Affairs 175 Rock Road Inmasat, c Glen Rock, NJ 07452 1101 Connecticat Averue NW Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20036 John P. Janka Jeffey A. Marks Latham& Watkins LLP 555 Eleventh Street, NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004 *By electronic mail


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