Attachment Consolidated Reply

Consolidated Reply

REPLY submitted by Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC and Inmarsat Ventures Limited

Consolidated Reply

2007-05-14

This document pretains to SES-STA-20070419-00486 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—20070418-004;§4 (Call Sign EO50284) Thrane & Thrane Airtime Ltd. ; File No. SES—STA—20070419—00486 (Call Sign E060179) CONSOLIDATED REPLY Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC ("MSV") hereby files this Reply to the Responses of Inmarsat Ventures Limited (“Inmarsat;’), FTMSC US, LLC ("FTMSC"), and Thrane & Thrane Airtime Ltd. ("Thrane & Thrane") to MSV‘s Comments filed regarding the above—captioned requests for renewal of Special Temporary Authority ("STA") fo operate Broadband Global Area Network ("BGAN‘®) terminals using an uncoordinated Inmarsat satellite, Inmarsat 4F2 at 52.75°Ww.‘ In its Comments, MSV urged the International Bureau ("Bureau") to (i) adopt conditions consistént with what MSV has requested in a pending Petition for Clarification;" and (ii) establish a firm expiration date for these STAs and provide that no further extensions will be granted without Inmarsat having first completed coordination of its new satellite with the North American L band operators." In the event that the Bureau permits these \ See Joint Response of Inmarsat Ventures Limited and FTMSC US, LLC, File No. SES—STA— 20070418—00484 (Call Sign E0O50284) (May 3, 2007), Response of Inmarsat Ventures Limited, File No. SES—STA—20070419—00486 (Call Sign E060179) (May 3, 2007), Reply Comments of Thrane & Thrane Airtime Ltd., File No. SES—STA—20070419—00486 (Call Sign EO60179) (May 3, 2007)(collectively, "Responses"). * See Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC, Petition for Clarification, File No. SES—STA— 20060310—00419 et al (June 12, 2006) (attaching Letter from Ms. Jennifer A. Manner, MSV, to Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, File No. SES—STA—20060310—00419 et al. (May 26, 2006)). * See Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC, Comments, File No. SES—STA—20070418— 00484 (Call Sign E050284), File No. SES—STA—20070419—00486 (Call Sign E060179) (April 20, 2007) ("MSY Comments").

STAs to continue without establishing a firm expiration date, the Bureau should at least (1) require the STA holders to disclose the aggregate number of BGAN terminals that are in operation using the Inmarsat 4F2 satellite serving the United States and nearby geographic areas; and (ii) limit the BGAN terminals authorized under these STAs to those terminals that are issued to "first responders," based on sworn affidavits provided by the STA holders supporting their claims. In their Responses, Inmarsat, FTMSC, and Thrane & Thrane incorporate by reference pleadings from previous proceedings. MSV hereby incorporates by reference its pleadings as filed in those previous proceedings.4 * 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, Reply, File No. SES—STA—20060310—00419 et al (June 29, 2006); Letter from Jennifer A. Manner, Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC, to Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, File No. SES—LFS— 20050826—01175 et al (November 22, 2006); Letter from Jennifer A. Manner, Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC, to Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, File No. SES—LFS—20050826—01175 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—MFS—20051122—01614 (Call Sign EOOO180) et al (June 20, 2006); Letter 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—20051122—01614 (Call Sign EO0O0180) et al (July 18, 2006); Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC, Comments, File No. SES—STA—20060906—01674 (Call Sign EO50249) et al (September 7, 2006); Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC, Response, File No. SES—STA— 20060906—01674 (Call Sign EO50249) et al (October 2, 2006); Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC, Comments, File No. SES—STA—20061019—01868 (Call Sign £E060179) (October 24, 2006); Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC, Response, File No. SES—STA—20061019— 01868 (Call Sign E060179) (November 21, 2006).

Conclusion MSV continues to urge the Bureau to protect the existing and reliable services MSV currently provides, including to public safety users, by (i) adopting conditions consistent with what MSV has requested in its pending Petition for Clarification; and (ii) establishing a firm expiration date for these STAs and provide that no further extensions will be granted without Inmarsat having first completed coordination of its new satellite with the North American L band operators. Respectfully submitted, LAA BrucéDAacobs Jofe tlize j Jefnifer ‘A. Manner Tony Lin 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) 390—2700 Dated: May 14, 2007

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Renee Williams, a secretary with the law firm of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, hereby certify that on this 14th day of May 2007, I served a true copy of the foregoing by first—class United States mail, postage prepaid, upon the following: John P. Janka Diane J. Cornell Jeffrey A. Marks Vice President, Government Affairs Latham & Watkins LLP Inmarsat, Inc. 555 Eleventh Street, N.W. 1101 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 1000 Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20004 Washington, DC 20036 Bruce H. Turnbull Eric Fishman David J. Taylor Holland & Knight LLP Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 1300 Eye Street, NW Suite 100 Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 Washington, DC 20005 Counsel for Thrane & Thrane Airtime Ltd. Counsel for FTMSC US, LLC Henrik Norrelykke Thrane & Thrane Airtime Ltd. 509 Viking Drive Suites K, L & M Virginia Beach, VA 23452 Rénee Williams


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