Attachment Supplement

Supplement

SUPPLEMENT submitted by Lampert & O'Connor, P.C.

Supplement

2007-10-12

This document pretains to SES-STA-20070426-00518 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2007042600518_598706

[( Lampert & O‘Connor, P.C. 1776 K Street NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20006 Helen E. Disenhaus Tel 202/887—6230 disenhaus@l—olaw.com Fax 202/887—6231 Via Hand Delivery October 12, 2007 Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commussion Office of the Secretary c/o Natek, Inc. 236 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Suite 110 Washington, DC 20002 Re: Horizon Mobile Communications, Inc. Supplement to Application for Special Temporary Authority File No. SES—STA—20070112—00012 File No. SES—STA—INTR2007—00961 (Call Sign E070006) Dear Ms. Dortch: Enclosed please find five copies of a Supplement to the above—referenced pending request for Special Temporary Authority. The original (non—facsimile) copy of the Supplement will be filed at the Commuission upon receipt by Lampert & O‘Connor, P.C. Should you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact E. Ashton Johnston or the undersigned at (202) 887—6230. Very truly yours, em Ya t an/ Helen E. Disenhaus Counsel to Horizon Mobile Communications, Inc. cc w/encl: Roderick Porter (Roderick.Porter@fce.gov) Gardner Foster (Gardner.Foster@fec.gov) Scott Kottler (Scott.Kotler@fcee.gov) Steve Duall (Stephen.Duall@fce.gov) Counsel of Record (via regular mail) Jennifer A. Manner Bruce D. Jacobs Tony Lin Diane J. Cornell John P. Janka Jeffrey A. Marks

FROM :SATCOM Distribution FAX NO. :215 541—1009 Oct. 12 2047 @9:540M P1 HORIZON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, INC, 2250 Skyview Lane Harleysville, PA 19038 October 11, 2007 Marlenc Dortch Secrctary Federal Communications Commission 445 12"" Street, NW. Washington, DC 20544 Re: Horizor 1 Mobile Communications, Inc. Supplet icnt to Application for Special Temporary Authority File No SES—STA—20070112—00012 File No . SES—STA~INTR2007—00961 (Call Sign B070006) Dear Ms. Dortch: Horizon Mobili c Communications, Inc. ("Horizon") hereby supplements its above— referenced ponding reqjuest for Special Tomporary Authority ("STA") to provide Broadband Clobal Are a Network ("BGAN®) service in the United States. This Supplement provides aidditional information demonstrating the important, immediale public intercst benefits that will be achicved by a prompt grant of the requested STA. Supplementing the information provided in the STAas previously filed, Horizon provides the following additional information: 1. Horizo h acknowledges that grant of the requested STA will be subject to the same terms and co nditions previously applied to the requests for STA to offer RGAN service in the Uniled & tates that have already been granted.‘ 2. For nat fonal security and national emergency reasons, i1 is importantthat Horizon‘s BGAN ser ise be available to both military and civilian users. Underits Continuity of Operati ns Pian (COOF) mandate, the Commission is charged with cnsuring that first resp onders and other public safety personnel have available to themthe full range of comnror ications resources and tools that will allow them to perform their | See, eg., Satellite C ommunications Services Information re: Actions Taken, Public Notics, Report No, St 18—00835 (July 5, 2006) at 3 (reporting grant with conditions of STArequest of Thran c & Thrane Airtime LTD., File No. SES—STA—20060522—00857).

FROM :SATCOM Distribution FAX NO. :215 541—1009 Oct. 12 2007 @9:540M P2 Marlenc Dortch October 11, 2007 Page 2 duties safely and effect ivc:ly.2 Satellite communications play an important role in this effort. Horizon and it & parent company and affitiates (collectively, the "SatCom Ciroup") are United Stq tes Government—accredited suppliors ofsatellite communications services, Our experier ce in talloring service for coastal and offshore applications that must function during s rvere weather events provides important benefits to users, Our customers include both the State of Louisiana and the Louis Armstrong New Orlcans International Airport ( he "Airport"), which is owned and operated by the City of New Orleins, The importar ce of communications servicesto these customers, particularly during weather—related emergencies and their aftermath, cannot be overstated, 3. The Sat Com Group is a provider ofsatellite communications services (o the State of Louisiana, helping to mainlain vital communications links during the hurricane season, whic h has two more months to runthis year. Upon grant o[the requested STA, Horize n will be able to offer the State the additional benelfits ofthe portable, higher—speed BGAN service. The State of Louisiana selected us for oursatellite service needs particula ly because of our unique expertise in supplying integrated communications servi es, and our ability to offer a wide range of equipment for use on both land and sea, Th ; Culf region‘s recent hutricane experience demonstrated why access to the service ci pabilitiecs high—speed BCGAN service can offer would be cssential to any future disaster r plief effort. It is in the public interest for public safoty personnel to be able to obtain BGA service from a provider with special knowledge ofthecoas environment. 4. The Sat Com Group‘s contract with the Airport includes the provision of high—speed broadband data transmissions via satellite for use during emergency situations, both natural and man—made. As has been well—documented, in such situations many land—based comy runications services, whether wireline or wireless, have suffered severe oulages, someti mes extending for many days and weeks. For (wo days after Hutricane Katrina stru ck, in New Orleans many telephones, andvirtually all mobile phones, were out of se ‘vice in the area as a result of wind and water damageto communications infras tructure and power sources, and many outages lasted far longer, Internet accoss was se erely disrupted. For many providers of emergency services, satellite—based commu mcations provided their only link. The Airport closed before the storm and remained ct ased to regular passenger service for two weeks, and could not 2 "a primary goal oft} ie [Commussion‘s Public Safety & Homeland Security] Bureauis to support and advance initiatives that further strengthen and enhance the security and reliability ofthe nation ‘s communications infrastructure and public safely and emergency response capabilities t! at will better enable the CC to assist the public, first responders, law enforcement, hosp itals, the communications industry and all levels of governmentin the ovent ofa natural q isaster, pandemic or terrorist altack." http://w te.gov/psl hs/aboutus.html . See aZso Presidential Decision Directive 63 (May 22, 1998) (prote tion of infrastructure from intentional acts). * See hitp;//woww.fec.g ‘ov/bsl-ls/__clgaringl_muse/sate]]ité_h tml .

FROM :SATCOM Distribution FAX NO. :215 541—1009 Oct. 12 2007 @9:5S0M P3 Marlene Dortch October 11, 2007 Page 3 resume full operations for one monith. During that time, it becarae a headquarters for rescue and humamlarian efforts, The Airport became the home ofsome 25,000 people for seven days, and ove in became a makeshift hospital. Particularly in such emergency situations, i1 is critical hat the Airport have access to all forms of advanced communications rviges, including the portable, high speed broadband service thai Horizon can provide th rough the BGAN service. 4. This year, as in many years, the U.S., particularly in the Western part of the country, has experi enced devastating forest fires that have cost many lives and have caused huge losses to | orest resources and commercial and residential property. By permil{ing Horizon to offer BCGAN service in the United States, the Commission will allow Horizon to offer forestry industry customers an important new capability to fight dcadly forest fircs, pot entially helping to save many lives and milfions ofdollars in property damage. Unl ke other communications services, BGAN service provides a high—speed broadband transmission path that can carry voice and data traffic simultaneously via highly portable terminals. When firefighters arc risking theirlives to bring a firestorm unde ‘ control, it is imperative that they have immediately available to them the ability to con| act potential rescue parties, obtain the latest wind and weather information, and communicate to other firefighters and control centers the details of local conditions visually, or ally, and in writing. Grant ofthe requested STA will allow the forestry indusiry to tal e advantage ofthe substantial advances offered by BGAN service and will give them an mportant new tool in critical disaster situations as well as in conducting their busin Ess operations. Grant of the re juested STA will permit Horizonto offer these and other users described in the STA equest the high speed satellite broadband services they require for the most effective reep onse to natural disaster and national security emergencics, Horizon‘s experience ill enable it to deftiver BGAN solutions taifored to the needs of coastal public agencie s and emergency relief personnel. The Commissgion should promptly grant the ST A\ and allow Horizon to expand the communications services available to first respo nders and others. Thompson President, Horizon Mobile Communications, Inc. CC Roderick Ports r, Depuly Chicf, International Bursau Gardner Foste , Legal Advisor, International Bureau Sceoll Kottler, Chief, Systems Analysis Branch, Satellite Division Steve Duall, P )licy Brarich, Satellite Division


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