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RESPONSE TO REPLY COMMENTS submitted by "Licensees" & Inmarsat

Reply to Comments (Joint Response)

2007-09-26

This document pretains to SES-STA-20070905-01240 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 ) ) Stratos Communications, Inc. ) File No. SES—STA—20070904—01221 (Call Sign EO50249) ) oL. BT Americas Inc. ) File No. SES—STA—20070910—01260 (Call Sign EO60076) ) . MVS USA, Inc. ) File No. SES—STA—20070904—01216 (Call Sign E050348) ) Vizada Satellite, Inc. File No. SES—STA—20070905—01240 (Call Sign E0O50276) ) JOINT RESPONSE Stratos Communications, Inc., BT Americas Inc., MVS USA, Inc., and Vizada Satellite, Inc. (together, the "Licensees") and Inmarsat Ventures Limited ("Inmarsat") respond to Comments filed by Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC ("MSV") in this proceeding, 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) establish a firm expiration date for BGAN STAs; (ii) limit BGAN terminal use to only a subset of emergency responders; and (iii) adopt conditions sought in MSV‘s June 12, 2006 Petition for Clarification. The Licensees and Inmarsat have fully responded to each of MSV‘s requests in prior pleadings, and incorporate those prior pleadings by reference.‘ Those pleadings, and \ See, e. g., 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 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 to Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, File Nos. SES—MFS—20051122—01614, et al. (Jul. 6, 2006)

pleadings submitted in other, similar proceedings, demonstrate that the public interest would be served by ensuring that BGAN services continue to be available to meet the current and future needs of U.S. government agencies, relief organizations, and industry. For the reasons discussed 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/ Alfred M. Mamlet Diane J. Cornell Marc A. Paul Vice President, Government Affairs Brendan Kasper INMARSAT, INC. STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP 1101 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. 1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 1200 Washington, D.C. 20036 Washington, D.C. 20036 Counsel to Stratos Communications, Inc. Telephone: (202) 248—5155 Is/ Is/ Linda J. Cicco Lawrence J. Movshin BT AMERICAS INC. Robert G. Morse 1140 Commerce Park Drive WILKINSON, BARKER KNAUER, LLP Reston, VA 20191 2300 N Street NW, Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20037 Counsel to MVS USA, Inc. Is/ Keith H. Fagan Senior Counsel VIZADA SATELLITE, INC. 1101 Wootton Parkway 10th Floor Rockville, MD 20852 September 26, 2007 (responding to MSV‘s request to add three conditions to pending applications to communicate with I—4); Joint Letter 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).

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Jeffrey A. Marks, hereby certify that on this 26"" day of September, 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* Chip Fleming* 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 Robert Nelson* Roderick Porter* 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

Cassandra Thomas* Jennifer A. Manner International Bureau Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Federal Communications Commission Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC 445 12"" Street, S.W. 1002 Park Ridge Boulevard Washington, DC 20554 Reston, Virginia 20191 Bruce D. Jacobs Tony Lin Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 2300 N Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20037—1128 UA MA— *Via Electronic Mail JeftfieyvAJMarks


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