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Reply to Comments

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.

IBFS_SESSTA2007090501240_595795

                                      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




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*Via Electronic Mail



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