Attachment Joint Response

Joint Response

REPLY submitted by Satamatics, Inc.

Joint Response

2007-10-31

This document pretains to SES-STA-20071010-01406 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, DC 20554 In the matter of ) 1 Satamatics, Inc. ) File No. SES-STA-20071010-01406 (Call Sign E020074) JOINT RESPONSE Satamatics, Inc. (“Satamatics”) and Inmarsat Ventures Limited (“Inmarsat”) respond to the comments of Mobile SatelliteVentures LLC (“‘MSV”) on the request of Satamatics for special temporary authority (“STA”) to continue provision of longstanding Inmarsat services using the Inmarsat-4 satellite at the nominal 53” W.L. orbital location C‘I-4”). MSV does not oppose grant of the STAs, nor does it claim that the transition of longstanding services fkom an earlier generation Inmarsat spacecraft to 1-4 has adversely affected the interference environment. Indeed, by all accounts, Satamatics has fully complied with the conditions of its STA, including the requirement that it operate on a non-harmful interference basis. Thus, there is no reason that the Commission should not renew this STA to provide Inmarsat services pursuant to the terms on which Satamatics has been providing these services whiie its underlying application for “111”authority remains pending. Nevei.theless, MSV suggests that the Commission modify the conditions applicable to the Satamatics STA to: (1) exclude from the STA renewals certain frequency bands that are the subject of an international dispute between Inmarsat and MSV (“Disputed Spectrum”); and (2) “establish a firm expiration date for these STAs” if Inmarsat and MSV have not entered a new international spectrum coordination agreement. Satamatics and Inmarsat already have fully responded to these suggestions of MSV on multiple occasions, including, but

not limited to: (i) in earlier STA proceedings;’ and (ii) in joint pleadings2opposing requests by MSV to exclude the Disputed Spectrum from existing authorizations and to impose conditions in granting pending application^.^ Because these issues have been fully briefed, and in the interest of conserving Commission resources, Satamatics and Inmmsat incorporate their earlier pleadings by reference for inclusion in the record here, For these reasons, Satamatics and Inmarsat urge the Bureau to grant the requested STA subject only to the conditions pursuant to which Satamatics currently provides Inmarsat services. Respecthlly submitted, is/ Is/ Alfred M. Mamlet Diane J. Cornel1 Marc A. Paul Vice President, Government Affairs Brendan Kasper INMARSAT, INC. STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP 1101 Connecticut Avenue, NW 1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20036 Washington, DC 20036 Coitnsel IO Satuinatics, Inc. October 31,2007 I See, e.g., Joint Reply, File Nos. SES-STA-20060710-01131 et ul. (Aug. 1,2006); Reply of Inmarsat Ventures Limited, File Nos. SES-STA-20060511-00788 et al. (May 3 I, 2006); Joint Opposition, SES-STA-20060511-00790 et al. (May 3 1,2006). Joint Letter to Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, Call Signs EO10011 et al. (Jul. 6,2006) (responding to MSV’s letter request that the Commission exclude certain frequency bands from existing authorizations to provide Inmarsat services); Joint Letter to Marlene H. Doitch, FCC, File Nos. SES-MFS-20051 122-01614 et al. (Jul. 6,2006) (responding to MSV’s request to add three conditions to pending applications to communicate with 1-4). See also Opposition of Inmarsat, File No. SES-MFS-20060118-00050, el al. (Mar. 16,2006). 2

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Amber Powelson, hereby certify that on this 31'' day of October, 2007, I caused to be served a true copy of the foregoing "Joint Response," by first class mail, postage pre-paid (or as otheiwise 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 Cornmission Federal Communications Commission 445 12'" Street, S.W. 445 1 2 ' ~Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Washington, DC 20554 Gardner Foster* Howard GribofP 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 .Tarmulnek* 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 lPhStreet, 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 Subsidiay LLC 445 12'~Street, S.W. 1002 Park Ridge Boulevard Washington, DC 20554 Reston, Virginia 20 I 9 1 Bruce D. Jacobs Tony Lin Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 2300 N Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20037-1 128 * JTia Electronic Mail ~ ~~ Amber Powelson


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