Attachment Motion

Motion

MOTION submitted by Thrane & Thrane

Motion to designate proceedings as "Permit-but-Disclose"

2007-10-22

This document pretains to SES-STA-20071018-01434 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2007101801434_600764

Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 2 2 fBU7 r P d m h i ! l l l nlp,l:l,]"s Commrssron ' ' f ~ of i / ~ dLeLrc;cjry In the Matter of ) 1 Thrane & Thrane Airtime Ltd. 1 SES-STA-20071018-01434 (Call Sign E060179) MOTION TO DESIGNATE PROCEEDINGS AS "PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE" By its attorney, and pursuant to Section 1.45 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. 0 1.45, Thrane & Thrane Airtime Ltd. ("T&T Airtime") hereby requests that the Commission designate the above-captioned proceeding as "permit-but-disclose" under the Commission's rules governing ex parte communications. ' The exparte rules provide that "[wlhere the public interest so requires in a particular proceeding, the Commission and its staff retain the discretion to modify the applicable ex parte rules by order, letter or public notice.'" A change in the status to permit-but-disclose in this proceeding clearly is warranted in light of the issues raised, and in order to harmonize the status of these proceedings with that of numerous pending proceedings that also involve applications to provide Inmarsat services, and which the Commission already has designated permit-but- disclose. Virtually all pending applications seeking authority to provide Inmarsat services have been opposed by Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC. The Commission routinely has granted permit-but-disclose status in considering similar applications to provide Inmarsat services, finding the change in ex parte status "will facilitate resolution of the complex policy 1 47 C.F.R. 9;s 1.1200 et seq. 2 47 C.F.R. 6 1.1200(a).

issues raised in the app1i~ation.I'~As in the other currently pending proceedings to provide Inmarsat services, permit-but-disclose status in the above-captioned proceeding would service the public interest by facilitating discussion with Commission staff to address the issues raised in these proceedings. WHEREFORE, Thrane & Thrane Airtime respectfully urges the Commission to designate the ex parte status of this proceeding as "permit-but-disclose." Respectfully submitted, Eric Fishman Holland & Knight LLP 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006 (202) 828-1849 Counsel to Thrane & Thrane Airtime Ltd. October 22, 2007 3 See, e.g., Public Notice Rep. No. SES-00955 (re. Aug. 15, 2007) (granting motion seeking permit-but- disclose status for application to provide Inmarsat services); Public Notice Rep. No. SES-00894 (rel. Jan. 24, 2007) (same): Public Notice Rep. No. SES-00825 (rel. May 31, 2006) (same, with regard to 18 separate applications); Public Notice Rep. No. SES-00807 (rel. Mar. 29,2006) (same, with regard to three separate applications). 2

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Eric Fishman, an attorney with the law firm of Holland & Knight LLP, hereby certify that on this 22"d day of October, 2007, a true copy of the foregoing Motion of Thane & Thane Airtime Ltd. was served by first class mail, postage pre-paid (or as otherwise indicated) upon the following: James Ball* Andrea Kelly* International Bureau International Bureau Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission 445 1 2 ' ~Street, sw 445 1 2 ' ~Street, sw Washington, DC 20554 Washington, DC 20554 Cassandra Thomas * Scott Kotler* International Bureau International Bureau Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission 445 1 2 ' ~Street, sw 445 1 2 ' ~Street, sw Washington, DC 20554 Washington, DC 20554 Howard GribofP Karl Kensinger* International Bureau International Bureau Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission 445 lYh Street, sw 445 1 2 ' ~Street, sw Washington, DC 20554 Washington, DC 20554 Fern Jarmulnek* John Martin* International Bureau International Bureau Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission 445 1 2 ' ~Street, sw 445 1 2 ' ~Street, sw Washington, DC 20554 Washington, DC 20554 Stephen Duall* Robert Nelson* International Bureau International Bureau Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission 445 1 2 ' ~Street, sw 445 lYh Street, sw Washington, DC 20554 Washington, DC 20554 JoAnn Ekblad* Suzanne O'Connell* International Bureau International Bureau Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission 445 lzthStreet, sw 445 lYh Street, sw Washington, DC 20554 Washington, DC 20554

Jennifer A. Manner Bruce D. Jacobs Vice President, Regulatory Affairs David S. Konczal Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 1002 Park Ridge Boulevard 2300 N Street, NW Reston, Virginia 2019 1 Washington, DC 20037-1 128 Keith H. Fagan John P. Janka Senior Counsel Jeffiey A. Marks Telenor Satellite, Inc. Latham & Watkins LLP 1101 Wootton Parkway 555 Eleventh Street, NW, Suite 1000 Rockville, MD 20852 Washington, DC 20004 Diane J. Cornel1 Marc A. Paul Vice President, Government Affairs Steptoe & Johnson LLP Inmarsat, Inc. 1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW 1101 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20036-1795 Washington, DC 20036 Karis A. Hastings Hogan & Hartson LLP Columbia Square 555 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 * by Hand Delivery Eric Fishman #4861608-v1


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