Attachment Joint Response

Joint Response

REPLY TO COMMENTS submitted by Skywave et. al.

Joint Response

2007-11-28

This document pretains to SES-STA-20071102-01518 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 w se sn s se se se se h n w n Nn n N se n sys SkyWave Mobile Communications, SES—STA—20071109—01554 Inc. Stratos Communications, Inc. SES—STA—20071101—01489 SES—STA—20071101—01490 SES—STA—20071101—01491 SES—STA—20071101—01492 SES—STA—20071101—01493 Vizada Satellite, Inc. SES—STA—20071101—01519 SES—STA—20071101—01514 SES—STA—20071101—01513 SES—STA—20071101—01516 SES—STA—20071101—01517 SES—STA—20071101—01515 SES—STA—20071101—01518 JOINT RESPONSE Skywave Mobile Communications, Inc., Stratos Communications Inc., and Vizada Satellite, Inc. (together, the "Licensees") and Inmarsat Ventures Limited ("Inmarsat") respond to the comments of Mobile Satellite Ventures LLC ("MSV") on these requests 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 ("I—4"). MSV does not oppose grant of the STAs, nor does it claim that the transition of longstanding services from an earlier generation Inmarsat spacecraft to I—4 has adversely affected the interference environment. Indeed, by all accounts, each Licensee has fully complied with the conditions of its STA, including the requirement that it operate on a non—harmfulinterference

basis, Thus there is no reason that the Commission should not renew these STAs to provide Inmarsat services pursuant to the terms on which the Licensees have been providing these services while their underlying applications for "full" authority remain pending. Nevertheless, MSV suggests that the Commission modify the condition applicable to the Licensees®‘ STAs 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. The Licensees and Inmarsat have alreadyfully responded to these suggestions of MSV on multiple occasions, including, but not limited to: (1) in earlier STA proceedings;‘ and (ii) in joint pleadings* opposing requests by MSV to exclude the Disputed Spectrum from existing authorizations and to impose conditions in granting pending applications." Because these issues have been fully briefed, and in the interest of conserving Commission resources, the Licensees and Inmarsat incorporate their earlier pleadings by reference for inclusion in the record here. _ See, eg., Joint Reply, File Nos. SES—STA—20060710—01131 ert al. (Aug. 1, 2006); Reply of Inmarsat Ventures Limited, File Nos. SES—STA—20060511—00788 et aZ. (May 31, 2006) ; Joint Opposition, SES—STA—20060511—00790 et al. (May 31, 2006). * Joint Letter to Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, Call Signs EQ10011 er aZ. (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. Dortch, FCC, File Nos. SES—MFS—20051122—01614 et al, ( Jul. 6, 2006) (responding to MSV‘s request to add three conditions to pending applications to communicate with I—4). 3 See also Opposition of Inmarsat, File No. SES—MFS—20060118—00050, er al. (Mar. 16, 2006).

Forthese reasons, the Licensees and Inmarsat urge the Bureau to grant the requested STAs subject only to the conditions pursuant to which the Licensees currently provide Inmarsat services. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Is/ Keith H. Fagan Diane J. Cornell Senior Counsel Vice President, Government Affairs VIZADA SATELLITE, INC. INMARSAT, INC. 1101 Wootton Parkway 1101 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. 10" Floor Suite 1200 Rockville, MD 20852 Washington, D.C. 20036 /s/ Alfred M. Mamlet Marc A. Paul STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP 1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20036 Counsel to SkyWave Mobile Communications Corp. and Stratos Communications, Inc. November 28, 2007

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Amber Powelson, hereby certify that on this 28"" day of November, 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 Jarmuinek* 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 *Via Electronic Mail OnuberGrue kon— Amber Powelson


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