Attachment Joint Response

Joint Response

RESPONSE TO REPLY COMMENTS submitted by Stratos

Joint Response

2007-11-21

This document pretains to SES-STA-20071106-01534 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2007110601534_606893

                                        Before the
                         FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                                  Washington, D.C. 20554


    In the matter of

    Stratos Communications, Inc.         File No. SES—STA—20071101—01488 (Call Sign E050249)

    BT Americas Inc.                     File No. SES—STA—20071102—01522 (Call Sign EO60076)
MVS, USA, Inc.                           File No. SES—STA—20071106—01534 (Call Sign EO50348)
Vizada Satellite, Inc.                   File No. SES—STA—20071102—01520 (Call Sign EO50276)




                                         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 ("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 respondéfs;

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, eg., 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 Licensee‘s 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. Comnell
Marc A. Paul                                      Vice President, Government Affairs
Brendan Kasper                                    InmaRSsAT, 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




                  /s/                                       /s
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
10Floor
Rockville, MD 20852

November 21, 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, Amber Powelson, hereby certify that on this 218 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 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


*Via Electronic Mail

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                                        Amber Powelson



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