Attachment Permit-But-Disclose

Permit-But-Disclose

MOTION submitted by Thrane & Thrane

Motion to Designate Proceedings as "Permit-But-Disclose"

2007-12-20

This document pretains to SES-STA-20071218-01719 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2007121801719_612329

In the Matter of                      1
                                      )
Thrane & Thrane Airtime Ltd.          )      SES-STA-2007 12 18-017 19 (Call Sign E060 179)


     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 t h s

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 Inmapat 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




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1
       47 C.F.R. $9 1.1200 et seq.
2
       47 C.F.R. 8 1.1200(a).


issues raised in the applicati~n."~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,


                                                     LL
                                                     Eric Fishman
                                                     Holland & Knight LLP
                                                     2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
                                                     Washington, DC 20006
                                                     (202) 828-1849
                                                     Counsel to Thrane & Thrane Airtime Ltd.

December 20,2007




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).


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                                 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

        I, Eric Fishman, an attorney with the law firm of Holland & Knight LLP, hereby certify
that on this 20thday of December, 2007, a true copy of the foregoing Motion of Thrane & Thrane
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 12* 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 12' Street, sw                           445 lPh Street, sw
Washington, DC 20554                         Washington, DC 20554

Howard Griboffk                              Karl Kensinger*
International Bureau                         International Bureau
Federal Communications Commission            Federal Communications Commission
445 1 2 ' Street,
          ~       sw                         445 12* 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 lYh 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 1 2 ' Street,
                                                       ~       sw
Washington, DC 20554                         Washington, DC 20554

JoAnn Ekblad*                                Suzanne O'Connell*
International Bureau                         International Bureau
Federal Communications Commission            Federal Communications Commission
445 1 2 ' Street,
          ~       sw                         445 12* 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                             Jeffrey 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 20036-1 795
Washington, DC 20036

Karis A. Hastings
Hogan & Hartson LLP
Columbia Square
555 Thirteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004

*        by Hand Delivery                  1
                                           Eric Fishman




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