Attachment STA grant

This document pretains to SES-STA-20090304-00235 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2009030400235_704192

SES—STA—20090304—00235 182009000581 PetroCom License Corporation Approved by OMB 3060—0678 APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description ofthis application to identify it on the main menu: Application for STA for SP70C 1. Applicant Name: PetroCom License Corporation Phone Number: 504—736—9400 DBA Name: Fax Number: 504—734—6100 Street: 5901 Earhart Expressway E—Mail: jdenton@broadpointinc.com City: Harahan State: LA Country: USA Zipcode: 70123 — Attention: Jon Denton SEesSstA—20090204—002357 _____ Graat Date 3 t&tfi { 7 *".sfazlo9

2. Contact Name: Raul Magallanes Phone Number: 2813171397 Company: The Law Office of Raul Fax Number: 2812718085 Magallanes, PLLC Street: PO Box 1213 E—Mail: info@rmtelecomlaw.com City: Houston State: TX Country: USA Zipcode: 77549 — Attention: Raul Magallanes Relationship: Legal Counsel (If your applicationis related to an application filed with the Commission, enter either the file number or the 1B Submission ID of the related application. Please enter only one.) 3. Reference File Number or Submission ID 4a. Is a fee submitted with this application? & !IfYes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption(see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). 3 Governmental Entity ¢*4 Noncommercial educational licensee O Other(please explain}: 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request @ Use Prior to Grant C Change Station Location <3 Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 03/09/2009

7. CityGulf of Mexico 8. Latitude (dd mmss.sh) 29 1 47.64 N 9. State LA 10. Longitude (dd mmss.s h) 88 56 32.78 W 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: Cover Letter Attachment 2: Interf. Analysis Attachment 3: Non Compliant 12. Description. (If the complete description does not appear in this box, please go to the end ofthe form to view it in its entirety.) Application for STA for SP70C 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is Yes £y No subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. See 47 CFR 1.2002(b) for the meaning of &quot;party to the application&gquot; for these purposes. 14. Name of Person Signing 15. Title ofPerson Signing Jon Denton Director of Technology WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND / OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503).

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))) Tecscommunicarions Law The Law Office of Raul Magallanes www rimtelecomiaw.com March 4, 2009 Scott Kotler, Chief System Analysis Branch Satellite Division International Bureau Federal Communications Commission 445 12" Street SW Washington, DC 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority Dear Mr. Kotler, Pursuant to Section 25.120(a) of the Rules and Regulations ("Regulations") of the Federal Communications Commission ("Commission"), Petrocom License Corporation. ("Petrocom‘") seeks Commission consideration for a Special Temporary Authority ("STA") to operate a new earthstation. According to Section 25.120(b)(3) of the Regulations, the Commission may grant temporary authority for a period not to exceed 60 days, if the STA request has not been placed on public notice, and the applicant plans to file a request for regular authority for the service. In the instant case, the STA request has not been placed on public notice and Petrocom plans to file an application for regular authority. Therefore, Petrocom respectfully requests an STA for a period not to exceed 60 days. According to Section 25.120 (b)(1) of the Regulations, "The Commission may grant a temporary authorization only upon a finding that there are extraordinary circumstances requiring temporary operations in the public interest and that delay in the institution of these temporary operations would seriously prejudice the public interest". In the instant case, Petrocom operates a GSM cellular network in the Gulf of Mexico. Various cell towers are backhauled from Gulf of Mexico fixed platforms to inland interconnection points through satellite links, Because of damage caused by Hurricanes Ike, some of this cellular infrastructure was damaged requiring upgrade or replacement. The planned satellite is AMC3 (87W). Petrocom‘s GSM cellular network is the only licensed cellular service in the Gulf of Mexico and is used extensively by crew members of the various oil exploration and production platforms. Some cell sites are being switched from Ku to C—band to improve reliability while others are being deployed as new sites. In order to insure restoration of this damaged site and uninterrupted service, the requested date for prior use is March 9. 2009. In accordance to Section 25.120(a) of the Regulations, this STA is being filed at least 3 working days prior to the date of proposed operation. Because of the nature of operations in this platform and the critical role of the existing earth station communications link, it is in the public interest that the proposed earth station be operational to accommodate the critical calls that are placed by platform personnel. In addition, should there be an emergency in this platform; this earth station would be used to place calls to communicate with the appropriate agencies. Sincerely, /s/ Raul Magallanes Attorney

Petrocom License Corporation Non—Compliant Statement According to Section 25.212(c)(2) of the Rules and Regulations of the Federal Communications Commission (Regulations"), in the 5925—6425 MHz band, earth stations with an equivalent diameter of equal to or greater than 4.5m may be routinely licensed if the maximum power density into the antenna does not exceed —2.7dBW/MAKHz for digital SCPC carriers. Furthermore, antennas with an equivalent diameter of less than 4.5m are subject to the provisions of Section 25.220 of the Regulations. The antenna at issue is a C—band Prodelin 1251(2.4m) ("Antenna"). This Antenna is less than 4.5m in diameter. The Antenna does not strictly comply with Section 25.209 of the Regulations. However, pursuant to Section 25.220 (b—c) of the Regulations, an applicant may request the Commission to consider a non—compliant antenna if it can be shown that the operational power density will be below the requirement of Section 25.212(c)(2). Specifically, the earth station operator must provide the power and power density levels that result by reducing the values stated in Section 25.212(c)(2) by the number of decibels that the non—compliant antenna fails to meet the standards of Section 25.209 of the Regulations. In this case, the proposed Antenna exceeds the patterns of Section 25.209 by approximately 12dB in the +(140° to 180°) region along the azimuth axis. The Antenna is designed to operate with a maximum EIRP density into the antenna flange of —21 dBW/A4KHz. This is 18.3 dB below the —2.74BW/A4KHz limit. Applying the methodology in Section 25.220 (b—c), the maximum EIRP density at Antenna flange is increased by 12dB to yield, —21 dBW/AKHz + 12 dB =—9 dBW/AMAKHz. As calculated, this figure is still below the allowed maximum EIRP density at the Antenna flange of —2.7 dBW/AKHz by 6.3 dB. The applicant agrees to accept any adjacent satellite interference in the 3700—4200 MHz receive band as a result of the performance of the Antenna. Should the use of this Antenna cause interference to other systems; the applicant agrees to terminate transmission upon notice from the Commission. Appendix A shows a spectral density showing for this Antenna at low, mid, and high band. The antenna gain varies slightly with frequency and so does the spectral density.


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