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This document pretains to SES-STA-20090313-00308 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2009031300308_700478

                                             E030055     SESSTA-2009031340308         IB200900070'
                                             S kyWave Mobile Communk a tions, Corp.

                                                                                                                           Approved by OMB
                                                                                                                                  3060-0678
                               APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY



APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
60-Day STA for E030055 to communicate with the Inmarsat I2Fl satellite at 142 W.L.
    1. Applicant

              Name:        SkyWave Mobile                    Phone Number:                           613-836-6288
                           Communications, Corp.
              DBA Name:                                      Fax Number:                             613-836-1088
              Street:      1145 Innovation Drive, Unit 288   E-Mail:                                 ani.tourian@skywave.com


              City:        Ottawa                            State:
              Country:                                       Zipcode:
              Attention:   Ms. Ani Tourian




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    t. Contact

                 Name:          Marc Paul                          Phone Number:                        202-429-6484
                 Company:       Steptoe & Johnson LLP              Fax Number:                          202-429-3902
                 Street:        1330 Connecticut Ave. NW           E-Mail:                              mpaul@steptoe.com


                 City:          Washington                         State:                                DC
                 Country:       USA                                Zipcode:                             20036      -1795
                 Attention:                                        Relationship:                         Legal Counsel


    :If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, enter either the file number or the IB Submission ID of the related
    ipplication. Please enter only one.)
    3. Reference File Number SESSTA2009011200030 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).
    0 Governmental Entity 0 Noncommercial educational licensee
    0 Otherblease explain):
    Cb. Fee Classification CGX - Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station
    i.Type Request


    @      Use Prior to Grant                        0 Change Station Location                         0 Other

    i.Requested Use Prior Date
         03/19/2009
    7.   City                                                                 8. Latitude
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    9. State                                                                  10. Longitude
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    11. Please supply any need attachments.
    Attachment 1: E030055 I2Fl STA Nar                Attachment 2:                                     Attachment 3:


    12. Description. (If the complete description does not appear in this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.)
        SkyWave Mobile Communications, Corp. ('SkyWave') requests renewal of Special Temporary
        Authority to use a second generation Inmarsat satellite located at 142 W.L. Please see the
        attached narrative for further detail.




    13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is             Yes
    subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Act
                                                                                                                                           0 No
    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 "party to the application" for these purposes.


    14. Name of Person Signing                                                15. Title of Person Signing
      Ani Tourian                                                               Vice President of Finance and Administration
               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 3 12(a)(l)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (US. Code, Title 47, Section 503).




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                                               SkyWave Mobile Communications, Corp.
                                                                     STA Request
                                                                     Attachment A
                             DESCRIPTION OF STA REQUEST



                By this application and pursuant to Section 25.120(b)(3) of the Commission's
Rules, 47 C.F.R. 5 25.120(b)(3), SkyWave Mobile Communications, Corp. ("SkyWave")
requests renewal of its special temporary authority ("STA") for 60 days to permit its Inmarsat
terminals (call sign E030055) to communicate with the second-generation Inmarsat satellite
located at 142" W.L. ("Inmarsat 2F1"). SkyWave respectfully requests grant of this STA by
March 19,2009.

               SkyWave is currently licensed to use a third generation Inmarsat satellite
("Inmarsat 3F4") at the 142" W.L. orbital location. As part of a relocation of Inmarsat satellites,
the Inmarsat 2F1 satellite was moved from 143.5" E.L. to 142" W.L., where it replaced the
Inmarsat 3F4 satellite. Services previously provided on the Inmarsat 3F4 have been switched to
the Inmarsat 2F 1. SkyWave is currently using the Inmarsat 2F 1 pursuant to a 60 day STA,
which expires on March 19,2009. See File No. SES-STA-20090112-00030.

              The required technical information regarding the Inmarsat 2F 1 satellite has been
provided to the Bureau by Inmarsat and Vizada, Inc. Specifically, Vizada on December 15,2008
filed an amendment (File No. SES-AMD-20081215-0 1614) to its pending modification
application (File No. SES-MFS-20081029-01425) for call-sign KB34 that seeks to add the
Inmarsat 2Fl as a point of communication. This amendment provided the Bureau with a
Schedule S for the Inmarsat 2F1 satellite. In addition, on December 19,2008, Inmarsat filed a
Petition with the Bureau to add the Inmarsat 2F1 to the ISAT list. See File No. SAT-PPL-
2008 1219-00235. For purposes of this STA request, SkyWave hereby incorporates by reference
the Vizada amendment and modification application containing the technical information for the
Inmarsat 2F1, as well as the Inmarsat Petition to add the Inmarsat 2F 1 to the ISAT list.

                With the relevant technical information regarding the Inmarsat 2F1 on file with
the Bureau, this STA request should be regarded as a renewal of temporary authority relating to
an "activity of a continuing nature" for purposes of Section 1.62 of the Commission's Rules and
Section 558(c) of the Administrative Procedure Act. See also Letter from Marc A. Paul (Counsel
for SkyWave) to Marlene H. Dortch (dated Dec. 18,2008) (referencing the technical information
filed by Vizada regarding the Inmarsat 2Fl).

               Since January 2004, SkyWave has been licensed by the FCC to provide Inmarsat
services domestically in the United States.' By this STA request, SkyWave seeks only to
continue to provide the Inmarsat IsatM2M service (formerly known as D+), which it has been
licensed to provide for over five years. SkyWave's customers for Inmarsat services encompass a
wide range of U.S. customers, including the U.S. military, Federal Government, Federal law
enforcement and private sector end-users. U.S. military users include: Department of Defense
Counter-Narcoterrorism Technology Program Office and the Naval Surface Warfare Centre.


         See Public Notice, Report No. SES-00573 (rel. Jan. 28,2004).


Federal Government users include: Department of Homeland Security and the DEA. U.S.
private sector customers include: Teletouch, Optec and Global Secure Cargo.

                As set forth in File No. SES-MFS-20081029-01425,the Inmarsat 2Fl is licensed
by the United Kingdom, has been in operation since 1990, and has historically been used to serve
other parts of the world. This spacecraft was relocated to the 142' W.L. location where another
second generation Inmarsat spacecraft operated from 1992 until 2006. SkyWave is requesting
this STA to ensure that there is no disruption of service to SkyWave's existing customers when
its current STA to use the Inmarsat 2Fl satellite expires on March 19, 2009.

                Grant of this STA request is in the public interest. As set forth above, the
Inmarsat services provided by SkyWave are used by private industry and by the U.S. military
and Federal Government. The Inmarsat services are used by these entities to track the location
and behavior of assets like trucks or boats or other movable assets, and to monitor the status and
condition of facilities to ensure they are hnctioning properly. Grant of this STA request will
ensure that these end-users do not experience any disruption to the Inmarsat services they
currently use and rely on. Disruption of these services could jeopardize the success of these
critical law enforcement and homeland security applications and endanger the security and safe
operation of assets held by SkyWave's private sector clients.

               Pursuant to its existing STA, SkyWave has been providing the Inmarsat IsatM2M
service over the Inmarsat 2F1 satellite at 142" W.L. without adversely affecting the interference
environment with respect to other operating spacecraft.

                SkyWave understands that grant of this requested STA will be without prejudice
to, and will be conditioned on, the Bureau's action on the Vizada modification application (File
No. SES-MFS-20081029-01425) to add the Inmarsat 2Fl as an authorized point of
communication, and the Petition from Inmarsat to add the Inmarsat 2F1 satellite to the ISAT list,
File No. SAT-PPL-2008 1219-00235.

               For the reasons set forth above, SkyWave respectfully requests that this STA be
granted no later than March 19,2009 for 60 days.




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