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2009-04-28

This document pretains to SES-STA-20090410-00439 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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SES—STA—20090410—00439 1B2009000986 E090029 COMTECH MOBILE DATACOM 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: ASDR/ASDR—O STA request (Domingus Hills) 1. Applicant Name: COMTECH MOBILE Phone Number: 240—686—3300 DATACOM CORP. DBA Name: Fax Number: 240—686—3301 Street: 20430 Century Boulevard E—Mail: david.ulanow@comtechmobile. com City: Germantown State: MD Country: USA Zipcode: 20874 — Attention: Mr David A Ulanow mesSCE—91 200490410 —0039 (}lnSiglxglolwle,GuntDm 4/ 2 S/L’ ¥ (orotheridentifies) , V a 4 \o o M Approved\/ Q{?/’m )& & W”ij [ T C¢ J

Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. IBFS File No. SES—STA—20090410—00439 Call Sign E090029 The request of Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. (Comtech) for special temporary authority (STA) IBFS File No. SES—STA—20090410—00439 IS GRANTED. Accordingly, Comtech is authorized for a period of 60 days, beginning May 1, 2009, to operate up to 100 full—duplex data mobile earth terminals (MET‘s) (Call Sign EO90029) using any ISAT satellite in the 1525—1544 MHz, 1545—1559 MHz, 1626.5—1645.5 MHz. and 1646.5—1660.5 MHz frequency bands. Operations shall be in accordance with the terms, conditions, and technical specifications set forth in the Commission‘s rules, this document, and its STA request File No. SES—STA— 20090410—00439. 1. All operations shall be on an unprotected and non—harmful interference basis, i.e., Comtech shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from, interference caused to it by any other lawfully operating station. 2. In the event of any harmful interference as a result of Comtech‘s operations, Comtech shall cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference, and shall inform the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in writing, immediately of such an event. 3. Comtech‘s operation of its 100 MET‘s is on a secondary basis to safety and distress communications of those stations operating in the Aeronautical Mobile [R] Service and the Global Maritime Distress Satellite Service. 4. Comtech‘s operations must comply with the out—of—band emission limits for mobile earth terminals set forth in 47 C.E.R. § 25.216. 5. Comtech may only operate on frequencies not shared with aeronautical or maritime distress services. 6. Grant of this STA is without prejudice to any action that the Commission may make regarding Comtech‘s pending application to operate the above—referenced MESs (as well as certain other MESs) (IBFS File No. SES—LIC—20090211—00171). 7. This action is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, and is effective immediately. Petitions for reconsideration under Section 1.106 or applications for review under Section 1.115 of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.106, 1.115, may be filed within 30 days of the date of the public notice indicating that this action was taken. 8. This authorization is not one 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. Continuation of operations beyond the 60 day term of this authorization will require prior affirmative authorization by the FCC.

2. Contact Name: Joan M. Griffin Phone Number: 202—342—8573 Company: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Fax Number: 202—342—8451 Street: 3050 K Street NW E—Mail: jgriffin@kelleydrye.com Suite 400 City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20007 —= 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 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). {j. Governmental Entity 53 Noncommercial educational licensee C Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGB — Mobile Satellite Earth Stations 5. Type Request @ Use Prior to Grant 3 Change Station Location C Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 05/01/2009 7. City 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 0O 0 0.0

9. State 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 0 0 0.0 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: STA request Attachment 2: Exhibit A Attachment 3: Exhibits B, C, and D 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.) Comtech requests an STA to operate up to 100 full duplex L—band METs throughout the US on ISAT for a 60—day period starting 5/1/09 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is Yes £34 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 "party to the application" for these purposes. 14. Name of Person Signing 15. Title of Person Signing Greg Handermann EVP & CTO 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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Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation ISAT—ASDR STA Request Page 1 Description of STA Request Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation ("CMDC") requests special temporary authority {("STA"), pursuant to Section 25.120(b)(2) of the Commission‘s Rules, to operate up to 100 full— duplex data mobile earth terminals ("METs") in portions of the L—band (1525—1544/1545—1559 MHz and 1626.5—1645.5/1646.5—1660.5 MHz) in CONUS, Alaska, Hawaii, and any U.S. territory or possession within the footprint of an ISAT satellite. The METs CMDC proposes to operate pursuant to the requested authority are CMDC‘s ASDR and ASDR—O METs. Proposed particulars of operation for these MET‘s are as described in CMDC‘s blanket MET license application in File No. SES—LIC—20090211—00171 (the "CONUS Application," E0900029) under Site ID "ISAT—ASDR." The CONUS Application encompasses the authority sought in this STA request. In support of this STA request, CMDC provides the following information: Exhibit A: excerpts from FCC Form 312, Schedule B to the CONUS Application. Exhibit B: Radiation Hazard Study, Exhibit C: Section 25.137 information. Exhibit D: letter from INMARSAT regarding CMDC‘s use of dedicated channels. CMDC asks that the Commission grant this authority beginning May 1, 2009 for a minimum of 60 days and preferably until such time as the Commission acts on the CONUS Application. CMDC notes that the public notice period for the CONUS Application will end on or about April 17, 2009‘ and thus that the CONUS Application will be ripe for grant before May 1. Should the Commission grant the CONUS Application on or before May 1, CMDC will withdraw this STA request. Section 25.120(b)(1) of the Commission‘s Rules provides that 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. CMDC submits that such extraordinary circumstances exist here. CMDC is requesting an STA to satisfy the needs of one of its current customers, the U.S8. Army, for a demonstration of CMDC‘s ASDR and ASDR—O METs. Grant of this STA request will serve the public interest in that it will allow the Army to evaluate these terminals and associated services, whichare more spectrally efficient and thus more cost effective than existing terminals and services. At the same time, CMDC‘s operations pursuant to the authority requested herein will not, in all likelihood, result in any harm to the public interest. CMDC notes that since the proposed terminals are full—duplex, CMDC‘s operation pursuant to this STA request will fully comply with the requirements of Section 25.136(d) of the FCC Rules and NTIA‘s requirements regarding the I See Report No. SES—01121, rel. Mar. 18, 2009.

Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation ISAT—ASDR STA Request Page 2 protection of maritime and aeronautical mobile—satellite service distress and safety communications. CMDC acknowledges that any grant of this STA request is without prejudice to, and will be conditioned on, the Commission‘s final action on any CMDC application. CMDC‘s operations will comply with any applicable conditions for the operation of MET‘s with satellites on the ISAT list. For the reasons set forth above, CMDC respectfully requests that this STA be granted no later than May 1, 2009, if the CONUS Application cannot be granted on or before that date.

VERIFICATION 1, David A. Ulanow, am Director of Contracts of Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation ("CMDC"). I am authorized to represent CMDC and to make this verification on its behalf. The statements in the foregoing document relating to CMDC are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Subscribed and sworn to before me this eighth day of April, 2009. a " 3 & = A. HOWARD Notary Public NOTARY PUBLIG MONTGaomEeRy countty MARYLAND My Commission Expires July 11, 2011 My Commission expires:


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