Attachment Need Statement

This document pretains to SES-STA-20100412-00438 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2010041200438_810339

Vizada, Inc. Request for Special Temporary Authority to Provide C-band ESV Service to ESVs Operating Within 200 km of the United States Without Automatic Coordination Violation Muting Capability Call Sign KA249 April 12, 2010 Vizada, Inc. (“Vizada”) requests a grant of special temporary authority (“STA”) to allow provision of C-band Earth Station on Vessel (ESV) services via the Santa Paula Teleport, call sign KA249 (SAPA) to ESVs operating within 200 km of the United States (U.S. waters) which do not have the capability required by 25.221 (a)(12) to automatically cease transmission for violation of the terms of its coordination. The STA is needed for service to a customer in route to the U.S. with an ESV in which the 25.221 (a)(12) capability has been installed but is not currently functioning due to a technical problem with the onboard equipment. Vizada is working with the vessel operator to schedule repair of the problem as soon as feasible but this cannot be accomplished prior to the vessel’s entry into U.S. waters. Vizada will nevertheless ensure that transmissions from the ESV pose no possibility of interference to any fixed service operator. This will be accomplished by assigning transmissions from the ESV up to the satellite to a 6421.6 - 6423 MHz frequency. These frequencies have been successfully coordinated by Vizada for virtually the entire coastline of the U.S. west coast, Alaska and Hawaii as well as all major ports in those areas. Further, there is no possibility of transmission on these frequencies causing interference to fixed service operators even in the highly unlikely event that the vessel was to enter an area that has not been coordinated because these frequencies are above the guard band of the highest frequency channel used by fixed service operators. Vizada is therefore respectfully requesting the STA to provide service to this ESV and any other similarly situated ESVs (i.e. without the 25.221 (a)(12) capability requesting service from SAPA while operating in U.S. waters) during the term of the STA. Grant of this STA is in the public interest because it will assure continuity of service for such customers receiving C-band ESV service pursuant to the STA related to Vizada’s pending application (file number SES-MOD-20070523-00709) for a permanent C-band ESV system license for the SAPA teleport. Except for the 25.221 (a)(12) capability the ESVs will be in full compliance with the requirements of the Commission’s ESV regulations as set forth in part 25 of the Rules. Accordingly, Vizada respectfully requests that the Bureau grant this STA for a period of thirty days with the understanding that this STA may only be utilized for ESVs transmitting up to the satellite on a 6421.6 - 6423 MHz frequency. Any questions with respect to this matter should be directed to James G. Lovelace at 301-838-7909.


Document Created: 2010-04-12 12:26:55
Document Modified: 2010-04-12 12:26:55
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