Attachment STA Request

This document pretains to SES-STA-20120118-00067 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2012011800067_935643

January 18, 2012


Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554

       Re:     Request for Special Temporary Authority
               Hagerstown, Maryland 14.2 m Earth Station KA258
               File No. SES-MFS-20111115-01355


Dear Ms. Dortch:

Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests a grant of Special Temporary
Authority (“STA”)1 for 30 days, from January 27, 2012 through February 25,
2012, to utilize its Hagerstown, Maryland Ku-band earth station prior to grant
of permanent operating authority. Specifically, Intelsat seeks STA to support
continuity of services during the migration of Intelsat’s teleport operations
from Clarksburg, Maryland to Hagerstown, Maryland. Intelsat has a pending
application to modify its current license to authorize the relocation of this
antenna to Intelsat’s Hagerstown, Maryland teleport on a permanent basis.2

Intelsat seeks this STA in order to perform antenna testing. This testing serves
the public interest by ensuring that the antenna can carry services for
customers as soon as the antenna is permanently licensed at Intelsat’s
Hagerstown teleport.

In support of this request, Intelsat incorporates by reference its pending
application for authority to relocate this antenna on a permanent basis.3 The
application contains detailed technical information that demonstrates that the
operation of the earth station will be compatible with its electromagnetic
environment and will not cause harmful interference into any lawfully
operating facility. In the extremely unlikely event that harmful interference
should occur, Intelsat will take all reasonable steps to eliminate the
interference.

1
  Intelsat has filed this STA request, an FCC Form 159, a $180.00 filing fee
and this supporting letter electronically via the International Bureau’s Filing
System (“IBFS”).
2
  See Satellite Communications Services; Satellite Radio Applications
Accepted for Filing, Report No. SES-01415, File No. SES-MFS-20111115-
01355 (Jan. 11, 2012) (Public Notice).
3
  See id.


Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
January 18, 2012
Page 2


Please direct any questions regarding this STA request to the undersigned at
(202) 944—7848.

Respectfully submitted,




Susan H. Crandall
Assistant General Counsel
Intelsat Corporation


co: Paul Blais



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Document Modified: 2012-01-18 16:16:02

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