Attachment SESSTA2017010900020.

SESSTA2017010900020.

DECISION submitted by FCC

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20170109-00020 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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E120106 SES—STA—20170109—00020 1B2017000060 AC BidCo LLC 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: STA Extension Request for SES—3 Jan 2017 1. Applicant Name: AC BidCo LLC Phone Number: 312—517—5566 DBA Name: Fax Number: Street: 111 N Canal St., Suite 1500 E—Mail: melias@gogoair.com City: Chicago State: IL Country: USA Zipcode: 60606 =— Attention: Marguerite Elias File #J E;(b %'\QE\U\‘\ o\Eh_— OC&Q \SuznGrant Dat&_\ (or other identifier) Dates . . To:%")\ GRANTED International Bureau Approved: /

| File SS$ASBEUOICRL G00%e call S&DSGrant Date SSESn (or other identifier) Applicant: AC BidCo LLC Call Sign: E120106 File No.: SES—STA—20170109—0002{f#RANTED Special Temporary Authority (STA) !N‘@mational Bureau AC BidCo LLC ("AC BidCo") is granted STA for 60 days operate up to 200 earth station aboard aircraft (ESAA) terminals (0.74 meter ThinKom, model 2KuAntenna) to communicate with the U.S. licensed satellite SES—3 (Call Sign $2892) located at orbital location 103° W.L. Operations are authorized using the 14.0—14.5 GHz (Earth—to—space) and 11.7—12.2 GHz (space— to—Earth) frequency bands. Operations must be in accordance with the technical specifications contained in AC BidCo‘s pending authorization IBFS File No. SES—MFS—20170109—00015 and are subject the following conditions: 1. Operations are on an unprotected and non—harmful interference basis. AC BidCo must cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference and must immediately inform the Commission, in writing, of such an event. 2. Operation pursuant to this authorization must be in compliance with the terms of AC BidCo‘s coordination agreements with the National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration pertaining to operation of ESAAs in the Ku—Band. 3. Operation pursuant to this authorization outside the United States in the 14.0—14.5 GHz band must be in compliance with the provisions of Annex 1, Part C of Recommendation ITU—R M.1643, with respect to any radio astronomy station performing observations in the 14.47—14.5 GHz band. 4. When operating in international airspace within line—of—sight of the territory of a foreign administration where Fixed Service networks have a primary allocation in the 14.0—14.5 GHz band, an ESAA must not operate in a manner that would produce predicted ground—level power flux density (pfd) in such territory in excess of the following values unless the foreign administration has imposed other conditions for protecting its FS stations: —132 + 0.5 x THETA dB(W/(m*~2 MHz)) for THETA <= 40°; —112 dB(W/(m*~2 MHz)) for 40° < THETA <= 90°. Where: THETA is the angle of arrival of the radio—frequency wave in degrees above the horizontal, and the aforementioned limits relate to the pfd and angles of arrival that would be obtained under free space propagation conditions. 3. Operation pursuant to this authorization must conform to the terms of coordination agreements between the operator of SES—3 and operators of other Ku—band geostationary satellites within six angular degrees of SES—3. In the event that another GSO Fixed—Satellite Service (FSS) space station commences operation in the 14.0—14.5 GHz band at a location within six degrees of this space station, ESAAs operating pursuant to this temporary authority shall cease transmitting to that space station unless and until such operation has been coordinated with

the new space station‘s operator or AC BidCo demonstrates that such operation will not cause harmful interference to the new co—frequency space station. 6. AC BidCo must operate in accordance with the off—axis EIRP spectral densities supplied to SES Americom in obtaining the satellite operator certification for SES—3, attached as exhibits to AC BidCo‘s pending application IBFS File No. SES—MFS—20170109—00015. AC BidCo shall automatically cease emissions within 100 milliseconds if the ESAA transmitter exceeds the off— axis EIRP spectral—densities supplied to the target satellite operator and transmission shall not resume until AC BidCo conforms to the off—axis EIRP spectral densities supplied to the target satellite operator. 7. AC BidCo must take all necessary measures to ensure that the operation authorized does not create potential exposure of humans to radiofrequency radiation in excess of the FCC exposure limits defined in 47 CFR 1.1307(b) and 1.1310. Measures must be taken to ensure compliance with limits for both occupational/controlled exposure and for general population/uncontrolled exposure, as defined in these rule sections. Requirements for restrictions can be determined by predictions based on calculations, modeling or by field measurements. The FCC‘s OET Bulletin 65 (available on—line at ww.fec.gov/oet/rfsafety) provides information on predicting exposure levels and on methods for ensuring compliance, including the use of warning and alerting signs and protective equipment for workers. 8. The licensee shall ensure installation of terminals on aircraft by qualified installers who have an understanding of the antenna‘s radiation environment and the measures best suited to maximize protection of the general public and persons operating the aircraft and equipment. A terminal exhibiting radiation exposure levels exceeding 1.0 mW/cm2 in accessible areas, such as at the exterior surface of the radome, shall have a label attached to the surface of the terminal warning about the radiation hazard and shall include thereon a diagram showing the regions around the terminal where the radiation levels could exceed 1.0 mW/em2 . 9. AC BidCo must maintain a U.S. point of contact available 24 hours per day, seven days per week, with the authority and ability to terminate operations authorized herein. AC BidCo must submit a letter to be included in its license file with the name and telephone number of the point of contact prior to commencing operation. 10. ESAAs authorized herein must employ a tracking algorithm that is resistant to capturing and tracking adjacent satellite signals, and each station must be capable of inhibiting its own transmission in the event it detects unintended satellite tracking. 11. ESAAs authorized herein must be monitored and controlled by a ground—based network control and monitoring center. Such stations must be able to receive "enable transmission" and "disable transmission" commands from the network control center and must cease transmission immediately after receiving a "parameter change" command until receiving an "enable transmission" command from the network control center. The network control center must monitor operation of each ESAAA to determine if it is malfunctioning, and each ESAA must self— monitor and automatically cease transmission on detecting an operational fault that could cause harmful interference to a fixed satellite service network.

12. Stations authorized herein must not be used to provide air traffic control communications. 13. For each ESAA transmitter AC BidCo shall maintain records of the following data for each operating ESAA, a record of the aircraft location (i.e., latitude/longitude/altitude), transmit frequency, channel bandwidth and satellite used shall be time annotated and maintained for a period of not less than one year. Records shall be recorded at time intervals no greater than one (1) minute while the ESAA is transmitting. The ESAAA operator shall make this data available, in the form of a comma delimited electronic spreadsheet, within 24 hours of a request from the Commission, NTIA, or a frequency coordinator for purposes of resolving harmful interference events. A description of the units (i.e., degrees, minutes, MHz . . .) in which the records values are recorded will be supplied along with the records. 14. Antenna elevation for all operations must be at least 5 degrees above the geographic horizon while the aircraft is on the ground. 15. AC BidCo shall comply with any pertinent limits established by the International Telecommunication Union to protect other services allocated internationally. 16. In connection with the provision of service in any particular country, AC BidCo is obliged to comply with the applicable laws, regulations, rules, and licensing procedures of that country. 17. Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make regarding pending application, IBFS File No. SES—MFS—20170109— 00015. 18. Operations during the period January 12, 2017 to the grant of this authorization were authorized pursuant to Section 1.62 of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.62." 19. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special temporary authority is solely at AC BidCo‘s risk. 20. 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 Sections 1.115 of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.106, 1.115, may be filed within thirty days of the date of the public notice indicating that this action was taken.

2. Contact Name: Karis Hastings Phone Number: 202—599—0975 Company: SatCom Law LLC Fax Number: Street: 1317 F Street, N.W. E—Mail: karis@satcomlaw.com Suite 400 City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20004 — 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). eJ Governmental Entity «3 Noncommercial educational licensee «4 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGB — Mobile Satellite Earth Stations 5. Type Request g&y Use Prior to Grant q3 Change Station Location 4 Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 01/12/2017 7. CityMobile 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 0 0 0.0

9. State 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 0O 0 0.0 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: 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.) AC BidCo LLC (AC BidCo) respectfully requests a 60—day extension of the special temporary authority it was granted in File No. SES—STA—20161027—00864 to allow up to 200 ESAA terminals to communicate with the U.S.—licensed SES—3 satellite in the conventional Ku— band frequencies for service to North America, including the U.S. AC BidCo incorporates 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is Yes £4 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&quot; for these purposes. 14. Name of Person Signing 15. Title of Person Signing Marguerite Elias Exec. Vice President and General Counsel 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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12. Description AC BidCo LLC (AC BidCo) respectfully requests a 60—day extension of the special temporary authority it was granted in File No. SES—STA—20161027—00864 to allow up to 200 ESAA terminals to communicate with the U.S.—licensed SES—3 satellite in the conventional Ku—band frequencies for service to North America, including the U.S. AC BidCo incorporates by reference the supporting information that was submitted in File No. SES—STA—20161027—00864.


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