Attachment 20170301121523.pdf

20170301121523.pdf

DECISION submitted by IB-FCC

Grant

2017-03-01

This document pretains to SES-STA-20170223-00193 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2017022300193_1189984

£080 100 Ses—5TA—20170223—00193 182017000468 Row 44 Inc 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 Ext. for AMC—6 @ 67WL (Feb. 2017) 1. Applicant Name: Row 44 Inc. Phone Number: 310—437—6000 DBA Name: Fax Number: Street: c/o Global Eagle Entertainment E—Mail: smclellan@geemedia.com Inc. 4553 Glencoe Avenue, Suite 300 City: Marina Del Rey State: CA Country: USA Zipcode: 90292 s Attention: Mr Simon McLellan “&_j,’% CQ,J.-AC‘)"I.:N-; (t Filo# SEs—$ 7220720233—00 “.H Call Sign20ROI00 CmmPam02(274or? (or other identifiar)

Applicant: Row 44 Inc. File Number: SES—STA—20170223—00193 Call Sign: E080100 Row 44, Inc., is granted a special temporary authority for 30 days, beginning March 10, 2017, to operate earth stations aboard aircraft with the AMC—6 satellite at the 67° W orbitallocation, in the 14.05—14.47 GHz (Earth—to—space) and 11.7—12.2 GHz (space—to—Earth) frequency bands, under the following conditions: 1. Operations under this authority are on a non—interference basis only. 2. Operations under this authority are on a non—protected basis only. 3. In the event that there is a report of interference, Row 44 Inc.‘s must immediately terminate transmissions and notify the FCC in writing. 4. The operations will be coordinated with all operators of satellites that use the same frequency bands arid are in the relocation path. All operators ofsatellites in that path will be provided with an emergency phone number where the licensee can be reached in the event that harmful interference occurs. 5. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special temporary authority is solely at Row 44 Inc.‘s risk. 6. This actionis issued pursuant to Section 0.26 1 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, and is effective immediately. 3o %S 0 /u{‘f\ ('O'\H'J(lfiu;." let 525— 574. 20 170223 —b0o(73

Row 44, Inc. STA Request February 2017 EXPLANATORY STATEMENT Row 44, Inc., pursuant to Section 25.120(b) of the FCC‘s Rules, hereby seeks Special Temporary Authority ("STA") for an additional thirty (30) days, until April 9, 2017, to operate its licensed Ku—band network of Earth Stations Aboard Aircraft ("ESAA") (Call Sign EO80100) using space segment capacity on the SES, S.A. ("SES") AMC—6 satellite ("AMC—6") at 67° W.L. The capacity on AMC—6 is already being used pursuant to STA (see FCC File Nos. SES— STA—20161207—00932, SES—STA—20161223—00971 and SES—STA—20170130—00104) as interim replacement capacity for AMC—3, which is currently included in the Row 44 license and has been relocated to 72° W.L. Initially, Row 44 expected to operate the AMC—6 capacity at 67° W.L. only until January 2017. However, Row 44 now expects to use capacity at both 72° W.L. and 67° W.L. for the foreseeable future, and is expecting to transition its operations at 67° W.L. to the new SES—10 satellite, when it arrives on station this spring. Row 44 anticipates amending its currently pending license modification application (FCC File No. SES—MFS—20170221—00188, originally filed as SES—MFS—20170126—00061) in the near term to add SES—10 at 67° W.L. as an additional point of communication. Row 44‘s current operations on AMC—6 at 67° W.L. are subject to the existing coordination certification letter from SES with respect to AMC—3 under Section 25.227(b)(2) of the Commission‘s Rules and to all other conditions of its existing license. In providing its fleet management notification under Section 25.118(e) of the Commission‘s Rules, SES expressly stated that "it will operate within the technical parameters currently licensed and coordinated for AMC—3 ... at that location." FCC Public Notice, "Policy Branch Information: Satellite Space Station Applications Accepted for Filing," Report No. SAT—O01194 (released October 21, 2016). Accordingly, there has been no change in Row 44‘s operations at this orbital location and the coordination certification provided for this slot remains valid. Under Section 25.120(b)(1) of the FCC‘s Rules, the International Bureau may grant an STA when the public interest supports the reliefrequested, and/or delay in the institution of temporary operations would be contrary to the public interest. See 47 C.F.R. § 25.120(b)(1). Such authority may be granted for a period not to exceed 30 days "if the STA request has not been placed on public notice, and an application for regular authority is not contemplated." See 47 C.F.R. § 25.120(b)(4). Because Row 44 will not be filing an application for permanent access to AMC—6 at 67° W.L., its request is limited to thirty (30) days duration. Grant of the additional authority requested here will promote the public interest by permitting Row 44 to continue providing service to its customers using capacity on the AMC—6 satellite temporarily in lieu of its prior capacity on AMC—3 and until SES—10 commences operation at the same orbital location. Use of AMC—6 will help maintain effective coverage of all U.S. domestic routes currently served by Row 44. Grant of the requested STA is consistent with Commission policy and will not adversely affect other authorized operations. Row 44 acknowledges that any action taken pursuant to a grant of the requested STA will be at its own risk, and respectfully requests that the FCC grant it authority not later than March 10, 2017, the expiration date of its current STA, for an additional period of thirty (30) days to use the AMC—6 satellite as a point of communication in the conventional Ku—band in the United States using TECOM antennas now operating under its FCC ESAA network license.

2. Contact Name: David S. Keir Phone Number: 202 293 7783 Company: Lerman Senter PLLC Fax Number: Street: 2001 L Street, NW E—Mail: dkeir@lermansenter.com Suite 400 City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20036 — Attention: Relationship: Legal Counsel (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, enter cither the file number or the IB Submission ID of the related application. Please enter only one.) 3. Reference File Number SESMFS2015092800635 or Submission ID 42. Is a fee submitted with this application? @ !fYes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). ( Governmental Entity @y Noncommercial educational licensee (; Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request O Use Prior to Grant (» Change Station Location @© Other 6. Requested Use PriorDate 03/10/2017 7. City 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) O 0 0.0

9. State 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 0O O 0.0 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: Explanatory Stmt 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.) Request for extension until April 9, 2017 of special temporary authority initially granted in FCC File No. SES—STA—20161207—00932 on December 8, 2016 to operate using capacity on the AMC—6 satellite at 67 W.L. 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is . Yes oNo subject to a denial of Federal henefits 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 Simon McLelian Chief Engineer 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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