Attachment 20170605171125.pdf

20170605171125.pdf

DECISION submitted by IB-FCC

Grant

2017-06-05

This document pretains to SES-STA-20170522-00578 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2017052200578_1234610

                                                E170083         SES—STA—20170522—00578           182017001352
                                                   Intelsat License LLC



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                                                                                                                                        3060 —0678

                            APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY



APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a descriptionof this application to identify it on the main menu:
 STA Further Extension Request for Intelsat 1.2m Ku—band Earth Station (E170083) at Mountainside, MD to Communicate with
Intelsat 29¢ Satellite
 1. Applicant

           Name:        Intelsat License LLC                    Phone Number:                            703—559—7848
           DBA Name:                                            Fax Number:                              703~559—8539
           Street:      c/o Intelsat Corporation                                                         susan.crandall@intelsat.com

                        7900 Tysons One Place
           City:        McLcan                                  State:                                    VA
           Country:     USA                                     Zipcode:                                 22102        =3872
           Attention:   Susan H. Crandall



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Application:   Intelsat License, LLC.
File No.:     SES—STA—20170522—00578
Call Sign:    E170083
Special Temporary Authority

Intelsat License, LLC, is granted a special temporaryauthority for 60 days, beginning May24,
2017, to operate its 1.2 meter Ku—band antenna located in Hagerstown, Maryland, to
communicated with Intelsat 29e satellite ($2913) at 50° W.L. in orderto test customer‘s
equipment, using the following frequencybands: 10.95 —12.50 GHz (space—to—Earth) and 14.00—
14.50 GHz (Earth—to—space) under the following conditions:

1. Operations, shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claimprotection from,
interference caused to it by any other lawfully operating station and it shall cease transmission(s)
immediately upon notice ofsuch interference.

2. In the event of any harmful interference under this grant of special temporary authority,
Intelsat License LLC, must cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference,
and must inform the Commission, in writing, immediatelyof such an event.

3. Currently the 24x7 contact informationfor the Intelsat 29e satellite operation is as follows:
Ph.: (703) 559—7701 East Coast Operations Center (primary), (310) 525—5591 — West Coast
Operations Center (back up) Request to speak with Harry Burnham or Kevin Bell.

4. Grant of this authorizationis without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may
make regarding pending application SES—LIC—20170315—00271.

5. Anyaction taken or expense incurred as a result ofoperations pursuant to this special
temporaryauthorityis solelyat Intelsat License LLC‘s risk.

6. Grant of this authorizationis with prejudice to anyfuture enforcement actions.

7. This action is issued pursuant to Section 0261 ofthe Commission‘s rules on delegated
authority, 47 C.F.R. §0.261, and is effective immediately.
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May 19, 2017

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


           Re:         Request for Further Extension of Special Temporary Authority
                       1.2m Ku—band Antenna, Hagerstown, Maryland



Dear Ms. Dortch:

Intelsat License LLC ("Intelsat") herein requests an additional 60 days of Special Temporary
Authority ("STA")‘ previously granted Intelsat to utilize a 1.2m Ku—band antenna located at its
Hagerstown, Maryland teleport to provide communications with Intelsat 29e ($2913) in order to test
customer equipmem.2 Intelsat has filed an application to permanent license this antenna."

Intelsat will continue performing operations in the following frequency bands: 10.95 — 12.75 GHz
and 14.00 — 14.50 GHz.

in further support of this extension request, Intelsat incorporates by reference Exhibit A, a radiation
hazard analysis report, submitted with its original STA request.

Grant of this STA extension request will allow Intelsat to successfully complete testing of customer
equipment. This, in turn, will help provide customer service and thereby promote the public interest.




‘ Intelsat has filed its STA request, an FCC Form 159, a $200.00 filing fee, and this supporting letter
electronically via the International Bureau‘s Filing System ("IBFS").
* See Satellite Communications Services Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SES—01943, File No. SES—
STA—20170315—00277 (Mar. 29, 2017) (Public Notice); Satellite Communications Services Information:
Actions Taken, Report No. SES—01931, File No. SES—STA—20170207—00130 (Feb. 22, 2017) (Public Notice);
Satellite Communications Services Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SES—01922, File No. SES—STA—
20161221—00967 (Jan. 18, 2017) (Public Notice).
* See Intelsat License LLC Authorization for New 1.2m (K98) and 2.4m (K99) Antennas at Intelsat‘s
Mountainside, Maryland Teleport, File No. SES—LIC—INTR2017—00686 (filed Mar. 14, 2017).
Intelsat Corporation
7900 Tysons One Place, Mclean, VA 22102—5972 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 703—559—6800


Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
May 19, 2017
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Please direct any questions regarding this further STA extension request to the undersigned at
(703) 559—6949.

Respectfully submitted,



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Cynthia J. Grady
Regulatory Counsel
Intelsat Corporation

cc: Paul Blais


2. Contact


             Name:         Cynthia J. Grady                    Phone Number:                          703—559—6949
             Company:      Intelsat Corporation                Fax Number:                            703—559—8539
             Street:       7900 Tysons One Place               E—Mail:                                cynthia.grady@intelsat.com


             City:         McLean                              State:                                  VA
             Country:      USA                                 Zipcode:                               22102       —5972
             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).
O Governmental Entity        (p Noncommercial educational licensee
O Other(please explain):

4b. Fee Classification    COGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station

5. Type Request

( Use Prior to Grant                               C Change Station Location                          @ Other


6. Requested Use Prior Date


7. CityHagerstown                                                         8. Latitude
                                                                          (dd mm ss.s h)    39   42    0.0    N


9. State   MD                                                               10. Longitude
                                                                           (dd mm ss.s h)     77   43     48.0   W

11. Please supply any need attachments.
Attachment 1: STA Request                         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.)
     Intelsat License LLC herein requests an additional 60 days of Special Temporary Authority
    previously granted Intelsat to utilize a 1.2m Ku—band antenna located at its Hagerstown,
    Maryland teleport to provide communications with Intelsat 2%e ($2913) in order to test
     customer equipment.




13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is               Yes        ( 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
   Cynthia J. Grady                                                            Regulatory Counsel, Intelsat Corporation
           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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