Attachment SESSTA2017070600738.

SESSTA2017070600738.

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20170706-00738 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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                                                      SES—STA—20170706—00738      1B2017001842
                                           E120106
                                           AC BidCo LLC



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                                                                                                                             3060—0678

                            APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

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APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
AC BidCo E120106 STA Extension Request for SES—10 July 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




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AC BidCo LLC (AC BidCo) is granted extension of special temporary authority for 60 days,
beginning on July 12, 2017, to operate up to 200 earth stations aboard aircraft (ESAAs) (0.24
meter AeroSat model HR6400) and up to 400 ESAAs terminals (0.74 meter ThinKom, model
2KuAntenna) to communicate with the SES—10 satellite (Call Sign $2950) at the 66.9° W.L.
orbital location. Operations are authorized using the 14.0—14.50 GHz (Earth—to—space) and 11.7—
12.2 GHz (space—to—Earth) frequency bands. Operations must be in accordance with the relevant
technical limits specified in its current E120106 authorization are subject to the following
additional 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/(mA2 MHz)) for THETA <= 40; —112 dB(W/(mA2 MHz)) for 40 <THETA <= 90g.
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.

5.       Operation pursuant to this authorization must conform to the terms of coordination
agreements between the operator of SES—10 and operators of other Ku—band geostationary
satellites within six angular degrees of SES—10 (CALL SIGN 2950). 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 any of these space stations, ESAAs operating pursuant to
this temporary authority shall cease transmitting 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
in obtaining the satellite operator certification for SES—10 (CALL SIGN 2950), attached as an
exhibit to the application. 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 www.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. 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.

8.      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
has specified the following contact information: +1 866—943—4662 and noc@AC BidCoair.com.

9.      Stations authorized herein must not be used to provide air traffic control communications.

10.     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 ESAA 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.

11.    Antenna elevation for all operations must be at least 5 degrees above the geographic
horizon while the aircraft is on the ground.


12.   AC BidCo shall comply with any pertinent limits established by the International
Telecommunication Union to protect other services allocated internationally.

13.     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.

14.   Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission
may make regarding AC Bideo‘s pending or future applications.

15.    Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special
temporary authority is solely at AC BidCo‘s risk.

16.     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.E.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 aitach FCC Form 159.              If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114).
C Governmental Entity        {} Noncommercial educational licensee
4 Other(please explain):

4b. Fee Classification    CGB — Mobile Satellite Earth Stations

5. Type Request

 @ Use Prior to Grant                                    3 Change Station Location                       C Other


6. Requested Use Prior Date
      07/11/2017
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9. State                                                                    10. Longitude
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11. Please supply any need attachments.
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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 respectfully requests a 60—day extension of the special temporary authority
     it was granted in File No.               SES—STA—20170428—00486 to allow ESAA terminals to communicate
     with the SES—10         replacement        satellite,        call   sign $2950,        in the conventional Ku—band
     frequencies for service to North America,                        including the U.S.              AC BidCo incorporates by




13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is               Yes        C3 No
subject to a denial of Federal beneffits 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 respectfully requests a 60—day extension of the special temporary authority it was
granted in File No.    SES—STA—20170428—00486 to allow ESAA terminals to communicate with the SES—10
replacement satellite,    call sign $2950,   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—20170428—00486.



Document Created: 2017-07-12 18:01:57
Document Modified: 2017-07-12 18:01:57

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