Attachment SES Americom, Inc.,

SES Americom, Inc.,

DECISION submitted by FCC

Grant

2017-10-24

This document pretains to SES-STA-20171020-01188 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2017102001188_1295244

SES—STA—20171020—01188 182017002989 SES Americom, Inc. Approved by OMB 3060—0678 APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description of this applicationto identify it on the main menu: Request for 30—Day STA for C—band Earth Station in Ceiba, Puerto Rico 1. Applicant Name: SES Americom, Inc. Phone Number: 202—478—7144 DBA Name: Fax Number: 202—478—7111 Street: 1129 20th Street NW E—Mail: nancy.eskenazi@ses.com Suite 1000 City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20036 — Attention: Ms Nancy Eskenazi File # GES — ZSiP—26( 45 20 — 01 5§ Call Sign Grant Date_ /8/ 297/207, (or other identifier) Term Dates From 70/2¢ [2G, To: zo( 7 | | | International Bureau Approved:

Applicant: SES Americom, Inc. Call Sign: N/A File No.: SES—STA—20171020—01188 SES Americom, Inc. ("SES") is granted a Special Temporary Authority for 30 days, beginning October 24, 2017 to operate at fixed earth station at Ceiba, Puerto Rico, at Latitude: 18° 14‘ 24" N Longitude: 65° 37‘ 48" W, to operate with AMC—18 (S2713) satellite at 104.95° W.L. orbital location in the 5925—6425 MHz (Earth—to—space) and 3700—4200 MHz (space—to—Earth) frequency bands to help restore local wireless service in Puerto Rico under the following conditions: 1. Operations shall not cause harmful interference to or claim protection from other lawfully operating stations and it shall cease transmission(s) immediately upon notice of such interference. 2. SES shall operate at 24.1 dBw/4 kHz Max EIRP Density per carrier and may only exceed 63.6 dBW/carrier if an emergency situation exists and the applicant must notify FCC OperationCenter@fcc.gov of the situation with a copy to paul.blais@fce.gov. 3. Applicant must coordinate its operations so that no harmful interference is caused to any other lawfully operating satellites or radiocommunication systems. Applicant shall contact the following personnel prior to initiation of service for such coordination: FCC: Roberto Mussenden (202—391—2220 (BB); 703—585—2086 (cell); 8816—41—479183 (Sat phone)) FEMA : Jarrettt Devine (Jarrett.Devine@fema.dhs.gov) v. ~.u... Jf t . authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission muy uce regaraing penaing or tuture SES applications. 4. In the event of anv harmful interference under this grant of STA. SES must cease onerations immediatelv unon notification of such interference. and must inform the Commission. in writing. immediatelv of such an event. 5. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this STA is solely at SES‘s risk. 6. Transmitter(s) must be turned off during antenna maintenance to ensure compliance with the FCC—specified safety guidelines for human exposure to radiofrequency radiation in the region t.... ... .. _«ntenna feed and the reflector. Appropriate measure must also be taken to restrict access to other regions in which the earth station‘s power flux density levels exceed the specified £ idelines. SFee OETbulletin 65 J . one sn ane cce eA ge.~, ~ cuation exists and the appiicant must notity FUC OperationCenter@fce.gov of the situation with a copy to paul.blais@fce.gov. /of 7z

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. | File# SES — SR 22e/{.1.{420..GIf SS Call Sign Grant Date L@é ggizp(,(/ (or other identifier) Term Dates From GRANTED {— International Bureau Approved: A 1Bronmecnmeemnseer anmmmaemmennmmonmesemmnmmcemnns

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 applicationis 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). {3 Governmental Entity {J Noncommercial educational licensee (a] Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request gy Use Prior to Grant C Change Station Location @ Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 10/24/2017 7. CityCeiba 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 18 14 24.0 N

9. State R ’ 10. Longitude (dd mmss.s h) 65 37 48.0 W 11. Ple: supply any need attachments. Attach at 1: STA Narr and Annexes Attachment 2: Attachment 3: 12. Des ption. (If the complete description does not appear in this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.) SE Americom, Inc. respectfully requests special temporary authority for 30 days beginning Ole ber 24, 2017 to operate an earth station in Ceiba, Puerto Rico in the conventional C— ba with AMC−18 (Call Sign $2713). See attachment. 13. By scking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is Yes £4 No subject a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Act of 198{ 1 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. See 47 _R 1.2002(b) for the meaning of "party to the application" for these purposes. 14. Nar of Person Signing 15. Title of Person Signing Nanc . Eskenazi VP, Legal & Global Regulatory 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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CFC© Amaorienm Ins ("SEC"\ nurcuant ta Cartinn 35 190 af tha Mammissian‘s mulas raenantfutlh; nnauinets Enanial Tammaaeas AnthaeitieFFCTAMA Eas 3M aaca ka mamaaeata aa amaoth akatini ia Mallkla r , Puerto Rico ("Ceiba Earth Station") in the conventional C—band. The Ceiba Earth Station will communicate with AMC—18 at 104.95° W.L., which is on the Commission‘s Approved Space Statio1 U.S. market.* SES seeks a 30—day STA beginning no later than October 24, 20172 Ip F\ — c arto Rico as it recovers from the recent hurricanes and rebuilds its telecommunications infrastructure. Pu In tha aftarmath af Hurrisnana Maria Dimeta Dien Inct mact afite wirniace anmmraaan anrmee tha feland Iaavinag rmecidante withaiit aallahamna ansulaa 3 In eanant samneta tha Mammirriaa antima+ag that the vast majority of cell sites remain out of service." SES subsidiary O3b is currently providing capacity to temporarily enable loca | ~ | services in the region, SES is deploying the Ceiba Earth Station to supplement these services. Grant of this STA request will serve the public interest because the Ceiba Earth Station will be used to bring local wireless networks in Puerto Rico online while the terrestrial infrastructure is being repaired. Earth Station Technical Parameters A description of the antenna and the proposed operations is provided in Annex 1, and Annex 2 sets forth the technical characteristics of the VertexRSI lightweight 2.4 meter terminal that will be used. Annex 3 contains a temporary uplink coordination report from Comsearch. Conclusion The requested STA will allow SES to help connect wireless services for the people of Puerto Rico as the local terrestrial networks are being repaired. Accordingly, and for good cause shown, SES respectfully requests that its STA be granted no later than October 24, 2017. * See Petition for Declaratory Rulingof SES Satellites (Gibraltar) Limited, Call Sign S2713, IBFS File No. SAT—PPL— 20061006—00118, granted Dec. 7, 2006. 2 Actual service will be provided from October 27¢" to November 7°". Given the urgent need to commence service immediately, SES respectfully submits that the circumstances justify grant of authority on less than three business days‘ notice under Section 25.120(a). 3 See Elizabeth Weise, Puerto Rico is nearly entirely cut offfrom cellphone service, leading to low tech solutions, (Sept. 28, 2017), https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/09/28/puerto—rico—cell—phone—service—tmobile—att— hurricane/710775001/. * See, e.g., "Communications Status Report for Areas Impacted by Hurricane Maria," (rel. Oct. 7,; 2017), available at: https://apps.fee.gov/edocs public/attachmatch/D0OC—347131A1.pdf. 5 See Application of 03b Limited, IBFS File No. SES—STA—20171011—01135, granted Oct. 11 2017.

ANNEX 1: Operational Parameters Site Details Contact Information: Phone Number: Jose Ayala 818—213—5438 Arnie Christianson 202—478—7126 Geographic Coordinate«: Latitude: 18° 14‘ 24" N Longitude: 65° 37‘ 42" in Site Elevation: 12 meters AMSL Antenna Details Antenna ID: Ceiba 2.4m Manufacture/Model: VertexRSI 2.4m SF Flyaway Antenna Antenna Size: 2.4 meters Antenna Gain Transmit: 42.0 dBi at 6.1 GHz Antenna Gain Receive: 38.2 dBi at 3.9 GHz Height Above Ground Level: 2 meters Height Above Sea Level: 12 meters Total Input Power at the Flange: 272 watts Total EIRP for the Carriers: 63.6 dBwW Operational Details Frequency Transmit/ Polarization Emission Max EIRP Max EIRP (GHz) Receive Designator per Carrier Density per (dBW) Carrier A /a (dBw/4kHz) 3.7—4.2 R Horizontal and |—36MGZD—— 0.0 Vertical 36MDCGTLD 5.925—6.425 T Horizontal and 36MG7D~ 63.6 Vertical P £M00 7D },/ [ %2/4 il fi;/é |4 U

ANNEX 2 ~—Terminal Characteristics

Model 2.4m SF Flvaway Antenna rlr:n--'nll AH aovitars on on an in 4 smm o2 l _ — 4 Description %fi B QS m B ©CQ_»¥@ 4 is 28 The VertexRSI lightweight 2.4—meter flyaway antenna is * 150 9001 Registered designed for worldwide transmit and receive operation in C, X and Ku—band. This portable antenna consists of a carbon fiber composite reflector and aluminum support structures. This results in a low—weight antenna with superior stiffness and high perforr corwir 000C "itions. The unique shape ar c ce provide exceptionally 10w sigerone ana cross—purarization performance well within INTELSAT and EUTELSAT requirements. Repeatability is maintained with precision registration of the nine reflector segments and the feed support structure. The complete antenna system, including a single feed, is packaged in nine robust portable cases. Features # Carbon fiber reflector = Lightweight, precision surface and high stiffness # Easy deployment = Twa—person assembly, captive hardware, precision alignment # INTELSAT type approved, EUTELSAT compliant E High performance = Low sidelobes and high EL.R.F. capability Options # Finishes = Green, tan or per customer spec H Feeds = Four—port, Co pol, CP/LP switchable, DBS, Ka—band = Motorized polarization The Strength to Perform B Motorization = Az/El matorized, tracking using pulse sensors or resolvers GENERAL DYNAMICS SATCOM Technologies

Finish (s;andard) _ Environmental Wind Loading Operational (with ballast) 30 mph (48 km/h) gusting to 45 mph (73 km/h) Survival {with tie—downs}) 60 mph (97 km/h) gusting to 75 mph (121 km/h) | Temperature | Operational —30° to +122° F (—34° to +50° C) Survival —40° to +140° F (-40° to +60° C) Solar Radiation 360 BTU/h/ff" (1000 Kcal/h/m?‘) b Corrosive Atmosphere As encountered in coastal regions and/or heavily industrialized areas

Model 2.4m SF Flyawry *~*~~"3 _ KuBand2—Port _ _ LinearPolarized _ Electrical _ _ _ Transmit Receive ____Transmp ssrereni _ Frequency (GHz) T250 — 7.900 — 10.950 — 13.750 — in.asn — 13.780 — 7.750 8.400 12.750 14.900 12.160 14.5U0U ‘ iviabt Antenna Noise Temperature 5° Elevation 49 K 51 K 65 K 63 K 85 K 10° Elevation 38 K 50 K 55 K 60 K 15 K 20° Elevation 33 K 49 K 51 K 56 K 69 K 40° Elevation 34 K 48 K 52 K 55 K 68 K Pattern oeamwiuun un degrees at midband}) —3 dB Beamwidth 212 1.37 2.09 1.35 1.12 1.03 0.72 0.60 0.71 0.60 —15 dB Beamwidth 445 Cross Polarization On Axis 30 dB 30 dB 19.7 dB 27.3 dB 21.3 dB 21.3 dB 35 dB 35 dB 35 dB 35 dB Within 1.0 dB 28 dB 28 dB 19.7 dB 27.3 dB 21.3 dB 21.3 dB 27 dB 35 dB 27 dB 35 dB Beamwidth Axial Ratio Feed Insertion Loss MTotaert/)we:Handlmg Capability t

Model 2.4m SF Flyaway Antenna ,’/ ~ // l — // . / 90 D. / x / (6.755) s , 4 \ / Refc + C<y — _ \ ‘\ \ FEED, PER ORDER REFLECTOR AT 90° ~% \ (Ku—BAND 2—PORT Dn, \ LINEAR POLARIZATION SHOWN) 1 SSQ. 0 ARC OF ELEVATION ADJUST STRUT\/ T RF AXIS © 0‘ ELEVATION i. 1i——B * _IL J———f _5 112 1/2 | ANTENNA_SIDE_VIEW ALL DIMENSIONS SHOWN ARE FOR REFERENCE & & & 2. S & | S I & © © 124 3/4 s # & dfig & @ @® 25 1/2 | 59n L _E_ ANTENNA REAR VIEW ALL DIMENSIONS SHOWN ARE FOR REFERENCE GENERAL DYNAMICS SATCOM Technologies 1104 Energy Drive * Kilgore, TX 75662 USA « Tel: (903) 984—7811 « Fax: (903) 984—7597 * Email: kilgore—sales@gdsatcom.com Website: www.gdsatcom.com 655—0016B, 02/09 © 2008 General Dynamics. All rights reserved. General Dynamics reserves the right to make changes in its products and specifications at anytime and withoutnotice. All trademarks indicated as such herein are trademarks of General Dynamics. All other product and service namesare the property oftheir respective owners. ® Reg, U.S, Pat, andTm, Off,

ANNEX 3 — Temporary Uplink Coordination Report

COMSEARCH A CommScope Company October 20, 2017 Re: 03b Networks USA, LLC. ROOSEVELT ROADS, PR Temporary Transmit—Only Earth Station Operation Dates: 10/27/2017 — 11/27/2017 Job Number: 171020COMSGEO1 Dear Frequency Coordinator: On behalf of 03b Networks USA, LLC., we are forwarding the attached coordination data for a Temporary Transmit—Only Earth Station to be located at the site referenced above. This earth station will transmit only on the satellite(s) and frequency or frequencies as described in the attached data. Please do not report cases involving 4 GHz facilities or problems involving non—active paths or frequencies outside the specified range. If there are any questions concerning this coordination notice, please contact Comsearch. Sincerely, COMSEARCH Gary K. Edwards Senior Manager gedwards@comsearch.com Enclosure(s)

Date: 10/20/2017 Job Number: 171020COMSGEO1 Administrative Information Status TEMPORARY (Operation from 10/27/2017 to 11/27/2017) Call Sign TEMP11 Licensee Code O3BNET Licensee Name O3b Networks USA, Lt ~ Site Information ROOSEVELT ROADS. PR Venue Name Latitude (NAD 83) 18° 14‘ 24.0" *‘ Longitude (NAD 83) 65° 37‘ 48.0" w Climate Zone B Rain Zone * Ground Elevation (AMSL) 7.5 m / 24.6 ft Link Information Satellite Type Geostationary Mode TO — Transmit—Only Modulation Digital Satellite Arc 104° W to 105° West Longitude Azimuth Range 248.4° to 249.1° Corresponding Elevation Angles 41.6° / 40.7° Antenna Centerline (AGL) 3.66 m / 12.0 ft Antenna Information Transmit — FCC32 Manufacturer Vertex/RSI Model 2.4Am SF Flyaway Gain / Diameter 42.0 dBi / 2.4 m 3—dB / 15—dB Beamwidth 1.00° / 2.00° Max Available RF Power (dBW/4 kHz) ~17.9 (dBW/MHz) 6.1 Maximum EIRP (dBW/A4 kHz) 24.1 (dBW/MHz) 48.1 Interference Objectives: Long Term ~154.0 dBW/M kHz 20% Short Term —131.0 dBW/A kHz 0.0025% Frequency Information Transmit 6.1 GHz Emission / Frequency Range (MHz) 36MOG7W / 5925.0 — 6005.0 36MOG7W / 6185.0 — 6425.0 Max Great Circle Coordination Distance 131.9 km / 82.0 mi Precipitation Scatter Contour Radius 100.0 km / 62.1 mi

Coordination Values ROO... . ._LT RD, PR Licensee Name u. .. etworks USA, LLC. Latitude (NAD 83) 18° 14‘ 24.0" N Longitude (NAD 83) 65° 37 48.0" W Ground Elevation (AMSL) rave . 24,6 0. Antenna Centerline (AGL) 3.60v in 12. > Antenna Model Vertex/RSI Z.4+ mec— Antenna Mode Transmit v.. u. Interference Objectives: Long Term —154.0 dBW/M h. . Short Term —131.0 dBW/4 kt .. tY Max Available RF Power —~17.9 (dBW/4 kHz) ccc—mit6.1 GHz Horizon Antenna vrvreve Coordination Azimuth (°) Elevation (°) Discrimination (°) Gain (dBi) Distance (km) 0 0.27 105.75 —10.00 125.05 5 0.00 109.34 —10.00 131.90 10 0.00 112.92 —10.00 131.90 15 0.00 116.40 —10.00 131.90 20 0.00 119.73 —10.00 131.90 25 0.00 122.87 —10.00 131.90 30 0.00 125.84 —10.00 131.90 35 0.00 128.59 —10.00 131.90 40 0.00 131.09 ~10.00 131.90 45 0.00 133.29 ~10.00 131.90 50 0.00 135.16 .__—10.00 131.90 55 0.00 136.63 ~10.00 131.90 60 0.00 137.67 —10.00 131.90 65 0.00 138.25 —10.00 131.90 70 0.00 138.34 —10.00 131.90 75 0.00 137.94 ~10.00 131.90 80 0.37 137.42 —10.00 115.66 85 0.90 136.57 ~10.00 100.00 90 1.22 135.08 —~10.00 100.00 95 1.22 132.92 —10.00 100.00 100 116 130.40 —10.00 100.00 105 116 127.66 ~10.00 100.00 110 1.08 124.64 ~10.00 100.00 115 1.47 121.69 ~10.00 100.00 120 1.04 118.16 —10.00 100.00 125 1.04 114.73 —10.00 100.00 130 1.04 11119 —10.00 100.00 135 0.43 107.41 —10.00 112.61 140 0.00 103.67 —10.00 131.90 145 0.00 99.99 ~10.00 131.90 150 0.00 96.29 —10.00 131.90 155 0.00 92.56 —10.00 131.90 160 0.00 88.82 —10.00 131.90 165 0.00 85.09 —10.00 131.90 170 0.00 81.38 —10.00 131.90 175 0.00 77.69 —10.00 131.90 180 0.00 74.05 —10.00 131.90 185 0.00 70.47 —10.00 131.90

Coordination Values PAM=eveLT RD, PR Licensee Name wou metworks USA, LLC. Latitude (NAD 83) 18° 14‘ 24.0" N Longitude (NAD 83) Are a7‘ 4g.0" t Ground Elevation (AMSL) ng 9 > 24.6 ~ Antenna Centerline (AGL) 3.60 m / 12.0= Antenna Model Vertex/RSI 2.« ure— Antenna Mode Transmit 0.: wu— Interference Objectives: Long Term —154.0 dBW/4 ki gorere Short Term —131.0 dBW/4 *—— 9 ~% Max Available RF Power —17.9 (dBW/4 kHz) ~~=~—nif6.4 GHz Horizon Antenna norzon Coordination Azimuth (°) Elevation (°) Discrimination (°) Gain (dBi) Distance (km) 190 0.00 66.96 —10.00 131.90 195 0.00 63.56 —10.00 131.90 200 0.00 60.23 —10.00 131.90 205 0.21 56.88 —10.00 13117 210 0.90 53.38 —10.00 100.00 215 0.58 50.69 ~10.00 103.33 220 1.12 47.64 —9.95 100.00 225 1.88 44.64 —9.24 100.00 230 2.23 42.25 —8.65 100.00 235 1.89 40.87 —8.29 100.00 240 1.89 39.65 —7.96 100.00 245 2.27 38.57 —7.66 100.00 250 1.92 38.74 —7.70 100.00 255 1.64 39.39 —7.88 100.00 260 2.24 39.70 —7.97 100.00 265 2.51 40.85 —8.28 100.00 270 3.17 4215 —8.62 100.00 275 3.21 44.41 —9.19 100.00 280 2.63 47 46 —9.91 100.00 285 3.07 50.05 —10.00 100.00 290 2.64 53.44 —10.00 100.00 295 2.30 56.92 —10.00 100.00 300 2.69 60.17 ~10.00 100.00 305 2.40 63.87 —10.00 100.00 310 2.05 67.65 ~10.00 100.00 315 2.58 71.23 ~10.00 100.00 320 1.64 75.26 —10.00 100.00 325 1.04 79.17 —10.00 100.00 330 1.11 82.98 —10.00 100.00 335 0.84 86.84 —10.00 100.00 340 0.49 90.67 ~10.00 107.96 345 0.87 94.52 —10.00 100.00 350 0.48 98.29 —10.00 108.80 355 0.34 102.04 —10.00 118.57


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