Attachment Letter to Ms. Dortch

This document pretains to SES-STA-20190308-00312 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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March 8, 2019 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority to Operate a 1 meter Ku-band Antenna Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests a grant of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”)1 for 60 days, beginning March 20, 2018, to allow Intelsat to utilize a transportable 1 meter Ku-band antenna in the contiguous-lower 48 states to communicate with Intelsat satellites in order to provide customer demonstrations.2 Intelsat intends to file an application seeking permanent authority for this antenna. The proposed communication services will be performed in the following frequency bands: 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space), and 11.7-12.2 GHz (space-to-Earth). The proposed operations will be consistent with Intelsat’s coordination agreements. The 24x7 contact information for the proposed operations 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. In support of this request, Intelsat is attaching a radiation hazard report as Exhibit A. Grant of this STA request services the public interest by enabling Intelsat to provide customer demonstrations for a new service. 1 Intelsat has filed its STA request, an FCC Form 159, a $210.00 filing fee, and this supporting letter electronically via the International Bureau’s Filing System (“IBFS”). 2 Intelsat is simultaneously filing an identical request for the use of a second, identical antenna.

Ms. Marlene Dortch March 8, 2019 Page 2 Please direct any questions regarding this STA request to the undersigned at (703) 559-6949. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Cynthia J. Grady Cynthia J. Grady Senior Counsel Intelsat US LLC cc: Paul Blais


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