Apr_24 Ex Parte.pdf

Ex PARTE PRESENTATION NOTIFICATION LETTER submitted by WorldVu Satellites Limited

Ex Parte Presentation Notice

2019-04-24

This document pretains to SES-STA-20190410-00519 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2019041000519_1664182

                                                                Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
                                                                2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 100
                                                                Washington, D.C. 20006-6801
                                                                202.747.1900 main
                                                                202.747.1901 fax
                                                                www.sheppardmullin.com



                                                                Brian D. Weimer
                                                                202.747.1930 direct
                                                                bweimer@sheppardmullin.com
April 24, 2019

VIA IBFS

Marlene H. Dortch
Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street SW
Washington DC 20554


Re:    Notice of Ex Parte Presentation
       Space Exploration Holdings, LLC; Application for Modification of Authorization
       for the SpaceX NGSO Satellite System; IBFS File No. SAT-MOD-20181108-00083
       Space Exploration Holdings, LLC; Request for Special Temporary Authority; IBFS
       File No. SAT-STA-20190405-00023
       SpaceX Services, Inc.; Request for Special Temporary Authority; IBFS File Nos.
       SES-STA-20190410-00513 through -00519


Dear Ms. Dortch:

On April 22, 2019, the undersigned, outside counsel to WorldVu Satellites Limited (“OneWeb”),
spoke with Troy Tanner and Stephen Duall of the Federal Communications Commission’s
(“Commission”) International Bureau via telephone. OneWeb restated its serious concerns about
the above-referenced requests for special temporary authority (“STA Requests”) filed by Space
Exploration Holdings, LLC and SpaceX Services (collectively “SpaceX”), and reiterated the
positions stated in the OneWeb Opposition to the STA Requests filed on April 18. 1 OneWeb
also stated its continued concerns about the SpaceX Modification Application, especially the




1
 See Space Exploration Holdings, LLC, Request for Special Temporary Authority, IBFS File
No. SAT-STA-20190405-00023 (filed Apr. 5, 2019); SpaceX Services, Request for Special
Temporary Authority, IBFS File Nos. SES-STA-20190410-00513, et. al., (filed Apr. 5, 2019);
see also Letter from Brian D. Weimer, Counsel to WorldVu Satellites Limited, to Marlene H.
Dortch, Secretary, FCC, IBFS File No. SAT-STA-20190405-00023, et. al., (Apr. 18) (“OneWeb
Opposition to the STA Requests”).


Marlene H. Dortch
April 24, 2019
Page 2


adverse effects to the interference environment. 2 OneWeb noted its concerns were not resolved
by the April 15th letter filed by SpaceX, which failed to comprehensively address the impact of
its modified system on the real-world NGSO operating environment.

Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned with any questions.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Brian D. Weimer

Brian D. Weimer
for SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP



cc:     Troy Tanner
        Stephen Duall




2
 See Application for Modification of Authorization for the SpaceX NGSO Satellite System,
IBFS File No. SAT-MOD-20181108-00083 (filed Nov. 8, 2018) (“SpaceX Modification
Application”).



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