Application Form SES-STA-20200724-00795

Application Form

This document pretains to SES-STA-20200724-00795 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

APPLICANT INFORMATION

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WB36 Extension of 2020 Special Temporary Authority

1. Applicant

Name:	Marlink, Inc.	Phone Number:	240-595-0655
DBA Name:		Fax Number:	713-946-0403
Street:	3327 South Sam Houston Parkway East	E-Mail:	[email protected]
	Suite 100
City:	Houston	State:	TX
Country:	USA	Zipcode:	77047 -
Attention:	Tom Collins

2. Contact

Name:	James G Lovelace	Phone Number:	281-606-0117
Company:	Marlink, Inc.	Fax Number:	713-946-0403
Street:	3327 S Sam Houston Parkway Eas	E-Mail:	[email protected]
	Suite 100
City:	Houston	State:	TX
Country:	USA	Zipcode:	77047 -
Attention:		Relationship:	Other

(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 SESSTA2020061500643 or Submission ID

4a. Is a fee submitted with this application?
If Yes, complete and attach FCC Form 159.

If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114).
Governmental Entity Noncommercial educational licensee
Other(please explain):

4b. Fee Classification CGX - Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station

5. Type Request

Use Prior to Grant

Change Station Location

Other

6. Requested Use Prior Date
09/06/2020

7. CityHouston

8. Latitude
(dd mm ss.s h) 0 0 0.0

9. State TX

10. Longitude
(dd mm ss.s h) 0 0 0.0

11. Please supply any need attachments.

Attachment 1: Need Statement

Attachment 2:

Attachment 3:

12. Description. Marlink, Inc. (Marlink) requests extension of Special Temporary (STA) for 180 days, effective September 6, 2020, to operate the remote antennas listed in the attached Need Statement to provide ESV service pursuant to its call sign WB36 license ESV authorization. The STA extension is requested to allow Marlink to continue to operate these antennas on U.S. Flag vessels and through U.S. teleports while the Commission processes Marlink's pending Modification Application for permanent authority. The antennas will be located on vessels traveling in U.S. and international waters. All will operate through hub antennas already authorized by the Commission. The STA extension is requested to operate the antennas in the Ku-band frequencies 10.7 - 12.2 MHz (space-to-Earth) and 14.0 - 14.5 MHz (Earth-to-Space) to communicate via the satellites listed in the attached Need Statement to provide ESV service in the same manner as previously authorized by the Commission for existing WB36 licensed ESV antennas.

13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is 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 "party to the application" for these purposes.

Yes

14. Name of Person Signing
Tore Morten Olsen

15. Title of Person Signing
President Maritime

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(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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