Attachment Narrative

This document pretains to SES-STA-INTR2019-03497 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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EXHIBIT 1 REQUEST FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC (“DIRECTV”) respectfully requests an extension of its grant of earth station special temporary authority (“STA”) for an additional 30 days to operate its Bakersfield, California earth station (Call Sign E170103) to deorbit DIRECTV’s T4S satellite (Call Sign S2430). Pursuant to Section 1.62 of the Commission’s rules,1 DIRECTV will continue to operate pursuant to the terms and conditions of its existing STA2 pending action on this timely filed renewal request. T4S is approaching the end of its operational life, and DIRECTV began deorbiting the satellite on September 25, 2019. DIRECTV plans to operate its Bakersfield, California earth station (Call Sign E170103) to deorbit T4S and anticipates a need to do so utilizing broader satellite arc, elevation, and azimuth limits than what are currently authorized under the existing authorization. Accordingly, on September 3, 2019, the Commission granted DIRECTV special temporary authority for 30 days commencing September 10, 2019 to operate the earth station utilizing a satellite arc east limit of 55.0 W.L. (with elevation of 12.5 and azimuth of 105.7) and a satellite arc west limit of 170.0 W.L. (with elevation of 23.0 and azimuth of 244.9) for all of the earth station’s authorized frequency ranges.3 By this application, DIRECTV respectfully requests an extension of its current grant of STA for an additional 30 days to allow sufficient time to complete the deorbiting process. The 24/7 emergency contact information is as follows: Steve Dulac at (310) 429-1624. 1 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.62. 2 See Satellite Communications Services; Actions Taken, Public Notice, Report No. SES-02197, File No. SES-STA-20190812-01089 (Sept. 4, 2019). 3 See id. 1

Grant of this earth station STA request is in the public interest because it will facilitate the deorbiting of DIRECTV’s T4S satellite. Accordingly, DIRECTV respectfully requests that the Commission grant this request. 2


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