Attachment 1.65 letter

This document pretains to SES-T/C-20051031-01498 for Transfer of Control on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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November 7, 2005                                                                         Writer‘s Direct Contact
                                                                                         202/887—1560
                                                                                         WBeckwith@mofo.com




Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, S.W.
Room TW—A325
Washington, D.C. 20554

Dear Ms. Dortch:

Re:     Satellite Earth Station Transfer of Control Applications
        SES—T/C —20051031—01497
        SES—T/C — 20051031—01498

This letter is submitted pursuant to Section 1.65 of the Commission‘s rules on behalf of
Thomson Inc., the transferee in each of the above—referenced transfer of control applications.
FCC Satellite Division staff requested additional information regarding FCC licenses held by
Thomson Inc. or affiliated corporations.

Thomson S.A., the parent company of Thomson Inc., is a corporation organized under the
laws of France and is located at 46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo, 92100 Boulogne—Billancoutrt,
France. Thomson S.A. has no shareholders holding 10 percent or more of outstanding stock.
Thomson S.A.‘s shares are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the
Eurolist d‘Euronext Paris S.A. (Compartment A). As reported in Form 20—F filed with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2005, Thomson S.A.‘s outstanding
shares as of March 31, 2005, were held as follows: approximately 92 percent held by the
public; approximately 3.5 percent held by employees; and approximately 2.1 percent held by
TSA which is wholly—owned by the French government.
Please contact Thomson Inc.‘s undersigned FCC counsel if you have any questions.

                                              Respectfully submitted,

                                             btGaime. C. be S
                                              William C. Beckwith




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