Request for Further

REQUEST submitted by PanAmSat Licensee Corp. and PanAmSat H-2 Licensee Corp.

Request for Extension of Closing Deadline

2010-10-18

This document pretains to SES-T/C-20091125-01503 for Transfer of Control on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESTC2009112501503_845808

                                                                                                       Jennifer D. Hindin
1776 K STREET NW          October 18, 2010                                                             202.719.4975
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
                                                                                                       jhindin@wileyrein.com
PHONE     202.719.7000
FAX       202.719.7049


7925 JONES BRANCH DRIVE
                          Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary
McLEAN, VA 22102          Federal Communications Commission
PHONE     703.905.2800    445 12th Street, SW
FAX       703.905.2820
                          Washington, DC 20554

www.wileyrein.com
                          Re:     PanAmSat Licensee Corp. and PanAmSat H-2 Licensee Corp.
                                  Request for Further Extension of Closing Deadline; File Nos. SAT-
                                  T/C-20091125-00127, SAT-T/C-20091125-00126, SES-T/C-20091125-
                                  01504 and SES-T/C-20091125-01503

                          Dear Ms. Dortch:

                          PanAmSat Licensee Corp. and PanAmSat H-2 Licensee Corp. (“PanAmSat
                          Licensees”), by counsel, respectfully request an additional 180 days—from October
                          29, 2010 to April 27, 2011—to complete one aspect of the pro forma transfer of
                          control of space station and earth station licenses approved in the above-referenced
                          proceedings.

                          On December 3, 2009 the Commission authorized two non-substantial changes to
                          the ownership of the PanAmSat Licensees: (1) the migration of several entities from
                          Bermuda companies to Luxembourg companies and (2) the dissolution of Intelsat
                          (Poland) Sp. z o.o.1 Pursuant to Section 25.119 of the Commission’s rules, 47
                          C.F.R. § 25.119, the deadline for consummating these pro forma transactions was
                          60 days after authorization—February 1, 2010. The Luxembourg migration was
                          consummated effective December 15, 2009.2 The FCC has extended the closing
                          deadline of the dissolution of Intelsat (Poland) Sp. z o.o. until October 29, 2010.3

                          1
                                   See Policy Branch Information; Actions Taken, Report No. SAT-00652, DA 09-2538 (rel.
                          Dec. 4, 2009; effective Dec. 3, 2009).
                          2
                                  See Letter from Jennifer D. Hindin to Marlene H. Dortch, File Nos. SAT-T/C-20091125-
                          00128, SAT-T/C-20091125-00124, SAT-T/C-20091125-00127, SAT-T/C-20091125-00125, SAT-
                          T/C-20091125-00126, SES-T/C-20091125-01505, SES-T/C-20091125-01502, SES-T/C-20091125-
                          01506, SES-T/C-20091125-01504, SES-T/C-20091125-01503, 0004042061 (filed Jan. 4, 2010).
                          3
                                  See PanAmSat Licensee Corp. and PanAmSat H-2 Licensee Corp., Request for Further
                          Extension of Closing Deadline; File Nos. SAT-T/C-20091125-00127, SAT-T/C-20091125-00126,
                          SES-T/C-20091125-01504 and SES-T/C-20091125-01503 (stamp grant Apr. 21, 2010); PanAmSat
                          Licensee Corp. and PanAmSat H-2 Licensee Corp., Request for Extension of Closing Deadline; File
                          Nos. SAT-T/C-20091125-00127, SAT-T/C-20091125-00126, SES-T/C-20091125-01504 and SES-
                          T/C-20091125-01503 (stamp grant Jan. 22, 2010).


Ms. Marlene H. Dortch
October 18, 2010
Page 2


The dissolution of Intelsat (Poland) Sp. z o.o. remains pending. Additional time is
needed to complete the business steps that are necessary prerequisites to the
dissolution, including ensuring compliance with Polish legal requirements to
properly distribute the stock of Intelsat Holding Corporation to Intelsat
(Luxembourg) Finance Company S.a r.l. Furthermore, given the number of space
and earth station licenses associated with the pro forma transfer of control, allowing
the existing authority to expire and requiring the PanAmSat Licensees to submit
new applications for this non-substantial ownership change would be costly and
administratively burdensome. Accordingly, the PanAmSat Licensees respectfully
request a 180-day further extension of the closing deadline.

Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

/s/ Jennifer D. Hindin

Jennifer D. Hindin



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