PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12Th STREET S.W
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PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th STREET S.W. WASHINGTON D.C. 20554 News media information 202-418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202-418-2830; Internet: http://www.fcc.gov (or ftp.fcc.gov) TTY (202) 418-2555 Report No. SAT-00406 Friday December 8, 2006 POLICY BRANCH INFORMATION Actions Taken The Commission, by its International Bureau, took the following actions pursuant to delegated authority. The effective date of these actions is the release date of this Notice, except were an effective date is specified. SAT-AMD-20050621-00131 E S2647 INTELSAT NORTH AMERICA LLC Amendment Grant of Authority Effective Date: 12/01/2006 Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On December 1, 2006, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, Intelsat North America LLC's (Intelsat North America) request, as amended, to launch and operate the Intelsat Americas-9 (IA-9) satellite in the C-band (5925-6425 MHz and 3700 - 4200 MHz), and Ku-band (14.0-14.5 GHz and 11.7-12.2 GHz) frequencies at the 97° W.L. orbital location SAT-AMD-20051118-00237 E S2647 INTELSAT NORTH AMERICA LLC Amendment Grant of Authority Effective Date: 12/01/2006 Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On December 1, 2006, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, Intelsat North America LLC's (Intelsat North America) request, as amended, to launch and operate the Intelsat Americas-9 (IA-9) satellite in the C-band (5925-6425 MHz and 3700 - 4200 MHz), and Ku-band (14.0-14.5 GHz and 11.7-12.2 GHz) frequencies at the 97° W.L. orbital location SAT-AMD-20060407-00040 E S2647 Intelsat North America LLC Amendment Grant of Authority Effective Date: 12/01/2006 Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service Page 1 of 4 On December 1, 2006, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, Intelsat North America LLC's (Intelsat North America) request, as amended, to launch and operate the Intelsat Americas-9 (IA-9) satellite in the C-band (5925-6425 MHz and 3700 - 4200 MHz), and Ku-band (14.0-14.5 GHz and 11.7-12.2 GHz) frequencies at the 97° W.L. orbital location SAT-AMD-20060803-00084 E S2154 Intelsat North America LLC Amendment Grant of Authority Effective Date: 12/01/2006 Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On December 1, 2006, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, Intelsat North America LLC's (Intelsat North America) request, as amended, to relocate the Intelsat Americas-5 (IA-5) satellite from its current location at 97° W.L. to 76.70° W.L., upon the launch of the Intelsat Americas-9 (IA-9) satellite into the 97° W.L. orbital location and completion of traffic transfer from IA-5 to IA-9. Intelsat North America was also authorized to operate the IA-5 satellite in the C-band (5925-6425 MHz and 3700-4200 MHz ) and Ku-band (14.0-14.5 GHz and 11.7-12.2 GHz ) frequencies at the 76.70° W.L. orbital location. SAT-AMD-20060922-00112 E S2154 Intelsat North America LLC Amendment Grant of Authority Effective Date: 12/01/2006 Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On December 1, 2006, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, Intelsat North America LLC's (Intelsat North America) request, as amended, to relocate the Intelsat Americas-5 (IA-5) satellite from its current location at 97° W.L. to 76.70° W.L., upon the launch of the Intelsat Americas-9 (IA-9) satellite into the 97° W.L. orbital location and completion of traffic transfer from IA-5 to IA-9. Intelsat North America was also authorized to operate the IA-5 satellite in the C-band (5925-6425 MHz and 3700-4200 MHz ) and Ku-band (14.0-14.5 GHz and 11.7-12.2 GHz ) frequencies at the 76.70° W.L. orbital location. SAT-MOD-20041124-00213 E AMSC-1 Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC Modification Grant of Authority Effective Date: 12/06/2006 Nature of Service: Mobile Satellite Service On December 6, 2006, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, the application of Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC to change its regulatory status from common carrier to non-common carrier for its space segment capacity on the AMSC-1 satellite located at the 101° W.L. orbital location. Page 2 of 4 SAT-MOD-20060407-00039 E S2154 Intelsat North America LLC Modification Grant of Authority Effective Date: 12/01/2006 Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On December 1, 2006, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, Intelsat North America LLC's (Intelsat North America) request, as amended, to relocate the Intelsat Americas-5 (IA-5) satellite from its current location at 97° W.L. to 76.70° W.L., upon the launch of the Intelsat Americas-9 (IA-9) satellite into the 97° W.L. orbital location and completion of traffic transfer from IA-5 to IA-9. Intelsat North America was also authorized to operate the IA-5 satellite in the C-band (5925-6425 MHz and 3700-4200 MHz ) and Ku-band (14.0-14.5 GHz and 11.7-12.2 GHz ) frequencies at the 76.70° W.L. orbital location. SAT-MOD-20060811-00087 E S2377 PANAMSAT LICENSEE CORP. Modification Grant of Authority Effective Date: 12/01/2006 Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On December 1, 2006, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, PanAmSat Licensee Corporation's (PanAmSat) request to operate the Galaxy 4R satellite in the C-band (3.7-4.2 GHz and 5.925-6.425 GHz) and the Ku-band (11.7-12.2 GHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz) frequencies at the 76.85º W.L. orbital location. SAT-PPL-20061006-00118 E S2713 SES Satellites (Gibraltar) Limited Petition for Declaratory Ruling to be Added to the Permitted List Grant of Authority Effective Date: 12/07/2006 Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service The Satellite Division granted with conditions, the petition for declaratory ruling filed by SES Satellites (Gibraltar) Ltd., to add the AMC-18 satellite, which is licensed by Gibraltar, to the Commission's Permitted Space Station List. Accordingly, each earth station with "ALSAT" designated as a point of communication IS GRANTED authority to provide Fixed Satellite Services to, from, or within the United States, by accessing the AMC-18 satellite at the 104.95º W.L. orbital location in the 5925-6425 MHz (Earth-to-space) and 3700-4200 (space-to-Earth) MHz frequency bands. SAT-RPL-20041015-00201 E S2647 INTELSAT NORTH AMERICA LLC Replacement Satellite Application (no new frequency) Grant of Authority Effective Date: 12/01/2006 Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service Page 3 of 4 On December 1, 2006, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, Intelsat North America LLC's (Intelsat North America) request, as amended, to launch and operate the Intelsat Americas-9 (IA-9) satellite in the C-band (5925-6425 MHz and 3700 – 4200 MHz), and Ku-band (14.0-14.5 GHz and 11.7-12.2 GHz) frequencies at the 97° W.L. orbital location Dismissal SAT-AMD-20060413-00045 S2647 Intelsat North America LLC On December 4, 2006, the Satellite Division dismissed as moot Intelsat North America LLC's (Intelsat North America) amendment to request reduction of the bond amount for the Intelsat Americas-9 (IA-9) satellite. The Satellite Division granted Intelsat North America's replacement application request (SAT-RPL-20041015-00201) and associated amendments (SAT-AMD-20050621-00131, SAT-AMD-20051118-00237, and SAT-AMD-20060407-00040), with conditions, on December 1, 2006. Since the Commission does not impose a bond requirement on replacement satellites, Intelsat's request to reduce the bond amount for the IA-9 satellite is moot. SAT-LOA-20060816-00088 S2708 Intelsat North America LLC On December 4, 2006, the Satellite Division dismissed as moot Intelsat's application for authority to operate the Intelsat Americas-5 satellite at the 76.70 W.L. orbital location. Since the Satellite Division granted a previous Intelsat application (SAT-AMD-20060803-00084) requesting authority to operate the Intelsat Americas-5 satellite at the 76.70 W.L. orbital location, with conditions, on December 1, 2006, this application is moot. For more information concerning this Notice, contact the Satellite Division at 202-418-0719; TTY 202-418-2555. Page 4 of 4.