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3. The estimated costs associated with the 704 Before the satellite are as follows (all amounts in real year dollars): Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 SS/Loral Contract $ 82.7 million SS/Launch Support $ 2.9 million In the Matter of Performance incentives, Capitalized $ 2.6 million Performance incentives, Expensed $ 24.1 million COMSAT File No. CSS-90-007-LA Support Contracts $ 3.3 million CORPORATION Launch Services Atlas HAS $102.6 million TOTAL INTELSAT cost $218.2 million Application for authority TOTAL COMSAT cost (based on current to participate in the launch ownership share of 20.13%) $ 43.9 million of the INTELSAT VII (F-4) 4. The Commission has already determined that Comsat©s ORDER AND AUTHORIZATION participation in the procurement of the INTELSAT VII satellites is required to meet traffic requirements. We there Adopted: December 29, 1994; Released: January 6, 1995 fore find that the public interest will be served a grant of Comsat©s application for the launch of the satellite as conditioned. By the Chief. Satellite and Radiocommunication Divi sion: 5. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Comsat©s applica tion to participate in the launch and test program of the INTELSAT 704 satellite to be positioned at 66 East Lon 1. The Commission has under consideration the above- gitude, IS GRANTED subject to the following terms and captioned application filed by the Communications conditions: Satellite Corporation (Comsat) (now COMSAT Corpora tion) on May 18, 1990, and supplemented on September 6, 1990 and October 11, 1994, for authority to participate in (a) This authorization is limited to the described the launch, positioning and in-orbit testing of the program. Any change in the authorized location due INTELSAT VII (F-4) satellite, hereafter referred to as the to a launch delay or other circumstances will be INTELSAT 704 satellite. The application appeared on the considered upon a proper request by Comsat for Commission©s Public Notice on June 20, 1990. Comments authority; were received by Pan American Satellite (PAS) on July 20. (b) Comsat shall furnish via the INTELSAT 704 sat 1990.1 ellite only those channels of communication for com 2. Authority to construct and operate the INTELSAT 704 mercial service which have been, or may be, satellite was granted in an order released February 5, authorized by the Commission under Section 214 of 1990.2 The satellite has been constructed and delivered. the Communications Act of 1934, as amended: Current INTELSAT deployment plans approved by the (c) Within 30 days after completion of the testing INTELSAT Board of Governors at the BG-102 September program. Comsat shall provide the Commission with 1994 meeting call for the launch to take place on January a summary report of its results and upon request, 4, 1995, utilizing an Atlas HAS launch vehicle. This sat shall make the detailed test data available; ellite will replace the INTELSAT VM (F-5) at 66 East Longitude in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). (d) Conduct of the program authorized here shall be without interruption of commercial satellite service now authorized at U.S. earth stations; (e) Neither this authorization nor any right granted herein shall be assigned or otherwise transferred without approval of the Commission; (f) Unless extended or modified for good cause, this authorization shall terminate six months after the release date of this order: and

1 PAS©s comments are now moot. PAS initially asked that any policy guidelines. Both matters have been resolved. See Pan action by the Commission be without prejudice to: 1) its appeal American Satellite v. F.C.C., No. 90-1134 (D.C. Cir., September of the Commission©s February 1990 decision authorizing 19, 1990)(order dismissing PAS©s appeal) and Pan American Comsat©s participation in the procurement of INTELSAT VII Satellite, 8 FCC Red 5622 (1993)(dismissing PAS©s complaint). satellites; and 2) its complaint alleging that Comsat©s participa 2 Corporation, 5 FCC Red 753 tion in the INTELSAT VII procurement prior to receiving (1990). Commission approval constituted a violation of the Commu nications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 151-711, the Communications Satellite Act of 1962, 47 U.S.C. §§ 701-757 and

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6. This order is issued under Section 0.261 of the Com mission©s Rules and is effective upon adoption. Petitions for reconsideration under Section 1.106 or applications for review under Section 1.115 of the Commission©s Rules may be filed within 30 days of the date of public notice of this order (See Section 1.4(b)(2)).

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Thomas S. Tycz Chief. Satellite and Radiocommunication Division International Bureau

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