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August 14, 2020 Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 Re: Submission for the Record – Final Transition Plan GN Docket Nos. 18-122, 20-173 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”)1 submits its final C-band Transition Plan pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 27.1412(d) and the Federal Communications Commission’s (the “Commission”) March 3, 2020 Report and Order.2 This final Transition Plan contains changes and clarifications that reflect the feedback and comments that the Commission staff provided on Intelsat’s initial Transition Plan.3 More detailed descriptions of the changes made since Intelsat’s initial submission on June 19, 2020 are listed in an itemized Catalog of Revisions found at the beginning of the final Transition Plan. Intelsat looks forward to continued engagement with all C-band stakeholders in implementing this Transition Plan. Please contact the undersigned with any questions regarding this matter. 1 Intelsat License LLC, an FCC satellite licensee, and its affiliated entity Intelsat US LLC, which provides operational services to Intelsat License LLC, are collectively referred to in the Transition Plan as “Intelsat.” Intelsat filed an election form to accept the Commission’s accelerated relocation framework and deadlines on May 26, 2020. 2 See Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band, Report and Order and Proposed Modification, 35 FCC Rcd. 2343, paras. 302-06 (2020). 3 See generally Intelsat License LLC Notice of Ex Parte Meeting (Aug. 10, 2020), https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/10810600724158/Ex%20Parte%20Meeting%20-%20Intelsat%208-10- 2020.pdf; Intelsat License LLC Notice of Ex Parte Meeting (Aug. 4, 2020), https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/1080467946484/Ex%20Parte%20Meeting%20Restoration%20Service% 20and%20Cost%20Allocation%20-%20Intelsat%208-4-2020.pdf; Intelsat License LLC Notice of Ex Parte Meeting (July 27, 2020), https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/10727200387174/Ex%20Parte%20Meeting%20Intelsat%20Transition% 20Plan%20-%20Intelsat%207-27-2020.pdf. Respectfully submitted, Intelsat License LLC Michelle V. Bryan Secretary, Intelsat License LLC, and Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer, Intelsat US LLC 7900 Tysons One Place McLean, VA 22102-5972 Enclosures Intelsat C-Band Clearing Transition Plan (Final) Appendices: Earth Station Listings 2 Intelsat C-Band Clearing Transition Plan 8/14/2020 1 Table of Contents Catalog of Revisions .............................................................................................................................. 4 2 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 6 3 Satellite and Launch Program ........................................................................................................ 9 3.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................. 9 3.2 Galaxy Fleet Satellite Replacement Plan ............................................................................. 11 3.3 Implementation of Compression/Upgrades to Reclaim Spectrum ....................................... 13 3.4 Transitioning Cable Programmers and Their Earth Station Affiliates................................... 14 3.5 Transitioning Broadcast, Religious, Radio and Data Customers ......................................... 16 3.6 New Satellite Launch Program ............................................................................................. 18 4 TT&C Gateway Relocation and Ground Systems Grooming ....................................................... 20 4.1 Phase I Transition Activities.................................................................................................. 21 4.1.1 Paumalu Teleport .......................................................................................................... 22 4.1.2 Brewster Teleport .......................................................................................................... 22 4.2 Phase II Transition Activities................................................................................................. 23 4.2.1 Andover Teleport ........................................................................................................... 23 4.2.2 Latin America Teleport .................................................................................................. 24 4.2.3 Hartebeesthoek, South Africa Teleport ......................................................................... 24 4.3 Summary of Antenna Relocations ........................................................................................ 24 4.4 TT&C Antennas for the Seven New Galaxy Satellites ......................................................... 25 5 Work Associated with Repacking the C-Band .............................................................................. 25 5.1 Process and Communications about Customer Transitions ................................................ 26 5.1.1 Outreach Effort for Data Collection ............................................................................... 27 5.1.2 Scheduling Process ...................................................................................................... 27 5.1.3 Engineering for Site-Specific Technical Challenges ..................................................... 28 5.1.4 Self-installation and Reimbursement of Actual Expenses ............................................ 28 5.2 Earth Station Change Types ................................................................................................ 28 5.2.1 Frequency Change [F] .................................................................................................. 29 5.2.2 Transponder Reassignment of In-Orbit Protection Bandwidth [R] ............................... 29 5.2.3 Polarity Changes [P] ..................................................................................................... 29 5.2.4 Satellite Changes [S]..................................................................................................... 29 5.2.5 Compression/Technology Upgrades Required [C] ....................................................... 30 5.3 Filter Installation .................................................................................................................... 30 5.3.1 Filter Versions ............................................................................................................... 31 5.3.2 Phase I Filtering ............................................................................................................ 31 2 5.3.3 Phase II Filtering ........................................................................................................... 32 5.3.4 Coordination with SES for Cable Headends and Multi-feed Antenna Filtering ............ 32 5.3.5 Earth Station Operator Responsibilities ........................................................................ 33 6 Customer Migration Plans ............................................................................................................ 34 6.1 Transition Plan (Chronological) ............................................................................................ 34 6.1.1 Table 1 Phase I Grooming Plan Transition Activities (Chronological) .......................... 34 6.1.2 Table 2 Phase II Grooming Plan Transition Activities (Chronological) ......................... 36 6.2 Transition Plan (Customer-Centric) ...................................................................................... 38 6.2.1 Table 3 Phase I Grooming Plan Transition Activities (Customer-Centric) ................... 38 6.2.2 Table 4 Phase II Grooming Plan Transition Activities (Customer-Centric) .................. 41 6.3 Satellite Transponder Loading View ..................................................................................... 43 6.3.1 Figure 1 Cable Neighborhoods C-Band Loading – Baseline........................................ 44 6.3.2 Figure 2 Cable Neighborhoods C-Band Loading – End of Phase I .............................. 45 6.3.3 Figure 3 Cable Neighborhoods C-Band Loading – End of Phase II ............................. 46 6.3.4 Figure 4 Broadcast, Radio and Data C-Band Loading - Baseline ................................ 47 6.3.5 Figure 5 Broadcast, Radio and Data C-Band Loading – End of Phase I ..................... 48 6.3.6 Figure 6 Broadcast, Radio and Data C-Band Loading – End of Phase II .................... 49 6.4 Customer Services Not Requiring a Move ........................................................................... 50 6.5 Non-CONUS Services in the Lower 300 MHz ...................................................................... 50 7 Intelsat’s Earth Station Migration Plan ......................................................................................... 50 7.1 Earth Station and Antenna Data Set Explained ................................................................... 50 7.2 Cable Headends ................................................................................................................... 51 7.3 Galaxy 18 and Galaxy 23 Antenna Seeding ........................................................................ 52 7.4 Compression ......................................................................................................................... 52 7.5 The Church of Jesus Christ of