5 FCC Red No. 2 Federal Communications Commission Record DA 89·1684 DALLAS/FORT WORTH CSG-89-150-ML Before the TELEPORT, LTD. Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 Application for authority modify its license for a fixed 6.1-meter GROUPW CSG-89-093-ML Ku-band transmit/receive domestic TELEVISION, earth station (Call Sign E873895) INC. at Irving, Texas for the provision of private, non-common carrier Application for authority to international communications services modify its fixed 7.0-meter via the PAS system Ku-band transmit/receive domestic fixed earth HUGHES NETWORK CSG-89-146-ML(2) station (Call Sign E890522) SYSTEMS, INC. CSG-89-147-ML(2) at Stamford, Connecticut to add PAS-1 as a point of Applications for authority to modify communication and to provide its licenses for 2.4, 1.8. 1.2 and international communications 3.5-meter Ku-band transmit/receive between the United States VSAT earth stations (Call Signs E873438, and those points to which E861092, E891001 and E891002) for the PAS is authorized to serve provision of services between the United States and Canada, Mexico WESTINGHOUSE CSG-89-122-ML and Latin America COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, MOBILE CSG-89-151-ML(4)(A) INC: SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, Application for authority to INC. modify its fixed 4.5-meter d/b/a/ PITTSBURGH C-band transmit/receive INTERNATIONAL domestic earth station (Call Sign TELEPORT E890928) at Miami; Florida for the provision of international services Application for authority to via all U.S. domestic satellites modify its licenses for a 5.6-meter hub at New Kensington, CRISA CSG-89-145-P/L Pennsylvania and 1.2, 1.8 and CORPORATION 2.4-meter Ku-band transmit/receive earth stations (Call Signs E890954, Application for authority to E890955, E890956 and E890957) for construct and operate a the provision of services between 3.7-meter Ku-band transmit/ the United States and Canada and receive fixed earth station Mexico via all U.S. domestic for the provision of international satellites and the Anik satellite system communications between Laredo, Texas and Monterrey, Mexico via the Morelos I satellite 285 DA 89-1684 Federal Communications Commission Record 5 FCC Red No. 2 HUGHES CSG-89-152-ML(4) MOBILE CSG-89-162-ML COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE CSG-89-163-ML SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, CSG-89-164-ML SERVICES, INC. INC. d/b/a/ PITTSBURGH Application for authority to INTERNATIONAL modify its licenses for 1.2, 1.8, 2.4 TELEPORT and 3.5-meter Ku-band transmit/receive earth stations (Call Signs E890993, Application for authority to modify E890260, E890259 and E890261) for its licenses for two 9.1 and one the provision of services between 9.2-meter C-band transmit/receive the United States and Canada, earth stations (Call Signs E890933, Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean E871627 and E880053) for the provision countries via all U.S. domestic satellites of services between the United States and Canada and Mexico via all U.S. IDB COMMUNICATIONS CSG-89-153-ML satellite systems GROUP, INC. HUGHES CSG-89-165-P/L Application for authority to modify AIRCRAFT its license for a 3.5-meter fixed COMPANY Ku-band transmit/receive earth station (Call Sign E860811) at Application for authority to Culver City, California for the construct and operate a provision of services between the 5.0-meter fixed Ku-band transmit United States and Canada, Mexico, the earth station at Long Beach. Caribbean, Central America and South California for the provision of America via all U.S. domestic satellites services between the United States and Mexico via the Morelos satellite IDB COMMUNICATIONS CSG-89-154-ML system GROUP, INC. COMMERCIAL CSG-89-168-ML Application for authority to modify TELECOMMUNICATIONS its license for a 7.0-meter fixed CORP. C-band transmit/receive earth station (Call Sign E881143) at Application for authority to Culver City, California for the modify its license for a provision of services between the 3.5-meter fixed Ku-band transmit/ United States and Canada, Mexico, receive earth station at Santa the Caribbean, Central America and Maria, California (Call Sign 890208) South America via all U.S. domestic for the provision of services between satellites and the Anik and Morelos the United States and Canada satellite systems via all U.S. domestic satellites and the Anik system 286 5 FCC Red No. 2 Federal Communications Commission Record DA 89-1684 MOBILE CSG-89-169-ML MEMORANDUM OPINION, ORDER AND SATELLITE AUTHORIZATION COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Adopted: December 29, 1989; Released: January 17, 1990 d/b/a/ PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL By the Chief, International Facilities Division: TELEPORT 1. The Commission has under consideration the above­ Application for authority to modify its captioned applications requesting authority under Section license for a 5.6-meter fixed Ku-band 214 and Title III of the Communications Act of 1934, as transmit/receive earth station at amended, to establish channels of communications, modi­ New Kensington, Pennsylvania (Call fy existing domestic satellite earth station licenses, and construct new earth station facilities, to provide Sign E890945) for the provision of transborder services between the United States and services between the United States Canada, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean. The and Canada and Mexico via all U.S. Commission also has under consideration applications to satellite systems modify existing earth station licenses to add the PAS-1 satellite as a point of communications to provide service DETROIT CSG-89-172-ML between the United States and points to which Alpha Lyracom (d/b/a/ Pan American Satellite (PAS)) is au­ EDUCATIONAL thorized to serve. These applications were placed on the TELEVISION Commission's public notice. No comments were received. FOUNDATION Application for authority to modify its THE APPLICATIONS license for a 10-meter fixed C-band 2. Group W Television, Inc. (Group W) (File No. CSG - transmit/receive earth station at Avon 89 - 093 - ML). Group W seeks authority to modify one of two identical, co-located, fixed 7 .0-meter Ku-band Township, Michigan (Call Sign WF67) transmit/receive domestic fixed earth stations (Call Sign for the provision of services between the E890522) at Stamford, Connecticut, to add the PAS-1 United States and Canada and Mexico via satellite as a point of communication to provide interna­ all U.S. satellite systems, and the Anik tional communications between the United States and and Morelos systems those European points to which PAS is authorized to serve. The modifications will extend the range of technical parameters of the satellite arc to 45 - 140 degrees West GTE SPACENET CSG-90-003-ML Longitude; the antenna elevation angle to 8.9 - 34.3 de­ CORPORATION grees; and the earth station azimuth to 140.4 - 254.0 degrees from True North. The antenna which will be used Application for authority to modify a to access PAS-1 will be the eastern antenna of the two license for a 6.1-meter fixed Ku-band which are located on the easterly end of the roof of the transmit/receive earth station hub at building known as 250 Harbor Plaza Drive. Also, the number of antennas shown on Group W's license is here­ Peoria, Illinois (Call Sign E880635) by corrected at "Item number 5" to show "two" antennas for the provision of services between the instead of "six". All other particulars of operation remain United States and Canada and Mexico via the same. all U.S. satellite systems 3. Group W states that its use of the PAS-1 satellite will not be pursuant to any direct contractual arrangement MOBILE I-T-C-89-163 between it and PAS. Rather, Group W explains, the en­ SATELLITE tities for whom it will provide uplink and/or downlink services will obtain transponder capacity over PAS-1 pur­ COMMUNICATIONS, INC. suant to either an underlying sale or long-term lease d/b/a/ PITTSBURGH agreement for at least one year. Group W states that such INTERNATIONAL TELEPORT arrangements will not involve communications intercon­ nected with the public switched message network in con­ Application for authority to establish formance with the Separate Systems decision. 1 and operate channels of communication 4. Westinghouse Communications Services, Inc. for the provision of services between the (Westinghouse) (File No. CSG - 89 - 122 - ML). Westing­ house seeks authority to modify its fixed 4.5-meter C­ United States and Mexico and Canada band transmit/receive domestic earth station (Call Sign E890928) at Miami, Florida for the provision of interna­ tional services via all U.S. domestic satellites. Westing­ house states that it will operate the facility pursuant to a contract with the Department of Treasury to provide non­ common carrier services for the U.S. Customs Service between the Customs Service's Command, Control, Com­ munications and Intelligence Center in Miami and an 287 DA 89-1684 Federal Communications Commission Record 5 FCC Red No.2 earth station facility that will be operated by Westing­ l-T-C-89-163). MSC was formed in 1983 as a domestic, house at the Customs Service's facility in George Town, non-dominant carrier to provide satellite communications Bahamas. Westinghouse states that the facilities will be services, including video and data services to businesses used in conjunction with the Customs Service's aerostat­ across the United States. The privately held company has born radar system in carrying out the Customs Service's its headquarters in New Kensington, Pennsylvania and is drug interdiction responsibilities. Westinghouse states fur­ incorporated under the laws of Pennsylvania. MSC states ther that because the facility will be used solely for na­ that it currently operates satellite earth station and terres­ tional security purposes, the Department of State has trial microwave facilities for domestic communications.