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 DA No. 05-316 Report No. SAT-00270 Friday February 4, 2005 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-20050105-00003 E S2115 Globalstar LLC Amendment Grant of Authority Effective Date: 01/28/2005 Nature of Service: Mobile Satellite Service See File No. SAT-MOD-20030606-00098 for complete description. SAT-ASG-20050128-00016 E EchoStar Satellite L.L.C. Assignment Withdrawn Effective Date: 01/28/2005 Current Licensee: Rainbow DBS Company LLC FROM: TO: EchoStar Satellite L.L.C. No. of Station(s) listed: 1 SAT-MOD-20030606-00098 E S2115 Globalstar LLC Modification Grant of Authority Effective Date: 01/28/2005 Nature of Service: Mobile Satellite Service Page 1 of 3 On January 28, 2004, the Policy Branch granted Globalstar LLC's ("Globalstar's") request for modification of the space-station authorization for its low-Earth orbit 1.6/2.4 GHz ("Big LEO") mobile-satellite service (MSS) system, File No. SAT-MOD-20030606-00098, as amended, File No. SAT-AMD-20050105-00003. Accordingly, Globalstar is authorized to reconfigure the constellation of its in-service Globalstar satellites as a forty-satellite Walker array at the previously-authorized orbital altitude of 1414 km; to operate its existing satellites that are not in service at 1414 km while they are undergoing diagnostic testing and recovery procedures or for use as in-orbit spares; to operate up to six non-serviceable satellites as testbeds at an orbital altitude of 1514 km; to perform end-of-mission satellite disposal operations; and to add certain emission designators; in accordance with the terms, conditions, and technical specifications set forth in the amended application and the Commission's rules. SAT-STA-20050128-00015 E S2394 Intelsat LLC Special Temporary Authority Grant of Authority Effective Date: 02/01/2005 Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service Granted with conditions Intelsat LLC's (Intelsat) request, File No. SAT-STA-20050128-00015, for special temporary authority (STA) to immediately begin drifting its INTELSAT 605 satellite (Call Sign S2394) from 77º W.L. orbital location to 174º E.L. orbital location . Accordingly, Intelsat is authorized for a period of thirty days to drift the INTELSAT 605 satellite to the 174º E.L. orbital location and to operate the satellite's Tracking, Telemetry, Command, and Monitoring (TTC&M) in the 6168-6182 MHz (uplink) and 3947.325-3952.675 MHz (downlink) frequency bands during the drift. SAT-T/C-20050111-00005 E News Corporation Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Effective Date: 01/26/2005 Current Licensee: DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC FROM: NEWS CORPORATION TO: News Corporation No. of Station(s) listed: 8 NOTE: 'No. of Station(s) listed: 8' should read 'No. of Station(s) listed: 6.' DIRECTV 3 and DIRECTV 5 are not included in this authorization. SAT-T/C-20050111-00006 E News Corporation Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Effective Date: 01/26/2005 Current Licensee: DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC FROM: NEWS CORPORATION TO: News Corporation No. of Station(s) listed: 1 SAT-T/C-20050111-00007 E News Corporation Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Effective Date: 01/26/2005 Current Licensee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc. FROM: NEWS CORPORATION TO: News Corporation No. of Station(s) listed: 2 Page 2 of 3 SAT-T/C-20050111-00008 E News Corporation Transfer of Control Grant of Authority Effective Date: 01/26/2005 Current Licensee: USSB II, INC. FROM: NEWS CORPORATION TO: News Corporation No. of Station(s) listed: 2 For more information concerning this Notice, contact the Satellite Division at 202-418-0719; TTY 202-418-2555. Page 3 of 3.