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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  00-  1381 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 


 DIRECTV  Enterprises,  Inc. 
 Application  for  Authority  to  Launch  and  Operate  a 
 Direct  Broadcast  Satellite  Space  Station 


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 SAT-  LOA-  20000505-  00086 


 ORDER 
 Adopted:  June  21,  2000  Released:  June  21,  2000 
 By  the  Chief,  Satellite  and  Radiocommunication: 
 1.  The  State  of  Alaska  and  the  State  of  Hawaii  (the  “States”),  request  an  extension  of  time 
 from  June  23,  2000,  until  July  6,  2000,  to  file  comments  on  the  above  captioned  application  filed  by 
 DIRECTV  Enterprises,  Inc.  (“  DIRECTV”).  The  “States”  require  additional  time  to  hold  both  formal  and 
 informal  discussions  in  an  effort  to  resolve  any  differences  that  may  exist  with  respect  to  the  merits  of  the 
 above  reference  application.  DIRECTV  does  not  oppose  the  request. 


 2.  We  find  it  is  in  the  public  interest  to  grant  the  parties  an  extension  of  time  in  which  to  file 
 comments  on  the  above  captioned  application.  Therefore,  we  extend  the  date  to  file  comments  on 
 DIRECTV’s  application  until  July  6,  2000.  This  action  is  taken  pursuant  to  Sections  0.51,  0.261,  1.46  of 
 the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.51,  0.261,  1.46. 


 3.  Accordingly,  the  State  of  Alaska  and  the  State  of  Hawaii  (the  “States”)  Request  for 
 Extension  of  Time  is  GRANTED  and  the  deadline  for  filing  comments  on  the  above  captioned  application 
 is  EXTENDED  from  June  23,  2000,  until  July  6,  2000. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


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