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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  2745 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  matter  of 
 Mobile  Satellite  Ventures 
 Subsidiary  LLC 


 Applications  for  Modification  of  Licenses  to 
 Permit  Mobile  Earth  Terminals  Fixed  Earth 
 Stations  (Call  Signs  E930124,  E940374, 
 E930367,  E900081,  E980179,  and  E980133) 
 to  Communicate  Using  Either  the  AMSC-  1  or 
 MSAT-  1  Satellites 


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 File  No.  SES-  MOD-  20010302-  00505 
 File  No.  SES-  MOD-  20010302-  00508 
 File  No.  SES-  MOD-  20010116-  00097 
 File  No.  SES-  MOD-  20010116-  00098 
 File  No.  SES-  MOD-  20010302-  00506 
 File  No.  SES-  MOD-  20010302-  00507 


 ORDER  AND  AUTHORIZATION 
 Adopted:  November  23,  2001  Released:  November  23,  2001 
 By  the  Chief,  International  Bureau: 
 1.  In  this  Order  we  grant  the  application  filed  by  Motient  Services,  Inc.  (Motient) 
 and  TMI  Communications  and  Company,  LP  (TMI)  to  modify  their  authorizations  for 
 mobile  earth  terminals  and  certain  fixed  earth  stations  to  permit  those  facilites  to  operate 
 with  either  the  U.  S.  licensed  AMSC-  1  satellite,  or  the  Canadian  licensed  MSAT-  1 
 satellite.  This  request  is  a  part  of  a  larger  transaction  in  which  Motient  and  TMI  are 
 combining  certain  of  their  operations.  1  We  recently  approved  the  assignment  of  the 
 mobile  earth  terminals  and  fixed  earth  stations  addressed  by  this  Order  and  Authorization 
 to  Mobile  Satellite  Ventures  Subsidiary,  LLC  (MSV  Sub),  an  entity  created  to  hold 
 certain  combined  assets  of  Motient  and  TMI.  2  Grant  of  these  applications  will  serve  the 
 public  interest  because  it  will  enable  Motient  and  TMI  to  use  their  combined  resources  to 
 develop  widespread,  competitive,  and  affordable  communication  services  for  U.  S. 
 consumers. 


 1  See  Public  Notice,  International  Bureau  Sets  Deadlines  Concerning  Motient/  TMI  Assignment  and 
 Transfer  of  Control  Applications,  and  Motient’s  Request  for  Second  Generation  Satellite/  Terrestrial  Base 
 Station  System;  Deadline  Extended  for  TMI’s  Application  to  Assign  Earth  Stations,  Report  No.  SAT-00066 
 (rel.  March  19,  2001).  See  also  Public  Notice,  Motient/  TMI  assignment  and  Modification 
 applications  in  Public  Notice,  Report  No.  SAT-  00066,  Report  No.  SPB-  165  (rel.  April  2,  2001). 


 2  See  Assignment  of  Licenses  of  Motient  Services  Inc.  And  TMI  Communications  and  Company,  LP  to 
 Mobile  Satellite  Ventures  Subsidiary  LLC,  DA  01-  2732  (released  November  21,  2001). 
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 2.  The  applications  addressed  by  this  Order  and  Authorization  also  request 
 authority  for  mobile  terminals  to  communicate  with  a  proposed  “second-  generation” 
 system.  Because  that  system  has  not  yet  been  authorized,  we  are  dismissing  that  request 
 without  prejudice  to  its  refiling  in  the  event  the  satellites  involved  are  authorized.  MSV 
 Sub’s  application  for  a  second  generation  system  will  be  addressed  separately. 


 3.  The  modifications  granted  by  this  Order  and  Authorization  are  limited  solely 
 to  the  authorized  points  of  communication  for  the  captioned  stations.  All  other  technical 
 parameters  and  terms  and  conditions  specified  in  connection  with  these  authorizations 
 remain  unchanged. 


 4.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  under  authority  delegated  pursuant  to  Section 
 0.261  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  0.  261,  that  Application  File  Numbers  SES-MOD- 
 20010302-  00505,  SES-  MOD-  20010302-  00508,  SES-  MOD-  20010116-  00097,  and 
 SES-  MOD-  20010116-  00098,  ARE  GRANTED  to  the  extent  indicated  herein,  and  ARE 
 OTHERWISE  DISMISSED,  and  the  authorizations  (Call  Signs  Signs  E930124, 
 E940374,  E930367,  E990133,  E980179,  and  E900081  (including  associated  special 
 temporary  authorizations)  ARE  MODIFIED  to  specify  both  AMSC-  1  and  MSAT-  1  as 
 points  of  communications,  subject  to  consummation  of  the  transaction  approved  in  the 
 Order  and  Authorization,  DA  01-  2732  (released  November  21,  2001),  in  accordance  with 
 Section  25.119(  f)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  25.  119(  f). 


 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  that  this  Order  and  Authorization  is  effective 
 upon  release. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 
 Donald  Abelson 
 Chief,  International  Bureau 
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