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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  03-  2737 
 August  27,  2003 


 COMMISSION  LIFTS  FREEZE  ON  NEW  SATELLITE  LICENSE  APPLICATIONS 


 Report  No.  SPB-  193 
 On  April  23,  2003,  the  Commission  adopted  the  First  Space  Station  Reform  Order,  substantially  revising  its  satellite  licensing  process.  1  In  that  Order,  the  Commission  adopted  a  freeze  on  new  satellite  license 
 applications,  other  than  Direct  Broadcast  Satellite  (DBS)  and  Digital  Audio  Radio  Satellite  (DARS)  satellites.  This  freeze  was  to  remain  in  effect  until  a  summary  of  the  First  Report  and  Order  was 
 published  in  the  Federal  Register.  2  In  this  Public  Notice,  the  Commission  announces  that  a  summary  of  the  First  Report  and  Order  has  been  published  in  the  Federal  Register,  the  freeze  has  been  lifted,  and 
 applications  for  new  satellites  may  now  be  filed. 
 We  remind  applicants  that  all  satellite  applications  --  including  those  for  new  satellites  and  for  modifications  of  licensed  satellites  –  must  be  filed  electronically  using  the  International  Bureau  Filing 
 System  (IBFS).  New  Ka-  band  applicants  are  reminded  that  current  Ka-  band  licensees  had  until  August  26,  2003,  at  11:  59:  59  PM,  to  file  a  modification  requesting  an  orbital  location  reassignment  as  specified 
 in  a  Public  Notice  released  on  August  12,  2003,  as  clarified  on  August  15,  2003  and  revised  on  August  22,2003.  3  We  will  consider  any  new  Ka-  band  satellite  applications  for  any  of  the  locations  listed  in  the 
 August  Public  Notices  only  after  we  consider  Ka-  band  modification  applications  filed  prior  to  August  26.  Thus,  any  new  Ka-  band  satellite  applications  are  filed  at  the  applicants'  own  risk. 


 For  further  information,  contact  Fern  Jarmulnek  at  (202)  418-  0751. 


 1  Amendment  of  the  Commission's  Space  Station  Licensing  Rules  and  Policies,  First  Report 
 and  Order,  IB  Docket  No.  02-  34,  18  FCC  Rcd  10760,  10889  (2003)  (First  Space  Station  Reform  Order). 
 2  First  Space  Station  Reform  Order,  18  FCC  Rcd  at  10798  (para.  89). 


 3  International  Bureau  Explains  Procedure  for  Ka-  band  GSO-  like  Satellite  Applications, 
 Public  Notice,  DA  03-  2630  (rel.  Aug.  12,  2003)  (August  12  Public  Notice);  Clarification,  Public  Notice,  DA  03-  2657  (rel.  Aug.  15,  2003);  International  Bureau  Revises  Procedure  for  Ka-  band  GSO-  Like 


 Satellite  Applications,  Public  Notice,  DA  03-  2727  (rel.  Aug.  22,  2003). 
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