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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 International  Bureau  Satellite  Division  Information: 
 Second  Round  Ka-  Band  Licensee  Compliance  with  Construction 
 Implementation  Milestone  and  Surrender  of  License 


 Report  No.:  SPB-  194 
 DA:  03-  3426 
 October  29,  2003 


 In  August  2001,  the  International  Bureau  authorized  11  entities  to  launch  and  operate  geostationary  satellite  systems  that  would  provide  fixed-  satellite  service  in  portions  of  the  Ka-  band. 
 These  authorizations  were  granted  as  part  of  the  second  Ka-  band  processing  round.  The  licenses  provide  that  failure  to  meet  any  of  the  implementation  milestones  will  render  the  satellite  authorizations  null  and 
 void.  The  first  implementation  milestone  requires  the  licensees  to  begin  construction  of  their  first  satellite  within  one  year  of  the  grant  of  its  authorization.  To  determine  whether  the  licensees  have  complied  with 
 the  construction  commencement  milestone,  the  Bureau  requested  that  each  licensee  submit  an  executed  copy  of  its  construction  contract,  verifying  that  construction  has  commenced  and  that  the  satellite(  s)  will 
 be  built  within  the  time  frame  specified  in  the  license.  Upon  review  of  the  contracts  submitted,  the  Bureau  concludes  that  the  following  Ka-  band  licensees  have  satisfied  their  construction  commencement 
 milestones: 


 Loral  Cyberstar,  Inc.  File  Nos.  23-  SAT-  P/  LA-  96;  36-  SAT-  AMEND-  98;  24-  SAT-  P/  LA-  96;  37-  SAT-  AMEND-  98 
 IBFS  Nos.  SAT-  LOA-  19951109-  00185;  SAT-  AMD-  19971222-  00216;  SAT-  LOA-  19951109-  00186;  SAT-  AMD-  19971222-  00204 
 Call  Signs  S2218,  S2219 
 KaStarCom.  World  Satellite,  LLC  1  File  Nos.  101-  SAT-  P/  LA-  98;  101-  SAT-  P/  LA-  98 
 IBFS  Nos.  SAT-  LOA-  19980312-  00018/  19;  SAT-  AMD-  20010607-  0050  Call  Sign  S2355 


 1  KaStarCom’s  license  included  the  use  of  inter-  satellite  links  (ISL’s)  in  1000  MHz  of  spectrum  in  the  69.  0-  70.  0 
 GHz  band.  KaStarCom’s  authorization  to  use  ISL’s  was  rendered  null  and  void  in  a  recently  released  order.  See  KaStarCom.  World  Satellite,  LLC,  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order,  DA  03-  3428  (rel.  Oct.  27,  2003). 
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 In  addition,  KaStarCom.  World  Satellite,  LLC,  surrendered  its  license  for  the  73°  W.  L.  orbital  location.  2  This  location  is  now  available  for  assignment. 
 For  further  information  contact  Jennifer  Gilsenan  at  (202)  418-  0757  or  Fern  Jarmulnek  at  (202)  418-  0751  in  the  Satellite  Division. 


 2  Letter  to  Marlene  H.  Dortch,  Secretary,  FCC,  from  David  M.  Brown,  dated  September  9,  2003. 
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