*Pages 1--2 from C:\Pdf2Text\Ready4Text_in\pdf\49419.pdf* 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- 1687 Friday June 17, 2005 SAT- 00300 Report No. Actions Taken POLICY BRANCH INFORMATION 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. S2415 SAT- ASG- 20050524- 00107 E Effective Date: 06/ 15/ 2005 TO: No. of Station( s) listed: 1 Columbia Communications Corporation Grant of Authority FROM: Current Licensee: SES Americom, Inc. Columbia Communications Corporation Assignment SES Americom, Inc. S2160 SAT- MOD- 20050203- 00019 E Effective Date: 06/ 17/ 2005 Grant of Authority Modification Intelsat North America LLC Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On June 17, 2005, the Policy Branch granted, with conditions, Intelsat North America LLC's requests, File Nos. SAT- MOD- 20050203- 00019 and SAT- MOD- 20050422- 00089, (Call Sign, S2160) for a six- month extension of the launch milestone date for the C- and Ku- band INTELSAT AMERICAS (" IA- 8") satellite to be operated at the 89 degree W. L. orbital location and for waiver of the cross- polarization isolation requirements contained in Section 25.210( i) of the Commission's rules. Failure to meet the extended launch milestone date shall render the IA- 8 authorization null and void. The conditions contained in the authorization to launch and operate IA- 8 at the 89° W. L. orbital location otherwise remain unchanged. This action is without prejudice to any action on Intelsatīs pending applications with respect to the 77 degree W. L. orbital location, IBFS File Nos. SAT- RPL- 20041015- 00201 and SAT- PDR- 20041228- 00231, and has no effect on any prior action relating to the 77 degree W. L. orbital location. S2160 SAT- MOD- 20050422- 00089 E Effective Date: 06/ 17/ 2005 Grant of Authority Modification Intelsat North America LLC Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service Page 1 of 2 1 For more information concerning this Notice, contact the Satellite Division at 202- 418- 0719; TTY 202- 418- 2555. On June 17, 2005, the Policy Branch granted, with conditions, Intelsat North America LLC's requests, File Nos. SAT- MOD- 20050203- 00019 and SAT- MOD- 20050422- 00089, (Call Sign, S2160) for a six- month extension of the launch milestone date for the C- and Ku- band INTELSAT AMERICAS (" IA- 8") satellite to be operated at the 89 degree W. L. orbital location and for waiver of the cross- polarization isolation requirements contained in Section 25.210( i) of the Commission's rules. Failure to meet the extended launch milestone date shall render the IA- 8 authorization null and void. The conditions contained in the authorization to launch and operate IA- 8 at the 89° W. L. orbital location otherwise remain unchanged. This action is without prejudice to any action on Intelsatīs pending applications with respect to the 77 degree W. L. orbital location, IBFS File Nos. SAT- RPL- 20041015- 00201 and SAT- PDR- 20041228- 00231, and has no effect on any prior action relating to the 77 degree W. L. orbital location. S2181 SAT- STA- 20050606- 00115 E Effective Date: 06/ 17/ 2005 Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority SES Americom, Inc. Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On June 17, 2005, the Policy Branch granted, with conditions, SES Americom, Inc. 's application for Temporary Authority, File No: SAT- STA- 20050606- 00115. Accordingly, SES Americom is authorized, for the period of June 7, 2005 to June 17, 2005 to continue operations of the AMC- 16 Ka- band payload and Ku- band Telemetry, Tracking and Control functions at 96.925° W. L., and thereafter to drift the AMC- 16 satellite to its regularly authorized location at 85° W. L. in accordance with the terms, conditions, and technical specifications set forth in its application, its April 7,2005 letter, the attachment to the grant and the Commission's Rules. For more information on AMC- 16, See IBFS File No. SAT- LOA- 19950929- 00133, as modified d most recently by, SAT- MOD- 20040227- 00022 and SAT- RPL- 20040227- 00024 (Policy Branch Information, Public Notice, DA 04- 2884, Report No. SAT- 00239 (Sep. 3, 2004)) and IBFS File No. SAT- STA- 20050111- 00009 (granted April 8, 2005). SURRENDER S2139 SAT- A/ O- 19940408- 00018 Celsat America, Inc. On April 12, 2005, Celsat America Inc., (" Celsat") filed a letter surrendering its Ka- band authorization at the 121 degree W. L. orbit location. See Letter from David D. Otten, Chairman and CEO, Celsat America, Inc. to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, at footnote 2 (Apr. 12, 2005). Specifically, Celsat was authorized to operate Ka- band feeder links at the 121 degree W. L. orbital location in the 18.3 - 18.8, 28.35 - 28.6 and 29.25- 29.5 GHz frequency bands. Accordingly, these Ka- band frequencies at this orbit location are available for reassignment effective 11: 00 AM EST on the day this public notice is released. Page 2 of 2 2