*Pages 1--2 from C:\Pdf2Text\Ready4Text_in\pdf\50270.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. DA 05- 2013 Friday July 15, 2005 SAT- 00308 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. S2592 SAT- PPL- 20050427- 00092 E Effective Date: 07/ 15/ 2005 Grant of Authority Petition for Declaratory Ruling to be Added to the Permitted List Intelsat North America LLC Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On April 27, 2005, Intelsat North America LLC, the owner of Intelsat Americas- 13 (IA- 13), an in- orbit satellite licensed by Papua New Guinea, filed an application, No. SAT- PPL- 20050427- 00092, Call Sign S2592, announcing that indirect control of Intelsat North America LLC was transferred (i) from Intelsat, Ltd. to Zeus Holdings Limited on January 28, 2005, and (ii) from Intelsat (Bermuda), Ltd. to Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Company, Ltd. in a pro forma transaction on March 3, 2005. IA- 13 was added to the Commission's Permitted Space Station List on August 8, 2003. Loral SpaceCom Corp., Petition for Declaratory Ruling to Add Telstar 13 to the Permitted Space Station, Order, 18 FCC Rcd 16374 (2003)). The Commission subsequently approved a change in ownership of IA- 13 from Loral SpaceCom Corporation to Intelsat North America on July 16, 2004, pursuant to DA 04- 357 (rel. February 11, 2004) (Application for Review pending). Satellite Policy Branch Information, Public Notice, Report No. SAT- 00227 (rel. July 16, 2004). Accordingly, on April 29, 2005, pursuant to section 25.137( g) of the Commission's rules, the Satellite Division sought comment on whether the transaction affected any of the considerations made when the original satellite operator was allowed to enter the U. S. market. See Public Notice, Report No. SAT- 00288 (rel. April 29, 2005). No comments were received in response to the Public Notice. After review, the Satellite Division has determined that the transfer of control does not affect any of the considerations made when the original satellite operator was allowed to enter the U. S. market. The Permitted Space Station List will be amended to reflect the change of ownership of IA- 13. S2632 SAT- STA- 20050526- 00108 E Effective Date: 07/ 08/ 2005 Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC Nature of Service: Direct Broadcast 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. Granted DIRECTV Enterprises, L. L. C. 's (DIRECTV) applications for special temporary authority (STA), IBFS File No. SAT- STA- 20050526- 00108 and SAT- STA- 20050526- 00109. Accordingly, DIRECTV is authorized for a period of 180 days commencing on July 24, 2005 on a non- interference basis (1) to operate Tracking, Telemetry, and Command (" TT& C") functions in the 17307 MHz (Earth- to- Space) and 12203.25 and 12203.75 MHz (Space- to- Earth) frequencies at the 100.65° W. L. orbital location and (2) to operate the Ka- band communications payload in the 18.3 - 18.8 GHz (space- to- Earth), 28.35 - 28.6 GHz (Earth- to- space), 19.7 - 20.2 GHz (space- to- Earth) and 29.25- 30.0 GHz (Earth- to- space) frequency bands on the DIRECTV 8 satellite at the 100.65° W. L. orbital location S2132 SAT- STA- 20050526- 00109 E Effective Date: 07/ 08/ 2005 Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service Granted DIRECTV Enterprises, L. L. C. 's (DIRECTV) applications for special temporary authority (STA), IBFS File No. SAT- STA- 20050526- 00108 and SAT- STA- 20050526- 00109. Accordingly, DIRECTV is authorized for a period of 180 days commencing on July 24, 2005 on a non- interference basis (1) to operate Tracking, Telemetry, and Command (" TT& C") functions in the 17307 MHz (Earth- to- Space) and 12203.25 and 12203.75 MHz (Space- to- Earth) frequencies at the 100.65° W. L. orbital location and (2) to operate the Ka- band communications payload in the 18.3 - 18.8 GHz (space- to- Earth), 28.35 - 28.6 GHz (Earth- to- space), 19.7 - 20.2 GHz (space- to- Earth) and 29.25- 30.0 GHz (Earth- to- space) frequency bands on the DIRECTV 8 satellite at the 100.65° W. L. orbital location Page 2 of 2 2