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 Federal  Communications  Commission  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  05-  2762 
 October  24,  2005 


 Raul  R.  Rodriguez  Leventhal  Senter  &  Lerman  PLLC 
 2000  K  Street,  N.  W.,  Suite  600  Washington,  DC  20006 


 Dear  Mr.  Rodriguez: 
 On  September  4,  2005,  Maritime  Telecommunications  Network,  Inc.  (MTN)  requested  special  temporary  authorization  for  three  2.4  meter  C-  Band  earth  stations  to  be  operated  on  Carnival 
 Cruise  line  ships  in  the  Gulf  Coast  region  affected  by  Hurricane  Katrina.  1  Those  ships  are  being  used  in  connection  with  relief  efforts  in  that  region.  The  request  was  granted,  conditioned  upon 
 completion  of  coordination. 
 Upon  further  review,  and  given  that  the  ships  are  not  U.  S.  registered,  we  are  treating  this  request  as  one  for  a  waiver  of  Section  25.  221  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  and  in  particular  of  Section 
 25.221(  e)  concerning  completion  of  coordination  prior  to  commencement  of  operations.  We  conclude  that  grant  of  a  waiver  would  serve  the  public  interest  under  the  circumstances. 


 This  waiver  will  expire  on  April  1,  2006,  and  is  subject  to  the  following  conditions: 
 1.  Until  completion  of  coordination,  all  operations  are  on  a  non-  harmful  interference  basis,  i.  e.  MTN  shall  neither  cause  nor  claim  protection  from  harmful  interference.  MTN  shall  cease 
 operations  immediately  upon  notification  of  harmful  interference,  and  shall  inform  the  Commission  in  writing  immediately  of  such  an  event. 


 2.  Any  action  taken  or  expense  incurred  as  a  result  of  operations  pursuant  to  this  waiver  is  solely  at  MTN’s  own  risk. 
 3.  MTN  shall  complete  coordination  for  each  earth  station  at  the  earliest  possible  date,  and  shall  submit  a  notification  of  such  coordination  in  accordance  with  the  Public  Notice,  DA  05-  1671 
 (released  June  15,  2005). 
 We  note  that  you  also  filed  a  180-  day  extension  request  of  this  Special  Temporary  Authority,  2  consistent  with  the  procedures  announced  in  the  Public  Notice,  Areas  Impacted  by  Hurricane 


 1  See  IBFS  File  No.  SES-  STA-  20050930-  01355. 
 2  See  IBFS  File  No.  SES-  STA-  20051004-  01366. 
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 Katrina  (rel.  Sept.  1,  2005).  In  light  of  the  action  taken  in  this  letter,  we  are  dismissing  IBFS  File  Nos.  SES-  STA-  20050930-  01355  and  SES-  STA-  20051004-  01366  as  moot. 
 Sincerely, 


 Scott  A.  Kotler  Chief,  Systems  Analysis  Branch 
 Satellite  Division  International  Bureau 
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