*Pages 1--1 from Microsoft Word - 53744.doc* Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. 20554 DA 05- 3195 December 15, 2005 Brian F. Merry Fairfield University 1073 North Benson Road Fairfield, CT 06824 Re: File No. SES- LIC- 20051031- 01570 Dear Mr. Merry: On October 31, 2005, Fairfield University, filed by paper an application for a Ku- Band Transmit-Only Temporary- Fixed earth station. For the reason discussed below, we dismiss the application as defective, without prejudice to refiling. 1 As of November 5, 2004, all filings on Form 312 (“ Application for Satellite Space and Earth Station Authorizations”) must be submitted electronically through IBFS. Please see Amendment of the Commission’s Space Station Licensing Rules and Policies, 2000 Biennial Regulatory Review— Streamlining and the Revisions of Part 25 of the Commission’s Rules Governing the Licensing of, and Spectrum Usage of Satellite Network Earth Stations and Space Stations, IB Docket Nos. 02- 34 and 00- 248, 19 FCC Rcd 19564 (Int’l. Bur., 2004). Accordingly, pursuant to Section 25.112( a)( 1) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C. F. R. §25.112( a)( 1), and Section 0.261 of the Commission’s rules on delegations of authority, 47 C. F. R. §0.261, we dismiss this application without prejudice to refiling. If you wish to resubmit it, please do so electronically via our International Bureau Filing System (IBFS). The website is www. fcc. gov/ ibfs. If you need any technical assistance with IBFS, please contact the IBFS help desk at 202- 418- 2222. Sincerely, Scott A. Kotler Chief, Systems Analysis Branch Satellite Division International Bureau 1 If Fairfield University refiles an application identical to the one dismissed, it need not pay an application fee. See 47 C. F. R.§ 1. 1109( d). 1