*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 46467.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418- 0500 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov TTY: 1- 888- 835- 5322 DA 05- 501 Released: February 25, 2005 EchoStar Satellite L. L. C. (Assignor) and Rainbow DBS Company LLC (Assignee) Seek Approval for the Assignment of FCC Licenses and Authorizations Held by Rainbow DBS Company LLC to EchoStar Satellite L. L. C. IB Docket No. 05- 72 PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED Comments/ Petitions Due: March 28, 2005 Oppositions Due: April 12, 2005 Replies Due: April 18, 2005 On January 28, 2005, EchoStar Satellite L. L. C. (“ EchoStar”) and Rainbow DBS Company LLC (“ Rainbow DBS”) filed applications pursuant to section 310( d) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 1 seeking consent to assign authority held by Rainbow DBS to operate a Direct Broadcast Satellite (“ DBS”) space station, Rainbow 1, at the 61. 5º W. L. orbital location, and the associated earth station facilities at the Black Hawk site in Rapid City, South Dakota, to EchoStar. Specifically, the assignment request includes Rainbow’s authorization to operate Rainbow 1, call sign DBS 8701, at 6l. 5º W. L. on 11 odd- numbered channels (channels 1- 21), the Special Temporary Authority (“ STA”) to operate on 2 additional DBS channels at that orbital location (channels 23 and 24), 2 and the license to operate the Black Hawk Earth Station, call sign E020248. The pertinent file numbers associated with this assignment request are as follows: File Numbers Licensee/ Call Signs SAT- ASG- 20050128- 00017 Rainbow DBS Company LLC Call Sign( s): DBS 8701 SES- ASG- 20050131- 00117 Rainbow DBS Company LLC Call Sign( s): E020248 1 47 U. S. C. § 310( d). 2 The 2 DBS channels (23 and 24) held by Rainbow pursuant to an STA were the subject of recent Commission decisions on DBS auction authority and eligibility requirements. See, In the Matter of Auction of Direct Broadcast Satellite Licenses, Order, AUC- 03- 52, FCC 04- 271 (rel. Dec. 3, 2004) (“ December 2004 Order”). See also, In the Matter of Auction of Direct Broadcast Satellite Licenses, Order, AUC- 03- 52, FCC 04- 8 (rel. Jan. 15, 2004). 1 3 kathleen. campbell@ fcc. gov or (202) 418- 0748 (facsimile); (3) Jeanette Spriggs, Satellite Division, International Bureau, at jeanette. spriggs@ fcc. gov or (202) 418- 0748, and (4) JoAnn Lucanik, Satellite Division, International Bureau, at joann. lucanik@ fcc. gov or (202) 418- 0748 (facsimile). Copies of the Assignment Application and any subsequently- filed documents in this matter may be obtained from Best Copy and Printing, Inc., in person at 445 12th Street, S. W., Room CY- B402, Washington, D. C. 20554, via telephone at (202) 488- 5300, via facsimile at (202) 488- 5563, or via e- mail at fcc@ bcpiweb. com. The Applications and any associated documents are also available for public inspection and copying during normal reference room hours at the following Commission office: FCC Reference Information Center, 445 12th Street, S. W., Room CY- A257, Washington, D. C. 20554. The Assignment Application also is available electronically through the Commission’s ECFS, which may be accessed on the Commission’s Internet website at http:// www. fcc. gov. Alternate formats of this public notice (computer diskette, large print, audio recording, and Braille) are available to persons with disabilities by contacting Brian Millin at (202) 418- 7426 (voice), (202) 418- 7365 (TTY), or send an e-mail to access@ fcc. gov. For further information, contact the Satellite Division, International Bureau at 202- 418- 0719. -FCC- 3