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 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-  639 


 Friday  March  11,  2005  SAT-  00278  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. 


 S2640  SAT-  AMD-  20041119-  00209  E 
 Effective  Date:  03/  08/  2005  Grant  of  Authority 
 Amendment 
 The  DIRECTV  Group,  Inc. 


 Nature  of  Service:  Direct  to  Home  Fixed  Satellite,  Fixed  Satellite  Service 
 Granted  with  conditions.  See  File  No.  SAT-  LOA-  20040909-  00168,  below. 


 S2641  SAT-  AMD-  20041122-  00210  E 
 Effective  Date:  03/  08/  2005  Grant  of  Authority 
 Amendment 
 The  DIRECTV  Group,  Inc. 


 Nature  of  Service:  Direct  to  Home  Fixed  Satellite,  Fixed  Satellite  Service 
 Granted  with  conditions.  See  File  No.  SAT-  LOA-  20040909-  00169,  below. 


 S2640  SAT-  AMD-  20050103-  00001  E 
 Effective  Date:  03/  08/  2005  Grant  of  Authority 
 Amendment 
 The  DIRECTV  Group,  Inc. 


 Nature  of  Service:  Direct  to  Home  Fixed  Satellite,  Fixed  Satellite  Service 
 Granted  with  conditions.  See  File  No.  SAT-  LOA-  20040909-  00168,  below. 


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 For  more  information  concerning  this  Notice,  contact  the  Satellite  Division  at  202-  418-  0719;  TTY  202-  418-  2555. 
 S2641  SAT-  AMD-  20050103-  00002  E 
 Effective  Date:  03/  08/  2005  Grant  of  Authority 
 Amendment 
 The  DIRECTV  Group,  Inc. 


 Nature  of  Service:  Direct  to  Home  Fixed  Satellite,  Fixed  Satellite  Service 
 Granted  with  conditions.  See  File  No.  SAT-  LOA-  20040909-  00169,  below. 


 S2640  SAT-  LOA-  20040909-  00168  E 
 Effective  Date:  03/  08/  2005  Grant  of  Authority 
 Launch  and  Operating  Authority 
 The  DIRECTV  Group,  Inc. 


 Nature  of  Service:  Direct  to  Home  Fixed  Satellite,  Fixed  Satellite  Service 
 Granted  with  conditions  DIRECTV  Group,  Inc.  's  ("  DIRECTV")  application,  SAT-  LOA-  20040909-  00168,  Call  Sign  S2640,  as  amended 
 by  SAT-  AMD-  20041119-  00209  and  SAT-  AMD-  20050103-  00001.  Accordingly,  DIRECTV  is  authorized  to  launch  and  operate  its 
 DIRECTV-  11  Ka-  band  satellite  at  the  99.2°  W.  L.  orbit  location,  in  the  18.3-  18.8  GHz  (space-  to-  Earth),  28.35-  28.6  GHz 
 (Earth-  to-  space)  and  29.25-  29.5  GHz  (Earth-  to-  space)  frequency  bands. 


 S2641  SAT-  LOA-  20040909-  00169  E 
 Effective  Date:  03/  08/  2005  Grant  of  Authority 
 Launch  and  Operating  Authority 
 The  DIRECTV  Group,  Inc. 


 Nature  of  Service:  Direct  to  Home  Fixed  Satellite,  Fixed  Satellite  Service 
 Granted  with  conditions  DIRECTV  Group,  Inc.  's  ("  DIRECTV")  application,  SAT-  LOA-  20040909-  00169,  Call  Sign  S2641,  as  amended 
 by  SAT-  AMD-  20041122-  00210  and  SAT-  AMD-  20050103-  00002.  Accordingly,  DIRECTV  is  authorized  to  launch  and  operate  its 
 DIRECTV-  10  Ka-  band  satellite  at  the  102.8°  W.  L.  orbit  location,  in  the  18.3-  18.8  GHz  (space-  to-  Earth),  28.35-  28.6  GHz 
 (Earth-  to-  space)  and  29.25-  29.5  GHz  (Earth-  to-  space)  frequency  bands. 


 S2180  SAT-  STA-  20050304-  00055  E 
 Effective  Date:  03/  07/  2005  Grant  of  Authority 
 Special  Temporary  Authority 
 SES  Americom,  Inc. 


 Nature  of  Service:  Fixed  Satellite  Service 
 Granted  SES  Americom,  Inc.  's  ("  SES  Americom")  application  for  Special  Temporary  Authority,  File  No:  SAT-  STA-  20050304-  00055. 
 Accordingly,  SES  Americom  is  authorized,  for  the  period  of  March  7,  2005  to  March  15,  2005,  to  continue  to  operate  the  AMC-  15 
 Ka-  band  payload  and  Ku-  band  Telemetry,  Tracking  and  Control  functions  at  117.0º  W.  L.,  The  conditions  of  the  SES  Americom 
 Memorandum  Opinion  &  Order  otherwise  remain  in  effect.  See  SES  Americom,  Inc.,  Memorandum  Opinion  &  Order,  DA  05-  39  (Sat. 
 Div.  Int'l  Bur.  rel.  January  6,  2005). 


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