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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.  06-  1412 


 Friday  July  7,  2006  SAT-  00375  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. 


 S2663  SAT-  AMD-  20060306-  00025  E 
 Effective  Date:  06/  30/  2006  Grant  of  Authority 
 Amendment 
 Hughes  Communications,  Inc. 


 Nature  of  Service:  Fixed  Satellite  Service 
 On  June  30,  2006,  the  Policy  Branch  granted  with  conditions  Hughes  Communications,  Inc.  (HNS)  modification  request,  File  Nos. 
 SAT-  MOD-  20050523-  00106,  as  amended  by  SAT-  AMD-  20060306-  00025,  Call  Sign:  S2663,  to  change  the  orbital  location  from  95 
 W.  L  to  94.95  W.  L.,  to  reduce  the  bandwidth  on  the  satellite,  and  to  deploy  one  Ka-  band  satellite,  SPACEWAY-  3,  in  lieu  of  the  two 
 satellites  previously  authorized.  Accordingly,  HNS  is  authorized  to  construct,  launch,  and  operate  its  SPACEWAY-  3  Ka-  band  satellite 
 at  the  94.95  W.  L.  orbit  location  operating  in  the  19.7-  20.2  GHz  (space-  to-  Earth)  and  29.5-  30.0  GHz  (Earth-  to-  space)  frequency 
 bands  in  accordance  with  the  terms,  conditions,  and  technical  specifications  set  forth  in  its  application,  the  attachment  to  grant,  and 
 the  Commission's  rules. 


 S2663  SAT-  MOD-  20050523-  00106  E 
 Effective  Date:  06/  30/  2006  Grant  of  Authority 
 Modification 
 Hughes  Communications,  Inc. 


 Nature  of  Service:  Fixed  Satellite  Service 
 On  June  30,  2006,  the  Policy  Branch  granted  with  conditions  Hughes  Communications,  Inc.  (HNS)  modification  request,  File  Nos. 
 SAT-  MOD-  20050523-  00106,  as  amended  by  SAT-  AMD-  20060306-  00025,  Call  Sign:  S2663,  to  change  the  orbital  location  from  95 
 W.  L  to  94.95  W.  L.,  to  reduce  the  bandwidth  on  the  satellite,  and  to  deploy  one  Ka-  band  satellite,  SPACEWAY-  3,  in  lieu  of  the  two 
 satellites  previously  authorized.  Accordingly,  HNS  is  authorized  to  construct,  launch,  and  operate  its  SPACEWAY-  3  Ka-  band  satellite 
 at  the  94.95  W.  L.  orbit  location  operating  in  the  19.7-  20.2  GHz  (space-  to-  Earth)  and  29.5-  30.0  GHz  (Earth-  to-  space)  frequency 
 bands  in  accordance  with  the  terms,  conditions,  and  technical  specifications  set  forth  in  its  application,  the  attachment  to  grant,  and 
 the  Commission's  rules. 


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 For  more  information  concerning  this  Notice,  contact  the  Satellite  Division  at  202-  418-  0719;  TTY  202-  418-  2555. 
 INFORMATIVE: 
 SAT-  MOD-  20050523-  00106  S2663 
 The  Bureau  has  determined  that  Hughes  Communications,  Inc.  (HNS)  has  met  the  Contract  Execution,  Critical  Design  Review  and 
 Construction  Completion  milestones  associated  with  this  authorization  and  may  reduce  the  bond  amount  by  25%  for  each  milestone 
 met  as  provided  in  the  Amendment  of  the  Commission's  Space  Station  Licensing  Rules  and  Policies,  First  Report  and  Order  and  Further 
 Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking,  IB  Docket  No.  02-  34,  18  FCC  Rcd  10760  (2003);  Amendment  of  the  Commission's  Space  Station 
 Licensing  Rules  and  Policies,  First  Order  on  Reconsideration  and  Fifth  Report  and  Order,  IB  Docket  No.  02-  34,  19  FCC  Rcd  12637 
 (2004).  Therefore,  Hughes  Communications,  Inc.  (HNS)  may  reduce  its  required  bond  amount  to  $750,000  instead  of  $3  million. 


 INFORMATIVE 
 S2678  SAT-  PPL-  20050708-  00144  Star  One  S.  A. 


 The  Bureau  has  determined  that  Star  One  S.  A.  has  met  the  Contract  Execution  milestone  associated  with  this  authorization  (File 
 No.  SAT-  PPL-  20050708-  00144)  and  may  reduce  the  bond  amount  by  25%  as  provided  in  the  Amendment  of  the  Commission's 
 Space  Station  Licensing  Rules  and  Policies,  First  Report  and  Order  and  Further  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking.  IB  Docket  No. 
 02-  34,  18  FCC  Rcd  10760  (2003);  Amendment  of  the  Commission's  Space  Station  Licensing  Rules  and  Policies,  First  Order  on 
 Reconsideration  and  Fifth  Report  and  Order,  IB  Docket  No.  02-  34,  19  FCC  Rcd  12637  (2004). 


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