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 Federal  Communications  Commission  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  06-  1541 
 July  28,  2006 


 Mr.  Bruce  D.  Sockler,  Esq  Mintz,  Levin,  Cohn,  Ferris,  Glovsky  and 
 Popeo,  P.  C.  701  Pennsylvania  Avenue,  N.  W. 
 Suite  900  Washington,  D.  C.  20004 


 Re:  Call  Sign:  E060216  File  No.:  SES-  LIC-  20060608-  00952 
 Dear  Mr.  Sockler: 
 On  June  8,  2006,  Cable  News  Network  LP,  LLLP  (CNN)  filed  the  above-  captioned  application  to  operate  a  Fixed-  Satellite  Service  temporary  fixed  earth  station  using  the  Ku-  band.  1  Pursuant  to 
 Section  25.112(  a)(  1)  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §25.112(  a)(  1),  we  dismiss  the  application  as  defective  without  prejudice  to  refiling. 


 CNN  indicates  it  seeks  to  communicate  with  ALSAT-  designated  satellites.  ALSAT  may  be  listed  as  a  point  of  communication  only  for  routinely  authorized  earth  stations.  2  In  response  to  question 
 E49  of  FCC  Form  312  Schedule  B,  CNN  lists  46.01  dBW/  4  kHz  as  the  Maximum  EIRP  density  per  carrier  which  corresponds  to  a  maximum  power  density  at  the  input  of  the  antenna  flange  of 
 -3.29  dBW/  4  kHz  for  the  36M0F9W  emission.  Pursuant  to  Section  25.212(  c)  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  25.  212(  c),  the  maximum  input  power  density  into  the  antenna 
 flange  exceeds  our  routinely  authorized  power  level  of  -14  dBW/  4  kHz.  Because  the  proposed  power  exceeds  our  limits  for  routine  processing,  CNN  must  identify  the  specific  satellites  as  its 
 points  of  communication.  Furthermore,  in  accordance  with  Section  25.220(  f)(  2)  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §25.220(  f)(  2),  applications  for  non-  routine  earth  stations  must 
 include  a  certification  described  in  Section  25.220(  e)(  1)  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §25.220(  e)(  1),  from  each  target  satellite  operator  that  it  has  reached  agreements  with  adjacent 
 satellite  operators  regarding  the  non-  routine  operations.  CNN’s  application  does  not  include  these  certifications.  Therefore,  the  application  is  incomplete. 


 1  11.  7-  12.2  and  14.  0-  14.  5  GHz  bands. 
 2  Amendment  of  the  Commission’s  Regulatory  Policies  to  Allow  Non-  U.  S.-  Licensed  Space  Stations  to 
 Provide  Domestic  and  International  Services  in  the  United  States,  First  Order  on  Reconsideration,  IB  Docket  No.  96-  111,  15  FCC  Rcd  7207,  7210  n.  19. 
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 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  Cable  News  Network’s  applications  without  prejudice  to  refiling.  3 


 Sincerely, 


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


 3  If  CNN  refiles  a  license  application  identical  to  the  one  dismissed,  with  the  exception  of  supplying  the 
 missing  information,  it  need  not  pay  an  application  fee.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §1.  1109(  d). 
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