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 Federal  Communications  Commission  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  06-  852 
 April  14,  2006 
 Robert  J.  Miller  Gardere  Wynne  Sewell  LLP 
 1601  Elm  Street  Dallas,  TX  75201 


 Re:  NOTICE  OF  DISMISSAL  FRN:  0008337081 
 File  No.  SES-  LIC-  20021028-  01926  1  Call  Sign  E020303 


 Dear  Mr.  Miller: 
 On  October  28,  2002,  Schlumberger  Omnes  (Schlumberger)  filed  an  application  to  operate  Ku-  Band  2  Earth  Stations  on  Board  Vessels  (ESVs).  We  dismiss  the 
 application  without  prejudice  to  refiling  for  Schlumberger’s  failure  to  pay  delinquent  Commission  debts. 


 Pursuant  to  Section  1.1910(  a)(  1)  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  the  Commission  examines  each  application  to  determine  whether  the  applicant  is  delinquent  in  any  non-tax 
 debt  owed  to  the  Commission.  3  On  November  10,  2005,  the  Commission  notified  Schlumberger  that  it  was  delinquent  on  the  payment  of  debts  owed  to  the  Commission.  4 
 The  letter  stated  that  if  full  payment  or  satisfactory  arrangement  to  pay  the  delinquent 


 1  On  August  24,  2005,  Schlumberger  Technology  Corporation  filed  an  amendment  to  this  application.  See 
 File  No.  SES-  AMD-  20050824-  01155.  Because  the  name  of  the  amendment  does  not  correspond  to  the  licensee  on  the  underlying  application,  we  dismiss  the  amendment  as  inconsistent  with  the  application. 


 2  11.  7-  12.2  and  14.  0-  14.  5  GHz  bands. 
 3  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1910(  a)(  1).  See  Amendment  of  Parts  0  and  1  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  –  Implementation 
 of  the  Debt  Collection  Improvement  Act  of  1996  and  Adoption  of  Rules  Governing  Applications  or  Requests  for  Benefits  by  Delinquent  Debtors,  19  FCC  6540  (2004);  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.  1910.  For  the  purpose  of 


 determining  if  an  applicant  is  delinquent,  the  Commission  checks  the  status  of  all  entities  with  whom  an  applicant  shares  the  same  tax  payer  identification  number. 


 4  Letter  from  M.  Washington,  Acting  Chief,  Revenue  and  Receivables  Operations  Group,  Office  of 
 Managing  Director,  FCC  to  Mr.  Robert  Miller,  Schlumberger  Omnes  (November  10,  2005). 
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 debt  was  not  made  within  30  days  of  the  date  of  the  letter,  Schlumberger’s  application  would  be  dismissed  pursuant  to  Section  1.1910(  b)(  3)  of  the  rules.  5  The  Commission  has 
 not  received  payment  of  the  debts  identified  in  the  letter,  nor  has  Schlumberger  made  other  satisfactory  payment  arrangements  with  the  Commission. 


 Accordingly,  pursuant  to  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1910(  b)(  3)  and  the  Commission’s  rules  on  delegated  authority,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  0.261,  the  above-  referenced  application  filed  by 
 Schlumberger  is  DISMISSED  without  prejudice  to  refiling. 


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


 5  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.1910(  b)(  3). 
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