*Pages 1--3 from C:\Pdf2Text\Ready4Text_in\pdf\56862.pdf* 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- 980 Friday May 5, 2006 SAT- 00358 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. S2460 SAT- MOD- 20060228- 00017 E Effective Date: 04/ 28/ 2006 Grant of Authority Modification PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On April 28, 2006, the Policy Branch granted with conditions PanAmSat Licensee Corp. 's (PanAmSat) application for Modification, File Nos. SAT- MOD- 20060228- 00017. Accordingly, PanAmSat is authorized to re- point the Ku- band Southeast Asia downlink beam to New Zealand on its Fixed Satellite Service C and Ku- band satellite, PAS- 5, at the 166 E. L. orbit location, Call Sign: S2460, in the frequency band 12.25 - 12.75 GHz (space- to- Earth). The proposed change is limited to the Southeast Asia beam; the coverage of PAS- 5's remaining (uplink and downlink) beams will not change. Other than re- pointing the Southeast Asia downlink beam, the conditions contained in the prior authorization, DA 06- 6 (rel. Jan. 4, 2006), remain in effect. Accordingly, PanAmSat is authorized to operate the PAS- 5 satellite at the 166 E. L. orbit location in the 12.25- 12.75 GHz, 14.0- 14.5 GHz, 3700- 4200 MHz and 5925- 6425 MHz frequency bands in accordance with the terms, conditions, and technical specifications set forth in its application, the attachment to grant, conditions of the prior authorization, and the Commission's Rules. SAT- STA- 20060228- 00016 E Effective Date: 04/ 28/ 2006 Granted in Part / Dismissed in Part Special Temporary Authority PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On April 28, 2006, the Policy Branch granted to the extent necessary and otherwise dismissed as moot, PanAmSat Licensee Corp. 's 180 day request for Special Temporary Authority to repoint the Southeast Asia downlink beam on PAS- 5. For more information, see File No. SAT- MOD- 20060228- 00017. S2232 SAT- STA- 20060303- 00023 E Effective Date: 04/ 28/ 2006 Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation Page 1 of 3 1 Nature of Service: Direct Broadcast Satellite Service On April 28, 2006, the Policy Branch granted with conditions EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation's request for special temporary authority, File No. SAT- STA- 20060303- 00023. Accordingly, EchoStar is authorized for a period of 180 days, commencing on April 28, 2006, (1) to conduct Telemetry, Tracking and Control (TT& C) operations related to the relocation of the direct broadcast satellite (DBS), EchoStar 6 (Call Sign: S2232) from the 110.35° W. L. orbital location to the 110.4° W. L. orbital location and (2) to continue TT& C operations at the 110.4° W. L. orbital location sufficient to maintain the EchoStar 6 satellite as an in- orbit spare with +/- 0.05 longitudinal stationkeeping, in accordance with the terms, conditions, and technical specifications set forth in the Attachment to the grant and the Commission's rules. S2232 SAT- STA- 20060425- 00049 E Effective Date: 04/ 28/ 2006 Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation On April 28, 2006, the Policy Branch granted to the extent necessary and otherwise dismissed as moot EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation's request, File No. SAT- STA- 20060425- 00049. Accordingly, EchoStar is authorized for a period of 30 days commencing on April 28, 2004 to operate EchoStar 6 at 100.35° W. L. orbital location subject to the same conditions as those attached to the prior grant of SAT- STA- 20060303- 00022. See Related File Number SAT- STA- 20060303- 00023. SAT- T/ C- 20060324- 00027 E Effective Date: 04/ 27/ 2006 TO: No. of Station( s) listed: 28 Intelsat (Bermuda), Ltd. Grant of Authority FROM: Current Licensee: Intelsat Intermediate Holding Company, Ltd. Intelsat North America LLC Transfer of Control Intelsat North America LLC See File No. ISP- PDR- 20060324- 00004. Call sign S2701 is formerly T- 402. SAT- T/ C- 20060324- 00028 E Effective Date: 04/ 27/ 2006 TO: No. of Station( s) listed: 1 Intelsat (Bermuda), Ltd. Grant of Authority FROM: Current Licensee: Intelsat Intermediate Holding Company, Ltd. Intelsat North America LLC Transfer of Control Intelsat North America LLC See File No. ISP- PDR- 20060324- 00004. INFORMATIVE S2154 SAT- MOD- 20060407- 00039 Intelsat North America LLC Page 2 of 3 2 For more information concerning this Notice, contact the Satellite Division at 202- 418- 0719; TTY 202- 418- 2555. INFORMATIVE Under the provisions of the Second Space Station Licensing Reform Order, 18 FCC Rcd 12507 (2003), the Satellite Division finds that the modification request filed by Intelsat on April 7, 2006, SAT- MOD- 20060407- 00039, is not appropriate for the streamlined procedure for fleet management maneuvers specified in Section 25.118( e) of the Commission's rules, 47 C. F. R. § 25.118( e). Therefore, this applicant will not be allowed, at this time, to modify its license without prior authorization pursuant to Section 25.118( e) as specified in its modification request. Accordingly, the status of SAT- MOD- 20060407- 00039 is that of a pending request for modification that has yet to be accepted for filing. This determination is without prejudice to any subsequent Commission action on the modification request. Page 3 of 3 3