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 Federal  Communications  Commission  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  06-  990 
 May  05,  2006 


 William  M.  Wiltshire  Harris,  Wiltshire  &  Grannis,  LLP 
 1200  Eighteenth  Street,  NW  12th  Floor 
 Washington,  DC  20036 
 Re:  Call  Sign:  E950349  File  No.:  SES-  STA-  20060501-  00734 


 Dear  Mr.  Wiltshire: 
 On  May  1,  2006,  DIRECTV  Enterprises,  LLC  (DIRECTV)  filed  the  above-  captioned  request  for  special  temporary  authority  (STA)  to  operate  the  above-  referenced  earth  station.  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. 


 The  previous  license  1  for  this  earth  station  which  expired  October  27,  2005,  authorized  the  earth  station  to  operate  in  the  11.45-  11.7,  11.  7-  12.2,  13.75-  14.0,  and  14.  0-  14.5  GHz  bands.  In  its  STA 
 request,  DIRECTV  proposes  to  operate  the  earth  station  with  ALSAT-  designated  satellites  in  both  the  “conventional”  Ku-  bands  at  11.  7-  12.2/  14.  0-  14.5  GHz  and  the  “extended”  Ku-  bands  at 
 11.45-  11.7/  13.  75-  14.  0  GHz.  For  operations  in  the  extended  Ku-  band,  however,  applicants  must  identify  the  specific  satellite  or  satellites  with  which  the  proposed  earth  station  seeks  to 
 communicate.  2  Since  DIRECTV  did  not  provide  this  information,  we  are  dismissing  this  application  as  defective. 


 We  also  note  that  the  11.45-  11.7  GHz  band  is  shared  on  a  co-  primary  basis  with  the  Fixed  Service.  Section  25.203(  c)  3  of  the  Commission’s  rules  requires  earth  station  applicants  seeking 
 authority  to  use  co-  primary  bands  must  include  a  Frequency  Coordination  Report  in  any  application.  However,  DIRECTV’s  application  did  not  include  this  Report.  In  any  refiling  of  the 
 STA  request,  DIRECTV  must  provide  a  Frequency  Coordination  Report  as  required  by  Section  25.203(  c)  or  indicate  that  it  is  willing  to  operate  this  earth  station  on  an  unprotected  basis  in  the 
 11.45-  11.7  GHz  band. 


 1  See  IBFS  File  No.  SES-  MOD-  19961030-  00242. 
 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,  7214-  16  (1999)  (paras.  16-  20). 


 3  47  C.  F.  R.  §  25.  203(  c). 
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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  this  application  without  prejudice  to  refiling. 


 Sincerely, 


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