Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
DA 07-4941
December 11, 2007
Mr. Eric L. Kemmler, Esq.
ESPN, Inc.
ESPN Plaza
Bristol, CT  06010-7454
Re: Call Sign E070231
File No. SES-LIC-20070928-01334
Call Sign E070232
File No. SES-LIC-20070928-01335
Dear Mr. Kemmler:
On September 28, 2007, ESPN, Inc. (ESPN) filed the above-captioned applications for authority to 
operate two fixed earth stations that transmit in the 14.0-14.5 GHz frequency band and receive in the 
10.95-11.2, 11.45-11.7, and 11.7-12.2 GHz frequency bands. Pursuant to Section 25.112(a)(2), we 
dismiss both applications in part as defective without prejudice to refiling.
Pursuant to Section 25.112(a)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.112(a)(2), we dismiss the 
portion of the applications regarding the 10.95-11.2 and 11.45-11.7 GHz frequency bands.  In the 
applications, ESPN proposes to operate in a variety of frequency bands and lists ALSAT-designated 
satellites as the point of communication for all the bands.  Only those fixed-satellite service earth stations 
that are both two-degree compliant and operate in the 3700-4200 MHz, 5925-6425 MHz, 11.7 -12.2 GHz, 
or 14.0-14.5 GHz bands can request ALSAT as a point of communication.  In all other cases, the 
application must identify the specific satellite or satellites with which the proposed earth station seeks to 
communicate.1  Thus, the portions of ESPN’s application pertaining to the 10.95-11.2 and 11.45-11.7 
GHz frequency bands are defective.
  
1 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 (paras. 16-20).
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Accordingly, pursuant to Section 25.112(a)(2) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.112(a)(2), and 
Section 0.261 of the Commission’s rules on delegations of authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, we dismiss the 
above-captioned applications to the extent that the applicant seeks to operate in the 10.95-11.2 GHz and 
11.45-11.7 GHz bands. If ESPN chooses to refile an application for these frequency bands, it must 
specify the satellite or satellites with which the earth stations seek to communicate.
Sincerely,
Scott A. Kotler
Chief, Systems Analysis Branch
Satellite Division
International Bureau