PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th STREET S.W. WASHINGTON D.C. 20554 News media information 202-418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov (or ftp.fcc.gov) TTY (202) 418-2555 DA No. 10-1356 Friday July 23, 2010SAT-00709 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 where an effective date is specified. PAS-2RSAT-STA-20100607-00124 E Effective Date: 07/16/2010Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority PanAmSat Licensee Corp. On July 16, 2010, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, special temporary authority to PanAmSat Licensee Corp. to continue to operate its C- and Ku-band space station, Intelsat 3R, at the 43.1° W.L. orbital location for a period of 30 days, commencing June 11, 2010. Accordingly, PanAmSat is authorized to continue to operate the Intelsat 3R space station at the 43.1° W.L. orbital location and to provide Fixed-Satellite Services in the 3700-4200 MHz (space-to-Earth), 5925-6425 MHz (Earth-to-space), 11.7-12.2 GHz (space-to-Earth), 12.5-12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth), and 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands. SAT-STA-20100611-00129 E Effective Date: 07/22/2010Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority Sirius XM Radio Inc. On July 22, 2010, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, special temporary authority to Sirius XM Radio Inc. to continue to operate eight terrestrial repeaters, each with an Effective Isotropically Radiated Power (EIRP) of up to 2000 watts (average), at various locations throughout the United States for a period of 180 days. Sirius XM is authorized to operate this repeater in the 2332.5-2345 MHz frequency band, which is assigned to Sirius XM to provide Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service (SDARS). S2156SAT-STA-20100615-00136 E Effective Date: 07/16/2010Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority SES Americom, Inc. On July 16, 2010, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, special temporary authority to SES Americom, Inc. for a period of 60 days to conduct telemetry, tracking, and control necessary to drift the AMC-5 satellite from the 78.95º W.L. orbital location to the 79.05º W.L. orbital location, using the following frequencies: 14001 MHz (telecommand), 11701 MHz (telemetry), and 11702 (telemetry). Once at the 79.05º W.L. orbital location, SES Americom is also authorized to operate AMC-5's communication payload in the 11.7-12.2 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands. Page 1 of 3 SAT-STA-20100621-00141 E Effective Date: 07/16/2010Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority Sirius XM Radio Inc. On July 16, 2010, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, special temporary authority to Sirius XM Radio, Inc., to operate two Satellite Digital Audio Radio (SDARS) terrestrial repeaters, each with an Effective Isotropically Radiated Power (EIRP) of up to 2000 watts (average) in Puerto Rico, for a period of 60 days. Sirius XM Radio will operate these repeaters in the 2320-2345 MHz band that is allocated exclusively to SDARS. S2395SAT-STA-20100624-00146 E Effective Date: 07/22/2010Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority Intelsat North America LLC On July 22, 2010, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, special temporary authority to Intelsat North America, LLC for a period of 60 days to continue to conduct telemetry, tracking and telecommand (TT&C) necessary to drift its C- and Ku-band space station, Intelsat 705, from its assigned orbital location of 50° W.L. to the 29.5° W.L. orbital location, and to provide Fixed-Satellite Service temporarily at the 29.5° W.L. orbital location. Intelsat is authorized to conduct TT&C using the following frequencies: 3947.5 MHz, 3948.0 MHz, 3952.5 MHz, 3952.0 MHz (space-to-Earth), and 6173.7 MHz and 6176.3 MHz (Earth-to-space). Intelsat is authorized to provide FSS at the 29.5° W.L. temporarily in the following frequency bands: 3700-4200 MHz (space-to-Earth), 10950-11200 MHz (space-to-Earth), 11700-11950 MHz (space-to-Earth), 11500-11700 MHz (space-to-Earth), 12500-12750 MHz (space-to-Earth), and 5925-6425 MHz (Earth-to-space), and 14000-14500 MHz (Earth-to-space). S2159SAT-STA-20100628-00148 E Effective Date: 07/16/2010Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority Intelsat North America LLC On July 16, 2010, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, special temporary authority to Intelsat North America LLC for a period of 30 days to continue to conduct Telemetry, Tracking, and Telecommand operations with the Galaxy 27 space station and to provide Fixed-Satellite Service temporarily in certain C- and Ku-band frequencies from the 45.1º E.L. orbital location. Specifically, Intelsat is authorized to provide FSS from this location in the 3700-4200 MHz (space-to-Earth), 5925-6425 MHz (Earth-to-space), 11.7-12.2 GHz (space-to-Earth), and 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands, and to conduct TT&C using the 6423.5 MHz and 4199.5 MHz frequencies. PAS-2RSAT-STA-20100707-00155 E Effective Date: 07/16/2010Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority PanAmSat Licensee Corp. On July 16, 2010, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, special temporary authority to PanAmSat Licensee Corp. to continue to operate its C- and Ku-band space station, Intelsat 3R, at the 43.1° W.L. orbital location until August 1, 2010. Accordingly, PanAmSat is authorized to continue to operate the Intelsat 3R space station at the 43.1° W.L. orbital location and to provide Fixed-Satellite Services in the 3700-4200 MHz (space-to-Earth), 5925-6425 MHz (Earth-to-space), 11.7-12.2 GHz (space-to-Earth), 12.5-12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth), and 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands. S2385SAT-STA-20100709-00156 E Effective Date: 07/19/2010Withdrawn Special Temporary Authority PanAmSat Licensee Corp. INFORMATIVE SAT-T/C-20091211-00144 New DBSD Satellite Services G.P., Debtor-in-Possession Page 2 of 3 For more information concerning this Notice, contact the Satellite Division at 202-418-0719; TTY 202-418-2555. INFORMATIVE On July 22, 2010, the Satellite Division granted the request of Sprint Nextel Corporation to designate the above-captioned proceeding as "permit-but-disclose" for purposes of the Commission's rules governing ex parte communications, effective July 22, 2010. We find that designating this proceeding as "permit-but-disclose" will facilitate communications with the parties. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200(a), 1.1206 and 1.1208 note 2. Page 3 of 3