Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
DA 11-9
January 5, 2011
Afren USA, Inc.
10001 Woodloch Forest Dr #360
The Woodlands, TX 77380- USA
Re:  Request for Special Temporary Authority (STA)
File No.: SES-STA-20100831-01110
Dear Mr. Hyde:
On August 17, 2010, Afren USA Inc (Afren), filed the above-captioned request for special 
temporary authority (STA) to operate a fixed-satellite service transmit/receive earth station 
facility, which it describes as “Temporary private VSAT network.”  Pursuant to Section 25.112 
(a)(1) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §25.112(a)(1), we dismiss this application without 
prejudice to refiling. 1
Section 25.112 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §25.112, requires the Commission to 
return, as unacceptable for filing, any earth station application that is not substantially complete, 
contains internal inconsistencies, or does not  substantially comply with the Commission’s rules.
Afren’s application is incomplete, and subject to dismissal, for the following reasons:
Section 25.120(a) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §25.120(a) requires STA 
requests to contain the full particulars of operation.  This includes frequency bands, powers and 
points of communication.  Afren did not submit information relating to the frequency bands 
requested for operations, the type of equipment to be used, or the points of communications 
(satellites) with which Afren  intends to operate.  Further, Section 25.120(a) requires STA 
requests to include all facts sufficient to justify the temporary authority sought.  Afren provided 
no such information.  Without this information, we cannot make a finding that extraordinary 
circumstances require immediate operation and a delay in these operations would seriously 
prejudice the public interest.  See 47 §25.120(b)(1).
If Afren chooses to refile the STA request, it should provide both the full particulars of 
operation and a justification for the request.  See Section §25.134 of the Commission’s rules for 
licensing provisions for VSAT networks47 C.F.R. §25.134.  In addition, Afren should submit a 
radiation hazard analysis (see 47 C.F.R. §1.1307(b)) and a frequency coordination analysis if 
required by Section 25.130(b) of the rules, 47 C.F.R. §25.130(b).
  
1 If WDR refiles an application identical to the one dismissed, with the exception of supplying the corrected 
information, it need not pay an application fee.  See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1111(d).
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Accordingly, pursuant to Section 25.112 (a) (1) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. 
§25.112(a), 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.
Sincerely,
Paul Blais
Chief, Systems Analysis Branch
Satellite Division
International Bureau
Cc: 
Christian Hyde
Hyde and Associates
35 Boulevard Voltaire
Paris, 75011 FRA 
christian@hydeandassociates.com