Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
November 16, 2015
DA 15-1320
The Boeing Company
Mr. Bruce Olcott
51 Louisiana Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20001
bolcott@jonesday.com
Call Sign:  E140097
File No.:   SES-MOD-20151009-00675
Dear Mr. Olcott:
On October 8, 2015, The Boeing Company (Boeing) filed the above-captioned 
application to modify its current blanket authorization for Earth Station Aboard Aircraft (ESAA) 
antennas to add a new antenna type and frequencies of operations.  Pursuant to Section 25.112(a) 
(1) and (2), we dismiss the application as defective without prejudice to re-filing.1
Section 25.112 of the Commission’s rules 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, 47 C.F.R. 
§ 25.112.  The deficiencies are as follows:
1. ESAA authorizations must comply Section 25.227 of the Commission’s rules.2 Boeing’s 
application only provided antenna gain patterns in reference to Section 25.132 and 25.209 
of the Commission’s rules.3 It did not include the necessary technical demonstrations of 
compliance for off axis EIRP spectral density, pointing error control, and cessation of 
emission requirements 
2. Section 25.115(a)(1) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.115(a)(1) requires all 
applicants to complete FCC Form 312, Main Form and Schedule B, and include the 
information specified in §25.130.  Boeing’s application did not include a completed 
Schedule B that listed all the points of communication and the EIRP densities for all 
emission designators requested.
3. Boeing indicated in Item 35 of Form 312 that it was not requesting a waiver of, or 
exemption from, any of the Commission’s rules.  However, Boeing requested authority to 
operate ESAA antennas in the 12.2-12.75 GHz frequency band.  Section 25.227 of the 
Commission’s rules does not include this frequency band.  Section 2.106 of the 
Commission’s rules does not reflect any allocation for ESAA operation in this frequency 
  
1 If Boeing re-files an application in which the deficiencies identified in this letter have been corrected but 
otherwise identical to the one dismissed, it need not pay an application fee.  See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1111(d).
2 See 47 C.F.R. § 25.227
3 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 25.132 and 25.209
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band.4 Boeing must submit waiver request with justification for each Commission rule 
that this application does not comply with.
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, 47 C.F.R. §0.261, we dismiss the 
application without prejudice to re-filing.
Sincerely,
Paul E. Blais
Chief, Systems Analysis Branch
Satellite Division
International Bureau
  
4 47 C.F.R. § 2.106