4 FCC Red No. 2 Federal Communications Commission Record DA 89·32 
Before the 
Federal Communications Commission 
Washington, D.C. 20554 
Report No. DS-819 
PUBLIC NOTICE 
Released: January 25, 1989 
HOME BOX OFFICE INC. files a petition for reconsi­
deration of Commission's Order denying GE American 
Communications, Inc.'s modification request for its K-3 
satellite. 
On December 30, 1988, Home Box Office. Inc. (HBO) 
filed a petition for reconsideration of this Commission's 
Order in the matter, GE American Communications, 
Inc., 3 FCC Red 6871 (GE American Order). GE Ameri­
can Communications, Inc. (GE Americom) and HBO 
formed Crimson Satellite Associates (CSA) to provide var­
ious video programming services to its subscribers includ­
ing direct-to home users. GE Americom proposed to 
operate its 12/14 GHz K-3 satellite from the 85' W.L. 
geostationary orbital location with 60 watt traveling wave 
tube amplifiers, half CONUS (contiguous U.S.), concen­
trated transmission beams and transponders capable of 
operating with 27 MHz or 54 MHz of usable bandwidths. 
It also proposed to co-locate a modified K-4 satellite at 85' 
W.L. at a future date. In response to considerable opposi­
tion and comment from the satellite industry regarding 
this proposal, the Commission released the GE Americom 
Order which resolved the dispute by creating a bifurcated 
high power density arc - an eastern segment at 75' 
W.L.-79' W.L. and western segment between 132' 
W.L.-136' W.L. Because GE Americom asserted that it 
would not operate its proposed high power density sat­
ellite outside of the 85' W.L.-106' W.L. orbital arc, the 
Commission denied its modification request to operate its 
high power density satellite at 85' W.L. HBO now peti­
tions the Commission to reconsider its decision in the GE 
Americom Order asserting that the K-3/K-4 satellite com­
bination at 85' W.L. would not cause unacceptable levels 
of interference to adjacent and neighboring satellites ac­
cording to GE Americom's technical analysis. 
Parties wishing to file oppositions or comments to 
HBO's petition should do so at the Commission no later 
than February 21, 1989. Reply comments should be filed 
no later than March 7, 1989. 
Parties are requested to serve copies of the comments 
upon International Transcription Services, Inc. at their 
offices in Room 246, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20554, and. upon Cecily Holiday, Chief, Satellite 
Radio Branch, Room 6324, 2025 M Street, N.W. Washing­
ton, D.C. 20554. 
Copies of the petition and related documents may be 
obtained from International Transcription Services, Inc., 
2100 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, (202) 
857-3800. The documents are also available for public 
inspection and copying in Room 6218, 2025 M Street, 
N.W. Washington, D.C. 20554. 
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For further information, contact Wilbert E. Nixon at 
(202) 634-1624. 
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