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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  445  12th  STREET  S.  W.  WASHINGTON  D.  C.  20554 
 News  media  information  202-  418-  0500 
 Fax-  On-  Demand  202-  418-  2830;  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  (or  ftp.  fcc.  gov) 
 TTY  (202)  418-  2555 


 Thursday  February  22,  2001  SAT-  00065  Report  No. 


 Applications  Accepted  for  Filing 
 SATELLITE  POLICY  BRANCH  INFORMATION 


 The  applications  listed  below  have  been  found,  upon  initial  review,  to  be  acceptable  for  filing.  The  Commission  reserves 
 the  right  to  return  any  of  the  applications  if,  upon  further  examination,  it  is  determined  the  application  is  not  in 
 conformance  with  the  Commission's  rules  or  its  policies.  Petitions,  oppositions  and  other  pleadings  filed  in  response  to 
 this  notice  should  conform  to  Section  25.154  of  the  Commission's  rules,  unless  otherwise  noted.  47  C.  F.  R.  §  25.154. 


 SAT-  AMD-  20010216-  00013  TELESAT  CANADA 
 Amendment 


 Telesat  Canada  has  filed  additional  information  related  to  its  pending  request  to  remove  conditions  of  non-  interference  on  its  Anik  E1 
 and  Anik  E2  satellites.  See  File  No.  SAT-  PDR-  20000428-  00096.  Telesat  Canada  indicates  that  following  the  launch  of  Anik  F1,  to 
 be  operated  at  107.3  degrees  W.  L.,  it  will  relocate  Anik  E1  from  111.1  degrees  W.  L.  to  118.7  degrees  W.  L.  and  Anik  E2  from  107.3 
 degrees  W.  L.  to  111.1  degrees  W.  L. 


 S2178  SAT-  MOD-  20000222-  00061  ECHOSTAR  SATELLITE  CORPORATION 
 Modification 


 EchoStar  Satellite  Corporation  has  filed  an  application  for  modification  of  its  authorization  to  launch  and  operate  a  Ka-  band 
 fixed-  satellite  service  geostationary  satellite  at  83  degrees  W.  L.  EchoStar  seeks  to  add  500  MHz  of  spectrum  (28.35-  28.6  GHz  and 
 29.25-  29.5  GHz)  for  uplink  operations  and  500  MHz  of  spectrum  (18.3-  18.8  GHz)  for  downlink  operations.  EchoStar  states  that  this 
 is  a  minor  modification  and  should  be  treated  as  part  of  the  first  processing  round  or,  alternatively,  the  Commission  should  waive  the 
 processing  round  rules  to  permit  such  treatment. 


 S2179  SAT-  MOD-  20000222-  00062  ECHOSTAR  SATELLITE  CORPORATION 
 Modification 


 EchoStar  Satellite  Corporation  has  filed  an  application  for  modification  of  its  authorization  to  launch  and  operate  a  Ka-  band 
 fixed-  satellite  service  geostationary  satellite  at  121  degrees  W.  L.  EchoStar  seeks  to  add  500  MHz  of  spectrum  (28.35-  28.6  GHz  and 
 29.25-  29.5  GHz)  for  uplink  operations  and  500  MHz  of  spectrum  (18.3-  18.8  GHz)  for  downlink  operations.  EchoStar  states  that  this 
 is  a  minor  modification  and  should  be  treated  as  part  of  the  first  processing  round  or,  alternatively,  the  Commission  should  waive  the 
 processing  round  rules  to  permit  such  treatment. 


 S2149  SAT-  MOD-  20001229-  00172  E-  SAT,  Inc. 
 Modification 


 E-  Sat,  Inc.  has  filed  an  application  for  modification  of  its  non-  voice,  non-  geostationary  mobile  satellite  service  satellite  system.  The 
 modification  changes  certain  technical  characteristics  of  the  system:  changing  the  altitude  from  893.79  km  to  800  km  and  the  orbital 
 inclination  from  99.01  degrees  to  98.3  degrees. 


 SAT-  STA-  20010202-  00007  GE  AMERICAN  COMMUNICATIONS,  INC.  (  d/  b/  a  G  E  Americom  ) 
 Special  Temporary  Authority 


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 GE  American  Communications,  Inc.  has  filed  a  request  for  Special  Temporary  Authority  to  operate  its  GE-  6  satellite  at  80.95  degrees 
 W.  L.  for  a  period  of  up  to  six  months  to  provide  service  to  North  and  South  America.  Currently,  the  GE-  6  satellite  operates  at  72 
 degrees  W.  L. 


 For  more  information  concerning  this  Notice,  contact  the  Satellite  and  Radiocommunication  Division  at  418-  0719;  TTY 
 202-  418-  2555. 


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