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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) 
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 Thursday  July  3,  2003  SAT-  00155  Report  No. 


 Satellite  Space  Applications  Accepted  for  Filing 
 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. 


 Processing  of  the  applications  captioned  above  would  generally  proceed  on  a  restricted  basis  under  the  Commission's  ex  parte  rules.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.1202(  d)  and  1.1208.  Because  these  applications  present  complex,  interrelated  legal, 
 technical  and  policy  issues  associated  with  the  implementation  of  direct  broadcast  satellite  systems,  and  because  a  change  in  the  ex  parte  status  of  these  applications  would  facilitate  a  transparent  resolution  of  these  issues,  we  hereby  modify  the 
 status  for  processing  these  applications.  Both  applications  shall  be  treated  on  a  non-  restricted,  permit-  but-  disclose  basis.  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.1200(  a),  1.1206  and  1.1208,  Note  2. 


 This  action  is  taken  pursuant  to  authority  found  in  Section  4(  i)  and  303  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  §  154(  i)  and  303;  and  pursuant  to  Sections  0.31,  0.241,  0.261,  and  1.1200(  a)  of  the  Commission's  Rules.  See  47 
 C.  F.  R.  §§  0.31,  0.241,  0.261  and  1.1200(  a). 
 We  request  that  parties  serve  all  applicants  and  provide  a  hand-  delivered  or  electronic  courtesy  copy  to  Selina  Khan  (skhan@  fcc.  gov),  Policy  Branch,  Satellite  Division,  International  Bureau. 


 Special  Temporary  Authority 
 EchoStar  Satellite  Corporation  DBS8808  SAT-  STA-  20030617-  00117  P 


 On  June  17,  2003,  EchoStar  Satellite  Corporation  filed  an  application  for  renewal  of  Special  Temporary  Authority  to  operate  a  direct 
 broadcast  satellite  over  the  two  unassigned  channels,  23  and  24,  at  the  61.5º  W.  L.  orbit  location  for  a  period  of  180  days,  subject  to  the 
 same  conditions  that  apply  under  its  current  authorization. 


 Special  Temporary  Authority 
 R/  L  DBS  Company,  LLC  DBS8701  SAT-  STA-  20030623-  00122  P 


 On  June  23,  2003,  R/  L  DBS  Company,  LLC  filed  an  application  for  Special  Temporary  Authority  to  use  the  two  unassigned  direct 
 broadcast  satellite  channels  at  23  and  24  at  the  61.5º  W.  L.  orbit  location.  R/  L  DBS  also  requests  expedited  processing  in  order  to  allow 
 it  to  perform  in-  orbit  testing  on  its  assigned  11  channels  and  on  the  two  unassigned  channels  at  the  61.5º  W.  L.  in  order  to  fully 
 integrate  the  two  channels  into  its  proposed  service  offerings. 


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