*Pages 1--3 from C:\Pdf2Text\Ready4Text_in\pdf\31017.pdf* 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 Friday August 29, 2003 SAT- 00158 Report No. SATELLITE POLICY BRANCH INFORMATION The Commission, by its International Bureau, took the following actions pursuant to delegated authority. The effective dates of the actions are the dates specified. PanAmSat Licensee Corp. SAT- AMD- 20021029- 00200 E Effective Date: 08/ 19/ 2003 Grant of Authority Amendment Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service See Application File No. SAT- LOA- 20000929- 00137. PEGASUS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION S2353 SAT- LOA- 19980403- 00028 P Effective Date: 08/ 22/ 2003 Surrender of Authorization Launch and Operating Authority Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service See Letter to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, from Counsel, Pegasus Development Corporation, surrendering its authorization to launch and operate its Ka- band satellites (dated 7/ 8/ 2003). PEGASUS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION S2354 SAT- LOA- 19980403- 00029 P Effective Date: 08/ 22/ 2003 Surrender of Authorization Launch and Operating Authority Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service See Letter to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, from Counsel, Pegasus Development Corporation, surrendering its authorization to launch and operate its Ka- band satellites (dated 7/ 8/ 2003). Page 1 of 3 1 PANAMSAT CORPORATION S2423 SAT- LOA- 20000929- 00137 P Effective Date: 08/ 19/ 2003 Grant of Authority Launch and Operating Authority Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service Granted by Delegated Authority SBS- 6R replacement satellilte for SBS- 6 in the frequency bands 11700- 12200 MHz downlink and 14000- 14500 MHz uplink at 74 degrees W. L. subject to the following conditions: 1. PanAmSat Licensee Corp. 's application, SAT- LOA- 20000929- 00137, IS GRANTED and PanAmSat Licensee Corp is authorized to launch and operate its SBS- 6R satellite at 74 W. L. in accordance with the terms, conditions, and technical specifications set forth in its application and this Attachment. 2. PanAmSat Licensee Corp shall prepare the necessary information, as may be required, for submission to the ITU to initiate and complete the advance publication, international coordination, due diligence and notification process of this space station in accordance with the ITU Radio Regulations. PanAmSat Licensee Corp shall be held responsible for all cost recovery fees associated with these ITU filings. We also note that no protection from interference caused by radio stations authorized by other administrations is guaranteed unless coordination and notification procedures are timely completed or, with respect to individual administrations, by successfully completing coordination agreements. Any radio station authorization for which coordination has not been completed may be subject to additional terms and conditions as required to effect coordination of the frequency assignments of other administrations. See 47 C. F. R. § 25.111( b). 3. PanAmSat Licensee Corp is obliged to comply with the applicable laws, regulations, rules, and licensing procedures in every country it proposes to serve. 4. The license term for the SBS- 6R satellite, callsign S2423 is fifteen years and will begin to run on the date that PanAmSat Licensee Corp certifies to the Commission that the satellite has been successfully placed into orbit and its operation fully conforms to the terms and conditions of this authorization. 5. PanAmSat is afforded thirty days from the date of release of this grant and authorization to decline this authorization as conditioned. Failure to respond within this period will constitute formal acceptance of the authorization as conditioned. 6. This Grant is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission's rules on delegated authority, 47 C. F. R. § 0.261, and is effective upon release. Petitions for reconsideration under Section 1.106 or applications for review under Section 1.115 of the Commission's rules, 47 C. F. R. §§ 1.106, 1.115, may be filed within 30 days of the date of the public notice indicating that this action was taken. XM Radio Inc. SAT- STA- 20030409- 00076 P Effective Date: 06/ 26/ 2003 Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. SAT- STA- 20030411- 00075 P Effective Date: 06/ 26/ 2003 Grant of Authority Special Temporary Authority Dismissal S2213 SAT- AMD- 19960411- 00053 PanAmSat Licensee Corporation Dismissed as a result of withdrawal of underliing application. Letter from James B Frownfelter Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Panamsat to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commission, August 7, 2003 withdrawing PAS- 12. S2213 SAT- AMD- 19971119- 00186 PanAmSat Licensee Corporation Dismissed as a result of withdrawal by applicant of underliing application. Letter from James B. Frownfelter Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Panamsat to Marlene H Dortch, Secretary of FCC August 7, 2003. Withdrawing application for PAS- 12. Page 2 of 3 2 For more information concerning this Notice, contact the Satellite Division at 202- 418- 0719; TTY 202- 418- 2555. Dismissal S2213 SAT- AMD- 19990323- 00032 PANAMSAT LICENSEE CORP. PanAmSat Licensee Corp withdraws its application to construct, launch, and operate a satellite (PAS- 12) in the 4/ 6 GHz band at 83 W. L. PanAmSat asserts it is withdrawing its application for a variety of reasons, including changes that the Commission has made to its space station licensing rules and policies. See Letter from James B. Frownfelter, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, PanAmSat, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, dated August 7, 2003. DBS8802 SAT- STA- 19980505- 00041 DIRECTSAT CORPORATION EchoStar asserts that the EchoStar 1 and EchoStar 2 satellites, subject to the STA request, are now located at the 148º W. L. orbital location, mooting this request to the extent they have not already been acted upon by the Commission. See Letter from Pantelis Michalopoulos, Counsel, EchoStar Satellite Corporation, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, dated April 10, 2003. DBS8801 SAT- STA- 19980505- 00042 EchoStar Satellite Corporation ( d/ b/ a Echostar Satellite Productions ) Echostar states that Echostar 1 and Echostar 2 are now located at the 148 W. L. orbital location, mooting these STA requests to the extent they have not already been acted upon by the Commission. See Letter from Pantelis Michalopoulos, Counsel for Echostar, to Marlene H. Dortch, dated April 10, 2003. SAT- STA- 20030508- 00092 EchoStar Satellite Corporation Application for renewal of special temporary authorization to operate EchoStar 6 is dismissed as moot. See Memorandum, Opinion and Order, DA 03- 2379, released 07/ 21/ 2003. Page 3 of 3 3