*Pages 1--1 from Microsoft Word - 53651.doc* NEWS Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th Street, S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D. C. Circ 1974). News Media Information 202 / 418- 0500 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov TTY: 1- 888- 835- 5322 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News Media Contact: December 9, 2005 Jacki Ponti (202) 418- 0436 FCC Spectrum Assignment Boosts 2 GHz MSS Operators’ Ability to Provide Public Safety Services Washington, DC – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today adopted an Order that modified the spectrum reservations of TMI Communications and Company Limited Partnership (TMI) and ICO Satellite Services (ICO) such that they are each assigned a total of 20 megahertz in the 2 GHz MSS bands (10 MHz in the uplink band and 10 MHz in the downlink band). The additional bandwidth will allow the two remaining 2 GHz MSS satellite operators to provide more robust services to public safety officials and first responders, as well as offer broadband satellite services to rural America. In a separate, but related Order, the International Bureau dismissed Inmarsat Global Limited’s (Inmarsat) Petition for Declaratory Ruling seeking to reserve spectrum in the 2GHz MSS band for a geostationary satellite to be located at the 113° W. L. orbital location. IB Docket Nos. 05- 220 and 05- 221 -FCC- 1