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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 


 Friday  October  20,  2006  SAT-  00396  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.  Consideration  of  each  satellite  application  in  this  Public  Notice  may  depend  on  the  Commission's  action  on  another  satellite  application  earlier  in  the  queue.  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. 


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 Intelsat  North  America  LLC 


 Intelsat  North  America  LLC  (Intelsat)  has  filed  an  application  for  the  modification  of  its  license  for  the  INTELSAT  709  satellite, 
 currently  operating  in  the  C-  and  Ku-  frequency  bands  at  the  85.15  E.  L.  orbit  location.  Intelsat  requests  authority  to  operate  the 
 INTELSAT  709  satellite  in  the  11.7-  11.95  GHz  frequency  band.  Specifically,  Intelsat  seeks  authority  to  allow  a  non-  conforming  use 
 of  the  11.7-  11.95  GHz  frequency  band  in  International  Telecommunication  Union  (ITU)  Regions  1  and  3  to  provide  fixed-  satellite 
 service  on  a  non-  harmful  interference  basis,  in  order  to  support  U.  S.  Government  operations  in  the  Middle  East. 


 Intelsat  requests  that  the  Commission  waive  Sections  25.112(  a)(  3)  and  2.106  (Table  of  Frequency  Allocations)  of  its  rules  to  permit 
 non-  conforming  use  of  the  11.7-  11.95  GHz  frequency  band.  Additionally,  Intelsat  requests  a  waiver  of  Section  25.140(  b)(  2)  of  the 
 Commission's  rules. 


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 For  more  information  concerning  this  Notice,  contact  the  Satellite  Division  at  202-  418-  0719;  TTY  202-  418-  2555. 
 Intelsat  North  America  LLC  (Intelsat)  has  filed  an  application  for  the  modification  of  its  license  for  the  MARISAT-  F2  satellite  to 
 enable  it  to  provide  UHF  space  segment  capacity  on  a  non-  harmful  interference  basis  at  the  33.9  W.  L.  orbit  location.  Specifically, 
 Intelsat  seeks  authority  to  operate  the  MARISAT-  F2  satellite  in  the  UHF  Narrowband  Channel  B  (311.15  MHz  Center  Frequency 
 (uplink)  and  257.55  MHz  Center  Frequency  (downlink)  on  a  non-  harmful  interference  basis  in  order  to  provide  service  to  a  U.  S. 
 Government  customer.  Intelsat's  application  notes  that  any  authorization  would  be  conditioned  upon  the  concurrence  of  the  National 
 Telecommunications  and  Information  Administration  in  the  use  of  UHF  bands. 


 Further,  because  the  UHF  band  is  not  allocated  for  commercial  use  in  the  United  States,  Intelsat  requests  a  waiver  to  the  extent 
 necessary  of  47  C.  F.  R.  §2.106  (Table  of  Frequency  Allocations).  Intelsat  also  seeks  a  waiver  of  those  portions  of  Schedule  S  for  which 
 it  is  not  technically  feasible  for  Intelsat  to  provide  the  required  information.  In  particular,  due  to  the  wide  UHF  beam-  width,  Intelsat 
 argues  that  the  required  2  dB  antenna  beam  contour  would  be  well  off  of  the  Earth.  Intelsat  instead  provides  a  contour  of  0.8  dB,  in 
 .gxt  format,  in  response  to  Section  S8f. 


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