*Pages 1--4 from C:\Pdf2Text\Ready4Text_in\pdf\61484.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 December 8, 2006 SAT- 00406 Report No. Actions Taken POLICY BRANCH INFORMATION The Commission, by its International Bureau, took the following actions pursuant to delegated authority. The effective date of these actions is the release date of this Notice, except were an effective date is specified. S2647 SAT- AMD- 20050621- 00131 E Effective Date: 12/ 01/ 2006 Grant of Authority Amendment INTELSAT NORTH AMERICA LLC Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On December 1, 2006, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, Intelsat North America LLC's (Intelsat North America) request, as amended, to launch and operate the Intelsat Americas- 9 (IA- 9) satellite in the C- band (5925- 6425 MHz and 3700 - 4200 MHz), and Ku- band (14.0- 14.5 GHz and 11.7- 12.2 GHz) frequencies at the 97° W. L. orbital location S2647 SAT- AMD- 20051118- 00237 E Effective Date: 12/ 01/ 2006 Grant of Authority Amendment INTELSAT NORTH AMERICA LLC Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On December 1, 2006, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, Intelsat North America LLC's (Intelsat North America) request, as amended, to launch and operate the Intelsat Americas- 9 (IA- 9) satellite in the C- band (5925- 6425 MHz and 3700 - 4200 MHz), and Ku- band (14.0- 14.5 GHz and 11.7- 12.2 GHz) frequencies at the 97° W. L. orbital location S2647 SAT- AMD- 20060407- 00040 E Effective Date: 12/ 01/ 2006 Grant of Authority Amendment Intelsat North America LLC Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service Page 1 of 4 1 On December 1, 2006, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, Intelsat North America LLC's (Intelsat North America) request, as amended, to launch and operate the Intelsat Americas- 9 (IA- 9) satellite in the C- band (5925- 6425 MHz and 3700 - 4200 MHz), and Ku- band (14.0- 14.5 GHz and 11.7- 12.2 GHz) frequencies at the 97° W. L. orbital location S2154 SAT- AMD- 20060803- 00084 E Effective Date: 12/ 01/ 2006 Grant of Authority Amendment Intelsat North America LLC Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On December 1, 2006, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, Intelsat North America LLC's (Intelsat North America) request, as amended, to relocate the Intelsat Americas- 5 (IA- 5) satellite from its current location at 97° W. L. to 76.70° W. L., upon the launch of the Intelsat Americas- 9 (IA- 9) satellite into the 97° W. L. orbital location and completion of traffic transfer from IA- 5 to IA- 9. Intelsat North America was also authorized to operate the IA- 5 satellite in the C- band (5925- 6425 MHz and 3700- 4200 MHz ) and Ku- band (14.0- 14.5 GHz and 11.7- 12.2 GHz ) frequencies at the 76.70° W. L. orbital location. S2154 SAT- AMD- 20060922- 00112 E Effective Date: 12/ 01/ 2006 Grant of Authority Amendment Intelsat North America LLC Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On December 1, 2006, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, Intelsat North America LLC's (Intelsat North America) request, as amended, to relocate the Intelsat Americas- 5 (IA- 5) satellite from its current location at 97° W. L. to 76.70° W. L., upon the launch of the Intelsat Americas- 9 (IA- 9) satellite into the 97° W. L. orbital location and completion of traffic transfer from IA- 5 to IA- 9. Intelsat North America was also authorized to operate the IA- 5 satellite in the C- band (5925- 6425 MHz and 3700- 4200 MHz ) and Ku- band (14.0- 14.5 GHz and 11.7- 12.2 GHz ) frequencies at the 76.70° W. L. orbital location. AMSC- 1 SAT- MOD- 20041124- 00213 E Effective Date: 12/ 06/ 2006 Grant of Authority Modification Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC Nature of Service: Mobile Satellite Service On December 6, 2006, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, the application of Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC to change its regulatory status from common carrier to non- common carrier for its space segment capacity on the AMSC- 1 satellite located at the 101° W. L. orbital location. Page 2 of 4 2 S2154 SAT- MOD- 20060407- 00039 E Effective Date: 12/ 01/ 2006 Grant of Authority Modification Intelsat North America LLC Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On December 1, 2006, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, Intelsat North America LLC's (Intelsat North America) request, as amended, to relocate the Intelsat Americas- 5 (IA- 5) satellite from its current location at 97° W. L. to 76.70° W. L., upon the launch of the Intelsat Americas- 9 (IA- 9) satellite into the 97° W. L. orbital location and completion of traffic transfer from IA- 5 to IA- 9. Intelsat North America was also authorized to operate the IA- 5 satellite in the C- band (5925- 6425 MHz and 3700- 4200 MHz ) and Ku- band (14.0- 14.5 GHz and 11.7- 12.2 GHz ) frequencies at the 76.70° W. L. orbital location. S2377 SAT- MOD- 20060811- 00087 E Effective Date: 12/ 01/ 2006 Grant of Authority Modification PANAMSAT LICENSEE CORP. Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service On December 1, 2006, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, PanAmSat Licensee Corporation's (PanAmSat) request to operate the Galaxy 4R satellite in the C- band (3.7- 4.2 GHz and 5.925- 6.425 GHz) and the Ku- band (11.7- 12.2 GHz and 14.0- 14.5 GHz) frequencies at the 76.85º W. L. orbital location. S2713 SAT- PPL- 20061006- 00118 E Effective Date: 12/ 07/ 2006 Grant of Authority Petition for Declaratory Ruling to be Added to the Permitted List SES Satellites (Gibraltar) Limited Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service The Satellite Division granted with conditions, the petition for declaratory ruling filed by SES Satellites (Gibraltar) Ltd., to add the AMC- 18 satellite, which is licensed by Gibraltar, to the Commission's Permitted Space Station List. Accordingly, each earth station with "ALSAT" designated as a point of communication IS GRANTED authority to provide Fixed Satellite Services to, from, or within the United States, by accessing the AMC- 18 satellite at the 104.95º W. L. orbital location in the 5925- 6425 MHz (Earth- to- space) and 3700- 4200 (space- to- Earth) MHz frequency bands. S2647 SAT- RPL- 20041015- 00201 E Effective Date: 12/ 01/ 2006 Grant of Authority Replacement Satellite Application (no new frequency) INTELSAT NORTH AMERICA LLC Nature of Service: Fixed Satellite Service Page 3 of 4 3 For more information concerning this Notice, contact the Satellite Division at 202- 418- 0719; TTY 202- 418- 2555. On December 1, 2006, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, Intelsat North America LLC's (Intelsat North America) request, as amended, to launch and operate the Intelsat Americas- 9 (IA- 9) satellite in the C- band (5925- 6425 MHz and 3700 – 4200 MHz), and Ku- band (14.0- 14.5 GHz and 11.7- 12.2 GHz) frequencies at the 97° W. L. orbital location Dismissal S2647 SAT- AMD- 20060413- 00045 Intelsat North America LLC On December 4, 2006, the Satellite Division dismissed as moot Intelsat North America LLC's (Intelsat North America) amendment to request reduction of the bond amount for the Intelsat Americas- 9 (IA- 9) satellite. The Satellite Division granted Intelsat North America's replacement application request (SAT- RPL- 20041015- 00201) and associated amendments (SAT- AMD- 20050621- 00131, SAT- AMD- 20051118- 00237, and SAT- AMD- 20060407- 00040), with conditions, on December 1, 2006. Since the Commission does not impose a bond requirement on replacement satellites, Intelsat's request to reduce the bond amount for the IA- 9 satellite is moot. S2708 SAT- LOA- 20060816- 00088 Intelsat North America LLC On December 4, 2006, the Satellite Division dismissed as moot Intelsat's application for authority to operate the Intelsat Americas- 5 satellite at the 76.70 W. L. orbital location. Since the Satellite Division granted a previous Intelsat application (SAT- AMD- 20060803- 00084) requesting authority to operate the Intelsat Americas- 5 satellite at the 76.70 W. L. orbital location, with conditions, on December 1, 2006, this application is moot. Page 4 of 4 4