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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 FCC  05-  133 
 Released:  June  29,  2005 


 COMMISSION  INVITES  COMMENTS  CONCERNING  USE  OF  PORTIONS  OF  RETURNED  2  GHz 
 MOBILE  SATELLITE  SERVICE  FREQUENCIES 
 IB  Docket  No.  05-  220 
 Comment  Date:  July  13,  2005  Reply  Comment  Date:  July  25,  2005 


 Recently,  three  2  GHz  mobile  satellite  service  (MSS)  1  satellite  operators  surrendered  their  authorizations--  Iridium  LLC  (Iridium)  on  March  16,  2005,  The  Boeing  Company  (Boeing)  on  March  28, 
 2005,  and  Celsat  America,  Inc.  (Celsat)  on  April  12,  2005.  2  As  a  result,  there  are  now  two  satellite  operators  authorized  to  provide  MSS  in  the  2  GHz  band,  ICO  Satellite  Services  (ICO),  and  TMI 
 Communications  and  Company  Limited  Partnership  (TMI),  and  there  is  unassigned  spectrum  in  those  bands.  Several  parties  have  already  submitted  letters  to  the  Commission  recommending  various  uses  for 
 the  newly  available  spectrum,  or  addressing  other  issues  related  to  those  recommendations.  3 
 We  intend  to  modify  the  spectrum  reservations  of  ICO  and  TMI,  consistent  with  the  Commission’s  authority  with  respect  to  licensees  under  Section  316  of  the  Communications  Act,  4  such 


 1  The  spectrum  designated  for  2  GHz  MSS  is  the  2000-  2020  MHz  and  2180-  2200  MHz  bands.  Amendment  of  Part  2 
 of  the  Commission’s  Rules  to  Allocate  Spectrum  Below  3  GHz  for  Mobile  and  Fixed  Services  to  Support  the  Introduction  of  New  Advanced  Wireless  Services,  including  Third  Generation  Wireless  Systems,  Third  Report  and 


 Order,  Third  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking,  and  Second  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order,  ET  Docket  No.  00-  258,  18  FCC  Rcd  2223  (2003)  (Third  AWS  Order). 


 2  Letter  from  Peter  D.  Shields,  Counsel  to  Iridium,  to  Secretary,  FCC  (dated  Mar.  16,  2005);  Letter  from  Joseph  P. 
 Markoski  and  Bruce  A.  Olcott,  Counsel  for  The  Boeing  Company,  to  Secretary,  FCC  (dated  Mar.  28,  2005).  Letter  from  David  D.  Otten,  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer,  Celsat,  to  Secretary,  FCC  (dated  Apr.  12,  2005). 


 3  Letter  from  Gregory  C.  Staple,  Counsel  for  TMI,  to  Donald  Abelson,  Chief,  International  Bureau  (dated  Apr.  19, 
 2005);  Letter  from  Suzanne  Hutchings  Malloy,  Senior  Regulatory  Counsel  for  ICO,  to  Donald  Abelson,  Chief,  International  Bureau  (dated  May  3,  2005);  Letter  from  Diane  Cornell,  CTIA,  to  Secretary,  FCC  (dated  May  19, 


 2005);  Letter  from  Gregory  C.  Staple,  Counsel  for  TMI,  to  Secretary,  FCC  (dated  May  24,  2005);  Letter  from  Diane  Cornell,  CTIA,  to  Secretary,  FCC  (dated  June  1,  2005). 


 4  47  U.  S.  C.  §  316. 
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