Federal Communications Commission FCC 08-64
DISSENTING JOINT STATEMENT OF
COMMISSIONERS MICHAEL J. COPPS AND JONATHAN S. ADELSTEIN
Re:  EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation, Application to Construct, Launch, and 
Operate a Direct Broadcast Satellite at the 86.5º W.L. Orbital Location; Spectrum Five, 
L.L.C., Petition for Declaratory Ruling to Serve the U.S. Market Using Broadcast 
Satellite Service Spectrum from the 114.5º W.L. Orbital Location
We respectfully dissent to today’s decision, which affirms the Bureau’s grant of 
authorization for two so-called ‘tweener satellites.  As we have stated before, without prejudging 
the merits of these applications, we do not believe the FCC has any business approving ‘tweener 
applications at the same time that the agency is conducting a general rulemaking into the 
technical feasibility of operating such satellites.