PUBLIC NOTICE![](media/image1.png){width="0.6541666666666667in"
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

445 TWELFTH STREET, S.W.

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554

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DA 04-1686

Released: June 9, 2004

**VERESTAR INC. (DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION),**

**VERESTAR NETWORKS, INC. (DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)**

**AND SES AMERICOM, INC. SEEK FCC CONSENT**

**TO ASSIGN AND/OR TRANSFER CONTROL OF LICENSES AND AUTHORIZATIONS**

**REVISED PLEADING CYCLE**

**IB Docket No. 04-174**

**Petitions Due: June 25, 2004**

**Oppositions Due: July 6, 2004**

**Replies Due: July 12, 2004**

On May 26, 2004, a Public Notice was released establishing the pleading
cycle for Verestar, Inc. (Debtor-in-Possession) ("Verestar, Inc.") and
Verestar Networks, Inc. (Debtor-in-Possession) ("Verestar Networks" and,
together with Verestar, Inc., "Verestar") and SES Americom, Inc. ("SES
Americom" and, collectively with Verestar, the "Applicants")
applications for approval of the assignment or transfer of control of
licenses and authorizations held by Verestar, Inc. or Verestar Networks
to SES Americom.[^1] Consistent with section 25.154 of the Commission's
rules,[^2] this Public Notice corrects the pleading cycle for this
proceeding. The filing information is also revised to reflect the
Commission's new duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing.

On June 7, 2004, the Applicants withdrew the applications relating to
Verstar's domestic and international section 214 authorizations (File
Nos. ITC-ASG-20040429-00186 and ITC-ASG-20040429-00187 and the Domestic
section 214 Authorization Assignment applicantion.[^3])[^4] Applicants
request that the applications for assignment of all other licenses
(i.e., earth stations and other wireless licenses[^5]) continue to be
processed.

Interested parties must file petitions to deny no later than **June 25,
2004**. Oppositions to such pleadings must be filed no later than **July
6, 2004**. Replies to such pleadings must be filed no later than **July
12, 2004**. All filings concerning matters referenced to in this Public
Notice should refer to **IB Docket No. 04-174**, as well as the specific
file numbers of the individual applications or other matters to which
the filings pertain. Final action on these applications will not be
taken earlier than thirty-one days following the date of the May 26,
2004 Public Notice.[^6]

Under the Commission's current procedures for the submission of filings
and other documents,[^7] submissions in this matter may be filed
electronically (*i.e.*, though ECFS) or by hand delivery to the
Commission's Massachusetts Avenue location.

-   **If filed by ECFS**,[^8] comments shall be sent as an electronic
    file via the Internet to http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html. In
    completing the transmittal screen, commenters should include their
    full name, Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket
    number. Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet
    e-mail. To get filing instructions for e-mail comments, commenters
    should send an e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and should include the
    following words in the body of the message, "get form \<your e-mail
    address\>." A sample form and directions will be sent in reply.

-   **If filed by paper**, the original and four copies of each filing
    must be filed by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight
    courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail
    (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal
    Service mail). The Commission\'s contractor, Natek, Inc., will
    receive hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the
    Commission\'s Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Suite
    110, Washington, D.C. 20002. The filing hours at this location are
    8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together
    with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of
    before entering the building. Commercial overnight mail (other than
    U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to
    9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal
    Service first-class mail, Express Mail, and Priority Mail should be
    addressed to 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. All
    filings must be addressed to the Commission\'s Secretary, Office of
    the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.

One copy of each pleading must be delivered electronically, by e-mail or
facsimile, or if delivered as paper copy, by hand or messenger delivery,
by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S.
Postal Service mail (according to the procedures set forth above for
paper filings), to:

(1) the Commission\'s duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing,
Inc., at <fcc@bcpiweb.com> or (202) 488-5563 (facsimile);

(2) JoAnn Lucanik, Satellite Division, International Bureau, at
JoAnn.Lucanick@fcc.gov, or (202) 418-0748 (facsimile);

(3) Marilyn Simon, Satellite Division, International Bureau, at
Marilyn.Simon@fcc.gov, or (202) 418-0748 (facsimile);

\(4\) Jeanette Spriggs, Satellite Division, International Bureau, at
Jeanette.Spriggs@fcc.gov, or (202) 418-0748 (facsimile);

(5) David Krech, Policy Division, International Bureau, at
David.Krech@fcc.gov or (202) 418-1460 (facsimile);

\(6\) Dennis Johnson, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition
Bureau, at Dennis.Johnson@fcc.gov, or (202) 418-1413 (facsimile);

(7) Tracey Wilson, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition
Bureau, at Tracey.Wilson@fcc.gov, or (202) 418-1413 (facsimile);

(8) Jeff Tobias, Public Safety and Critical Infrastructure Division,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at Jeff.Tobias@fcc.gov, or (202)
418-2643 (facsimile); and,

(9) Neil Dellar, Office of General Counsel, at Neil.Dellar@fcc.gov, or
(202) 418-1234 (facsimile).

Copies of the applications and any subsequently-filed documents in this
matter may be obtained from Best Copy and Printing, Inc., in person at
445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 20554, via
telephone at (202) 488-5300, via facsimile at (202) 488-5563, or via
e-mail at fcc@bcpiweb.com. The applications and any associated documents
are also available for public inspection and copying during normal
reference room hours at the following Commission office: FCC Reference
Information Center, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-A257, Washington,
D.C. 20554. The applications are also available electronically through
the Commission's ECFS, which may be accessed on the Commission's
Internet website at http://www.fcc.gov. Alternate formats of this public
notice (computer diskette, large print, audio recording, and Braille)
are available to persons with disabilities by contacting Brian Millin at
(202) 418-7426 (voice), (202) 418-7365 (TTY), or send an e-mail to
access@fcc.gov.

For further information, contact JoAnn Lucanik, Satellite Division,
International Bureau, at (202) 418-0719 or David Krech, Policy Division,
International Bureau, at (202) 418-1460.

**-FCC-**

[^1]: Verestar, Inc. (Debtor-In-Possession), Verstar Networks, Inc.
    (Debtor-In-Possession) and SES Amercom, Inc. Seek FCC Consent to
    Assign and/or Transfer Control of Licenses and Authorizations;
    Pleading Cycle Established, IB Docket No. 04-174, *Public Notice*,
    DA 04-1502 (rel. May 26, 2004).

[^2]: 47 C.F.R. § 25.154.

[^3]: *See Public Notice* at pp. 4-5.

[^4]: *See* letter from Jeffrey H. Olson, attorney for SES Americon,
    Inc. to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, dated June 7, 2004.

[^5]: *See Public Notice* at p. 3.

[^6]: *See* 47 U.S.C. § 309(b).

[^7]: *See* Implementation of Interim Electronic Filing Procedures for
    Certain Commission Filings, *Order*, 16 FCC Rcd. 21,483 (2001); *see
    also* FCC Announces a New Filing Location for Paper Documents and a
    New Fax Number for General Correspondence, *Public Notice*, 16 FCC
    Rcd. 22,165 (2001); Reminder: Filing Locations for Paper Documents
    and Instructions for Mailing Electronic Media, *Public Notice*, 18
    FCC Rcd. 16,705 (2003).

[^8]: *See* Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, GC
    Docket No. 97-113, *Report and Order*, 13 FCC Rcd. 11,322 (1998).