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DA 00-2236

Report No. SAT-159 September 29, 2000

# **INTERNATIONAL BUREAU**

# **SATELLITE POLICY BRANCH INFORMATION:**

##### Ex Parte Status of Ka-Band Application Proceedings

**Astrolink International, LLC** File
Nos.182/183/184/185/186/-SAT-P/LA-95, New IBFS Nos.
SAT-LOA-19950929-00140/00141/00142/ 00143/00144;

**Comm, Inc.** File Nos.163/164/165/166-SAT-P/LA-95, New IBFS Nos.
SAT-LOA-19950929-00146/00147/00148/00145, respectively;

**EchoStar Satellite Corporation** File Nos. 167/168-SAT-P/LA-95, New
IBFS Nos. SAT-LOA-19950929-00118/00119;

**GE American Communications, Inc.** File Nos.169-SAT-P/LA-95; New IBFS
No. SAT-LOA-19950929-00132,170-SAT-P/LA-95; New IBFS No.
SAT-LOA-19950929-00133,171-SAT-P/LA-95; New IBFS No.
SAT-LOA-19950929-00134, 172-SAT-P/LA-95; New IBFS No.
SAT-LOA-19950929-00135, 173-SAT-P/LA-95; New IBFS No.
SAT-LOA-19950929-00136;

**Hughes Communications Galaxy, Inc.** File
Nos**:**174/175/176/177/178/179/180/181-SAT-P/LA-95, New IBFS Nos.
SAT-LOA-19950929-00125/00126/00127/00128/00129/ 00137/00130/00131,
respectively;

**iSky (formerly KaStar Satellite Communications Corp)** File No.
203-SAT-P/LA-95, New IBFS No. SAT-LOA-19950928-00108;

**Loral Aerospace Holdings, Inc.** File Nos. 187/188/189-SAT-AMEND-95,
New IBFS. Nos. SAT-AMD-19950929-00149/00139/00138, respectively;

**Loral Orion Asia Pacific Corporation** File Nos. 206-SAT-AMEND-95, New
IBFS No. SAT-AMD-19950929-00158;

**Loral Orion Atlantic, L.P.** File No. 204-SAT-ML-95, New IBFS No.
SAT-MOD-19950929-00159;

**Loral Orion Network Systems, Inc.** File Nos.195-SAT-AMEND-95; New
IBFS No. SAT-LOA-19950929-00150, 196-SAT-P/LA-95; New IBFS No.
SAT-LOA-19950929-00152, 197-SAT-P/LA-95; New IBFS No.
SAT-LOA-19950929-00153, 205-SAT-AMEND-95; New IBFS No.
SAT-AMD-19950929-00157**;**

**Morning Star Satellite Company, L.L.C**. File No. 190-193-SAT-P/LA-95,
IBFS No. SAT-LOA-19950929-00120/00123;

**NetSat 28 Company, L.L.C**. File No. 194-SAT-P/LA-95, IBFS No.
SAT-LOA-19950429-00150, File No. SAT-T/C-19990727-00080;

**PanAmSat Licensee Corp.** File Nos. 198/199-SAT-P/LA-95,
202-SAT-AMEND-95, SAT-MOD-19980521-00070, New IBFS Nos.
SAT-LOA-19950929-00155/54, and SAT-AMD-19950929-00109;

## Teledesic LLC File Nos. 22 DSS-P/LA-94, 43/127-SAT-AMEND-95, New IBFS No. SAT-LOA-19940321-00012, SAT-AMD-19941230-00099 and SAT-AMD-19950713-00086;

**VisionStar, Inc** File No. 200-SAT-P/LA-95, New IBFS No.
SAT-LOA-19950929-00156.

With this Public Notice we redesignate the *ex parte* status of the
applications in the first Ka-band satellite application processing
round. We also clarify that we will continue to treat the pending
applications in the second Ka-band processing round as a
permit-but-disclose proceeding.

Under the Commission's *ex parte* rules, the applications in the first
Ka-band processing round were treated as a restricted application
proceeding. *See* §§1.200(d) and 1.1208. These applicants received
licenses in May 1997. The International Bureau established a cut-off for
applications for the second Ka-band processing round and received
several applications in December of 1997. When these applications were
accepted for filing, the Commission redesignated the *ex parte* status
for applications in the second-processing round from restricted to
permit-but-disclose. *See* Public Notice Report No. SAT-00012(1999),
released March 16, 1999.

As a result of recent Bureau actions taken on the NetSat28 Company,
L.L.C., MorningStar Satellite Company, L.L.C. and PanAmSat Licensee
Corp. authorizations from the first processing round, seven orbit
locations assigned in the first processing round are available for
reassignment in the second Ka-band processing round. Applications for
Review of the Bureau actions are pending. Because of the interrelated
nature of these separate processing rounds, we find that it is in the
public interest to redesignate the *ex parte* status of the first round
Ka-band applications from a restricted to a permit-but-disclose
proceeding. The Applications for Review filed by MorningStar, NetSat 28
and PanAmSat will therefore be treated as permit-but-disclose. For the
reasons stated in the March 1999 Public Notice accepting the
second-round applicants for filing, we will continue to treat the
applications in the second Ka-band processing round as permit but
disclose.

Accordingly, *ex parte* presentations relating to either the first or
second Ka-band application proceedings, are subject to the disclosure
requirements set forth in Section 1.1206 of the Commission's rules. 47
C.F.R. § 1.1206. This action is taken pursuant to authority found in
section 4(i) and 303 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47
U.S.C. § 154(i) and 303; and pursuant to Sections 0.31, 0.241, 0.261,
and 1.1200(a) of the Commission's Rules. *See* 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.31, 0.241,
0.261 and 1.1200(a).

For further information contact, Selina Khan, International Bureau (202)
418-7282 or Alyssa Roberts, International Bureau (202) 418-7276.