**DA 06-1282**

June 15, 2006

Dr. Abdul Rana

3190 Fairview Park Dr, Suite 400

Falls Church, VA 22042

> Re: File No. SES-ASG-20051109-01546

Dear Dr. Rana:

On November 9, 2005, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) filed an
application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or
Commission) seeking approval to assign to Arrowhead Global Solutions,
Inc. (Arrowhead) multiple C-band[^1] transmit/receive Earth Stations
(Assignment Application). As we explain below, the FCC has never issued
licenses to the FAA for the earth stations listed in the Assignment
Application, and consequently, cannot grant the request to assign such
licenses to Arrowhead. However, it is our understanding that the request
was filed for the purpose of ensuring that the FCC continues to
maintain, in its database, records of these earth stations. Accordingly,
the request will be granted to the extent that the FCC, will continue to
maintain, in its database, records of these earth stations.

These earth stations support the Alaska National Airspace Inter-facility
Communications Systems (ANICS). We agreed to fully protect[^2] FAA earth
stations in Alaska which operate in the non-federal only allocated
C-Band by entering them into the Commission's database. Under the 1934
Communications Act, as amended,[^3] the Commission has no authority to
grant a Federal Government Agency a license to operate an earth station.
The authority to authorize operation of such earth stations is granted
by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
of the Department of Commerce. Since non-governmental frequency
coordinators rely on FCC databases, and do not have access to NTIA
databases which contain Federal Government authorizations, the
Commission agreed that, to provide protection for these earth stations,
it would include a listing of the ANICS earth stations in the
Commission's database. Because of software limitations on database
entries, the Commission's database showed these entries as licenses,
even though no FCC license can be granted to the FAA.

The Commission is working to eliminate these software limitations so
that the data base entries can accurately reflect the source of the
ANICS authorizations. Upon completion of these software changes, the
Commission will revise the file numbers and other details of its
database associated with these earth stations so as to reflect the
source of the authorization. The revised file numbers and associated
locations are shown in the attachment. With this action, the Commission
will continue to maintain the protected status of these earth stations
as long as the NTIA authorizations are maintained. We request that if
the authorizations are removed from the NTIA database that the
Commission be informed so that conforming changes can be made to the
FCC's database.

Since these records do not constitute an authorization to the FAA, we
cannot act on a request to assign the licenses listed in the pending
Assignment Application. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 25.119 of the
Commission rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.119, and the Commission's rules on
delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, we deny the above-referenced
Assignment Application. However, to the extent the application
constitutes a request to maintain data base entries reflecting
operations of the ANICS system, as authorized by NTIA, it is hereby
granted.

Sincerely,

Scott A. Kotler

Chief, Systems Analysis Branch

> Satellite Division

International Bureau

Attachment

+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| *     | **Current**      | **To Be Revised** | **Earth Station      |
| *Call |                  |                   | Location**           |
| S     | **IBFS File      | **IBFS File No.** |                      |
| ign** | No.**            |                   |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | BARTER ISLAND, AK    |
| 60329 | C-19960514-01165 | BE-19960514-01165 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | CAPE ROMANZOF, AK    |
| 60330 | C-19960514-01170 | BE-19960514-01170 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | GULKANA, AK          |
| 60331 | C-19960514-01171 | BE-19960514-01171 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | GALENA, AK           |
| 60332 | C-19960514-01172 | BE-19960514-01172 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | TALKEETNA, AK        |
| 60333 | C-19960514-01173 | BE-19960514-01173 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | SHEMYA, AK           |
| 60334 | C-19960514-01174 | BE-19960514-01174 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | GUSTAVUS, AK         |
| 60335 | C-19960514-01175 | BE-19960514-01175 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | GAMBELL, AK          |
| 60336 | C-19960514-01176 | BE-19960514-01176 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | BETTLES, AK          |
| 60337 | C-19960514-01177 | BE-19960514-01177 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | TWIN CITY, AK        |
| 60338 | C-19960514-01178 | BE-19960514-01178 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | CAPE NEWHENHAM, AK   |
| 60339 | C-19960514-01179 | BE-19960514-01179 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | ANNETTE, AK          |
| 60340 | C-19960514-01180 | BE-19960514-01180 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | ST PAUL, AK          |
| 60341 | C-19960514-01181 | BE-19960514-01181 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | PORT HEIDEN, AK      |
| 60342 | C-19960514-01182 | BE-19960514-01182 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | MIDDLETON ISLAND, AK |
| 60343 | C-19960514-01193 | BE-19960514-01193 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | NORTHWAY, AK         |
| 60344 | C-19960514-01183 | BE-19960514-01183 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | KING SALMON, AK      |
| 60345 | C-19960514-01157 | BE-19960514-01157 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | KOTZEBUE, AK         |
| 60346 | C-19960514-01158 | BE-19960514-01158 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | BIORKA ISLAND (BKA), |
| 60347 | C-19960514-01194 | BE-19960514-01194 | AK                   |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | BIG DELTA, AK        |
| 60348 | C-19960514-01159 | BE-19960514-01159 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | BETHEL, AK           |
| 60349 | C-19960514-01160 | BE-19960514-01160 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | DEADHORSE, AK        |
| 60350 | C-19960514-01191 | BE-19960514-01191 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | COLD BAY, AK         |
| 60351 | C-19960514-01161 | BE-19960514-01161 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | UNALASKA/DUTCH, AK   |
| 60352 | C-19960514-01162 | BE-19960514-01162 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | FAIRBANKS, AK        |
| 60353 | C-19960514-01163 | BE-19960514-01163 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | FORT YUKON, AK       |
| 60354 | C-19960514-01184 | BE-19960514-01184 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | ILIAMNA, AK          |
| 60355 | C-19960514-01185 | BE-19960514-01185 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | NOME, AK             |
| 60356 | C-19960514-01186 | BE-19960514-01186 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | HOMER, AK            |
| 60357 | C-19960514-01187 | BE-19960514-01187 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | YAKUTAT, AK          |
| 60358 | C-19960514-01188 | BE-19960514-01188 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | JOHNSTONE POINT, AK  |
| 60359 | C-19960514-01189 | BE-19960514-01189 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | SAND POINT, AK       |
| 60360 | C-19960514-01192 | BE-19960514-01192 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | ST. MARY\'S, AK      |
| 60361 | C-19960514-01190 | BE-19960514-01190 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | BARROW, AK           |
| 60362 | C-19960514-01169 | BE-19960514-01169 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | ANCHORAGE, AK        |
| 60363 | C-19960514-01166 | BE-19960514-01166 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | JUNEAU, AK           |
| 60364 | C-19960514-01164 | BE-19960514-01164 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | KENAI, AK            |
| 60365 | C-19960514-01167 | BE-19960514-01167 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | UNALAKLEET, AK       |
| 60366 | C-19960514-01168 | BE-19960514-01168 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+
| E9    | SES-LI           | SES-D             | WOODY ISLAND, AK     |
| 60374 | C-19960514-01156 | BE-19960514-01156 |                      |
+-------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------+

[^1]: 3700-4200 and 5925-6425 MHz bands.

[^2]: The U.S. Table of Frequency Allocations, 47 C.F.R. § 2.106,
    includes coequal allocations for the Fixed Satellite Service (FSS),
    for which the FAA earth stations operate, and the Fixed Service
    (FS).

[^3]: *See* 47 U.S.C. § 305.