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CONFIDENTIAL 
Exhibit 10.165

*** Confidential Portion has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment by the Company to, and the material has been separately filed with,
the SEC. Each omitted Confidential Portion is marked by three Asterisks.

FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE FULL-TIME-TRANSPONDER CAPACITY AGREEMENT (PRE-LAUNCH)

This Fifth Amendment to the Full-Time Transponder Capacity Agreement
(Pre-Launch) (the “Fifth Amendment”) is made and entered into as of this 30th
day of September, 2008 by and between INTELSAT CORPORATION, formerly known as
PanAmSat Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Intelsat”), and GCI COMMUNICATION
CORP., an Alaskan corporation (“Customer”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Full-Time Transponder Capacity Agreement
(Pre-Launch) dated as of March 31, 2006, as amended on February 15, 2008, April
9, 2008, and June 4, 2008, (collectively, the “Agreement”) between Intelsat and
Customer, Intelsat is providing Customer with *** (***) *** transponders and ***
(***) *** transponders on Galaxy 18, and *** (***) *** transponder, *** (***)
*** transponder on Horizons 1, and an additional *** (***) *** Transponder
Segment on Horizons 1;

WHEREAS, Customer and Intelsat wish to amend the terms of the Agreement to
extend the Capacity Term for the Additional *** Capacity;

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of mutual covenants and
agreements hereinafter set forth, the sufficiency and receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

1.  
Except as specifically provided herein, all terms and provisions of the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

2.  
Capacity Term.  The Capacity Term for the Additional *** Capacity shall continue
until 23:59 Greenwich Mean Time on ***.

3.  
Monthly Fee.  The Monthly Fee for the *** of Additional *** Capacity shall be
US$***,*** per month.

4.  
Except as specifically set forth in this Amendment, all terms and conditions of
the amendment remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has duly executed and delivered
this Third Amendment as of the day and year above written.

INTELSAT
CORPORATION                                                                                                                          
 GCI COMMUNICATION CORP.

         
/s/ Patricia Casey
   
/s/ Jimmy R. Sipes
 
Name: Patricia Casey
   
Name: Jimmy R. Sipes
 
Title: Senior VP and Deputy General Counsel
   
Title: VP Network Services & Chief Engineer
 

 
 

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