Exhibit

4081-EX-ML-1994 Text Documents

COMSAT, CORP.

1999-07-20ELS_11014

       ECC 405                  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                   Approved by OMB| FCC USE ONLY
                                            Washington, D.C. 20554                     s060—0093
                                                  .       t1 e  us     M      '    ‘Expires 03/31/94

                                                   Est. Avg. Burden Hours Per Response: 2.25 Hrs.


                      APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF RADIG STATION LICENSE
                                     IN SPECFIED SERVICES                                                    File Number                         Call Sign
                 (Specified Services — FCC Rules Parts 5, 21, 22, 23 and 25)                                 247§2 TCy A 74
                           Read Instructions    and Notice on Back Before Completing                         Service                   Class of Station


       1. Name of Applicant (must be identical with that shown on current authorization)                                   Call Sign or Other FCC identifier
                                                                                                                           (if applicable)
               COMSAT Corporation
                                                                                                                              KA2XHN
       2. Mailing Street Address or P.O0. Box, City, State and ZIP Code of Applicant                                       3. Identify Rulepart under which
                                                                                                                              this filing is made
               6560 Rock Spring Drive, Bethesda, Maryland                                  20817                              Part 5
       4. Fee Data. Refer to 47 CFR Section 1.1105 or to appropriate Fee Filing Guide for information.                             FCC Use Only
       (a) Fee Type Code         (b) Fee Multiple, if required  (c) Fee Due for Fee Type Code in 4(a)
                                                                                     $ 45.00
    /"‘-. Application is for renewal of license in exact conformity with the existing license as specified below:
       .4) File Number            _                           (b) Date Issued               (c) Calil Sign                 (d) Location
                                        |                                                                                   See condition (1) .of
               4081—EX—ML—94                                 March 18, 1994                 KA2XHN                          current license
      (e) Nature of Service                                   (f) Class of Station                                         (g) Expiration Date

              Experimental                                     AIF‘FX & MO                                                  January 1,       1995
       6. Note any changes such as discontinuance of use of a frequency, or of a type of emission or of a transmitter which have been

      made since the last application covering this station was filed:

              None


      Items 7(a) and (b) apply to Part 21 licensees only.
      7(a) Has there been removal of equipment or alteration of facilities so as to render the station not operational?
               If "YES," when:                                                                                                               Oves            ®no

    .. (b) If this is a Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS) station, is there an ownerfih)% interest in, control by,
(           affiliation with, or leasingarrangement with a cable television company?                                           DYES       DNO
      i. Applicant represents that there has been no change in applicant‘s organization and that there has been mo transfer of control or
      changes in the applicant‘s relation to the station, or financial responsibility; that applicant‘s most recent application or report
      embodying this information, as identified below, is to be considered as a part of this application, and the truth of the statements
      therein contained is hereby reaffirmed. Note here amny further exceptions, not already covered in question 6 or 7.
      File No.                                                             Date


                                      None

      9. Would a Commission grant of this application come within 47 CFR 1.1307, such that it may have a
          significant       environmental     impact?                                                                                        DYES            ENO
               If "YES," attach as Exhibit No. ________ an Environmental Assessment required by 47 CFR                             1.1311.
               If "NO," explain briefly why not.
                                                                              10. Certification
      a. Applicant waives any claim to the use of amy particular frequency or of the electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory
      power of the United States because of the previous use of the same, whether by license or otherwise, and requests a station
      license in accordance with this application. Applicant acknowledges that all attached exhibits are a material part hereof.
      b. The undersigned, individuaily and for the applicant, hereby certifies that the statements made in this application are true,
      complete and correct to the best of the signer‘s knowledge and belief, and are made in good faith.

      Date            to    q                Name of Applicant (must correspond with Item         1)                   Title of Applicant (if any)
             10 «2¥         944               COMSAT Corporation                                                       Vice President and General
      Sugnature                                              Designate Appropriate Classification                      Manager, COMSAT Wo Tld Sy@Tfems
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                                                               APPL.            PART.           APPLICANT‘S ASSOC.   F CoRP     GOVT. ENTiTY
      Wiliful false statements made on this form are punishable by fine and/or imprisonment (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001),
      and/or revocation of any station license or construction permit (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 312(a)l(1), and/or forfeiture
      (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503).

                                                                                                                                                          FCC 405
                                                                                                                                                   February 1991


                REPORT ON TESTING OF WIDEBAND MOBILE
            SERVICES UNDER PART V EXPERIMENTAL AUTHORITY



     Pursuant to its current experimental authorization, CWS
is in the process of conducting three major wideband mobile
(WBM) tests involving the transmission of voice and data
signals at C— and Ku—band frequencies via INTELSAT satellites
in the Atlantic Ocean region to and from seagoing vessels.
The purpose of these tests is to determine the technical and
commercial feasibility of providing various WBM services via
INTELSAT.1     The services being provided are generally of a
type which could not be offered via INMARSAT, due to
bandwidth limitations inherent in L—band satellite networks.
Experience to date with these experiments has been positive,
both in terms of satisfying mobile communications
requirements and with regard to the technical feasibility of
using C— and Ku—band frequencies for mobile applications.


     One of the experiments now underway is called Project
Athena II.     For this test, the Navy is using various INTELSAT
satellites and beam configurations to provide 1.544 Mbps
full—duplex, digital communications services to the USS
George Washington, an aircraft carrier assigned to the
Atlantic Ocean fleet.     Shipboard earth stations for this test
are being provided by Maritime Telecommunications Network, a
partnership of Crescomm and SeaTel.

     The high bandwidth communications being provided to the
George Washington have allowed the provision of a variety of
services.     Specific applications include:



1 It should be noted that the overall purpose of all of the
wideband mobile experiments of CWS and others is to help
provide a basis upon which the Commission can proceed with
the NPRM requested by Crescomm in 1991 (RM—7912). CWS has
supported that Petition and believes that the Commission
should proceed expeditiously with issuance of the NPRM.


—     full—time availability of a ship—to—shore and shore—to—
      ship T—l1 carrier


«—=   an average of 240 video images transmitted per week


=     an average of 10—12 digitized x—rays sent ashore for
      consultation per week.    (In at least one case,
      transmission of an x—ray and the associated consultation
      with a doctor at the National Institutes of Health
      avoided the need for medical evacuation of an injured
      sailor.)


«—    support of eight shipboard pay phones enabling sailors
      to call home.    Sailors can purchase phone debit cards
      aboard ship and be billed at the rate of fifty cents per
      minute.    For the 16 hours per day the phones are made
      available, they are in use 98% of the time.


—=    availability of 24 "official—use" phones for secure and
      other military communications


«—=   support for intelligence data broadcasting systems


«—    transmission of public affairs photographs and stories


      While perhaps some of these applications could have been
supported in the past, WBM service allows them all to be
offered simultaneously.    Further, a sophisticated
multiplexing network aboard the George Washington allows
capacity to be transferred from one application to another on
a real—time, as needed basis.


      In addition to the George Washington test, the U.S. Navy
is currently testing the use of INTELSAT Ku—band spot beams
for the provision of WBM service.     Working with GTE
Government Systems, the Navy is providing full—duplex


wideband communications via an INTELSAT Ku—band spot beam to
and from the U.S. Navy command ship Mt. Whitney.    With the
aid of sophisticated software, the INTELSAT spot beams have
been "steered" to follow the path of the Mt. Whitney across
the Atlantic, providing continuous full—time, full—duplex
1.544 Mbps communications channels. Most recently, the Mt.
Whitney has been deployed offshore of Haiti, where its WBM
communications capabilities have allowed for rapid planning
of U.S. military activities in the region.


     In another test, CWS is providing WBM service to LDI/Sea
Tech ("Sea Tech"), an Ohio—based company seeking to enter the
maritime communications market.   Sea Tech is using INTELSAT
C—band capacity and a Scientific Atlanta antenna to provide
64 kbps circuits to cruise ships; up to eight voice and data
channels are being derived from each circuit.   These channels
are being used for passenger phone calls and ships‘
administrative business.   This service has the potential to
allow ship—owners, for the first time, to tally receipts on a
daily basis, sell tickets on board ship, and conduct other
functions not feasible without wideband capacity.     Moreover,
because full—time INTELSAT capacity can be more economical
for large users than per—minute INMARSAT capacity, WBM
service has the potential to lower the cost of passenger
phone calls.


     Given the initial results and customer demand, CWS
intends to renew its experimental license and broaden its
test bed not only to bring existing experiments to fruition,
but also to begin a wider variety of maritime applications.
For example, future testing will contribute invaluable
information on the use of FSS frequencies in the maritime
environment, examine the feasibility of steerable spot beams
and further assess unique military applications of the
service.   Specifically, during the period 1995 — 1997 the
Navy will implement the follow—on program to Project Athena


II and the testing of WBM communications to ships other than
aircraft carriers, utilizing various shipboard earth station
sizes and designs.   On the commercial side, new service
providers are expected to test WBM service at various
transmission rates using shipboard earth stations from
several different manufacturers.


     Accordingly, renewal of experimental authority will
encourage the testing and development of these promising new
services and thereby promote the public interest.



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