Attachment letter

letter

LETTER submitted by Intelsat

letter

2008-11-12

This document pretains to SAT-AMD-20080916-00188 for Amended Filing on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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November 12, 2008 FILED/ACCEPTED VIA HAND DELIVERY Nov 1 2 2008 Federal C ipati , Ms. Marlene H. Dortch C of%m:;"g:’é‘;’ésmctgp;mfsslon Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: DIRECTV Amendment Application SAT—AMD—20080916—00188 Dear Ms. Dortch: Intelsat North America LLC ("Intelsat") submits this letter supporting the November 10, 2008 Response of DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC ("DIRECTV") to the October 27, 2008 Comments of EchoStar Corporation ("EchoStar") regarding the above referenced 17/24 GHz Broadcasting Satellite Service ("BSS") amendment application ("Amendment Application") that is a key component of the Orbital Location Rationalization Agreement ("Rationalization Agreement") among DIRECTV, Intelsat and Pegasus Development DBS Corporation ("Pegasus") designed to maximize the operational capabilities of their proposed systems at the nominal 91° W.L., 99° W.L. and 107° W.L. orbital locations. DIRECTV correctly states that while EchoStar faults the Rationalization Agreement for not resolving all situations where there are multiple applicants for a single orbital location, EchoStar should not be allowed "to make the perfect the enemy of the good."‘ The Commission has urged 17/24 GHz applicants to "reach a compromise regarding their orbital assignment requests and minimize, or avoid, mutually exclusive situations.""" The Rationalization Agreement does just that —— by removing mutual exclusivity at two locations and reducing the number of parties at a third. As such, the Rationalization Agreement and the Amendment Application are in the public interest. The fact that EchoStar is not a party to ‘ Response of DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC at 2 (filed Nov. 10, 2008), File No. SAT—AMD—20080916—00188. 2 See Establishment ofPolicies and Serv. Rulesfor the Broad. Satellite Serv. at the 17.3—17.7 GHz Frequency Band and at the 17.7—17.8 GHz Frequency Band Internationally, and at the 24.75—25.25 GHz Frequency Bandfor Fixed Satellite Servs. Providing Feeder Links to the Broad.—Satellite Serv. andfor the Satellite Servs. Operating Bi—directionally in the 17.3—17.8 GHz Frequency Band, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 22 FCC Red. 8842, 8902 (« 146) (2007). Intelsat Corporation 3400 International Drive NW, Washington DC 20008—3006 USA www.intelsat.com T +1 202—944—6800 F+1 202—944—7898

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch November 12, 2008 Page 2 the Rationalization Agreement does not provide a basis for the Commission to deny DIRECTV‘s Amendment Application. Please contact the undersigned should you have any questions. Regards, Susan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Derrick Johnson, do hereby certify that on this 12" day of November, 2008, I served a true and correct copy of the foregoing letter of Intelsat North America LLC to the following: Andrea Kelly* William M. Wiltshire Federal Communications Commussion Michael D. Nilsson 445 12"" Street, S.W. Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP Washington, D.C. 20554 1200 18"" Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 Counselfor DIRECTYVEnterprises, LLC Tony Lin Pantelis Michalopoulos Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Chung Hsaing Mah 2300 N Street, N.W. Steptoe & Johnson LLP Washington, D.C. 20037 Washington, D.C. 20036 Counselfor Pegasus Development Counselfor EchoStar Corporation DBS Corporation Derrick Johnson // _ *By Hand Delivery

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Derrick Johnson, do hereby certify that on this 12" day of November, 2008, I served a true and correct copy of the foregoing letter of Intelsat North America LLC to the following: Andrea Kelly* William M. Wiltshire Federal Communications Commission Michael D. Nilsson 445 12"" Street, S.W. Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP Washington, D.C. 20554 1200 18"" Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 Counselfor DIRECTYEnterprises, LLC Tony Lin Pantelis Michalopoulos Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Chung Hsaing Mah 2300 N Street, N.W. Steptoe & Johnson LLP Washington, D.C. 20037 Washington, D.C. 20036 Counselfor Pegasus Development Counselfor EchoStar Corporation DBS Corporation Derrick Johnson *By Hand Delivery


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