The purpose of this application is to obtain a blanket license for 1,000,000 receive-only earth stations to access the DIRECTV5 satellite, which will provide DBS service from the Canadian BSS orbital position at 72.5 W. See Exhibit A - Public interest st
| Filing: SES | Satellite Earth Station |
| Filing: LFS | License to use Foreign Satellite (earth) |
| Nature of Service | Direct Broadcast Satellite Service |
| Last Action | Grant of Authority |
| Last Action Date | 2004-08-13 |
| Status | Action Taken Public Notice |
| Status Date | 2004-08-18 |
| Date Filed | 2004-01-12 |
| Date Granted | 2004-08-13 |
| Adopted Date | 2004-08-17 |
| Released Date | 2004-08-17 |
| Term Begin Date | 2004-08-13 |
| Expires | 2019-08-13 |
| Filing Accepted Public Notice | 2004-03-25 |
| Action Taken Public Notice | 2004-08-18 |
| Red Light | N |
| Paper/Electronic | E |
| Environmental Impact | N |
| Lower | Upper |
|---|---|
| 12200 | 12700 |
| Description | Commentor | Type / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Opposition | DIRECTV Enterprses, LLC | OPPOSITION 2004-05-06 |
| SES Americom Reply Comments ReplyComments | SES Americom, Inc. | REPLY TO COMMENTS 2004-05-06 |
| Letter | EchoStar Satellite L.L.C. | COMMENT 2004-04-26 |
| Petition | Pegasus Development Corporation | PETITION TO DENY 2004-04-26 |
| Service | Type | Report No | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satellite Earth Station | Action Taken Public Notice | SES00633 | 2004-08-18 |
| Satellite Earth Station | Accepted for Filing Public Notice | SES00590 | 2004-03-25 |