Attachment Letter

Letter

LETTER submitted by Parsons Transportation Group Inc.

Letter

2006-08-04

This document pretains to SES-LIC-20060629-01083 for License on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESLIC2006062901083_519005

PARSONS @@ PY 133 Ftoonth Shout, ME + Washngton. DC 200b5 2701« (20 7753200 ° x (202) 775 00 + w prsonscom RECEIVED AUG ~ 4 2006 Ausust 4, 2006 rateacommuntatonnCommisnon Marlene Dortch ortesotSecmiay Seerctary Federal Communications Commissign 445 12th Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20554 Res— RaySat, Inc. Application fbr Authority to Operate 4,000 In—Motion Mobile Satelfte Antennas the 14.0—14.5 GHe and 11.7—12.2 GHz Frequency Bands, File No. E060101 sEs—L1C—20060620—0 1083 Dear Ms. Dontch On behalf of Parsons Transportaign Group Inc. (‘Parsons"), I write to express support of the above—captioned application, in whith RaySat, Inc. (‘RaySat") secks authority to operatea "Ku— band mobile satellite network consitine of up to 4000 in—motion remote antennas t be mounted on vhicles operating throughout the continental United States."" For the reasons described below, this service will serve the Bbbli interes, and RaySar‘s application should be granted as quickly as possible. Parsons provides engineering and desien, program management, network construction, and operational support for various public ransportation projects. With offices wordwide, Parsons employs engincers, designers, scieffiss, technicians, and other specialists._ As a vendor serving transportation providers, Parsons s working to create end—to—end telecommunications. and information service solutions for public transportation commuters. The unique design and performance capabilies associated) with RaySat‘s technology will enable Parsons to provide high—bandwidth technology servicgs and digital content to the traveling public despite the demanding physical requirements ofthe transportation industry. RaySat‘s low—profile echnoloay can be mounted on vchicles withoi exceeding overhead safty requirements or clearance limits imposed by tunnel systems. A grant of RaySat‘s application Wl serve the public interest Specificall, the technolony contemplated by the application will (1) further national policy goals regarding public safety by fncilating mobile use of high—spéd satelite communications technologies by firseresponders and other emergency personnel; @) advance national policy goals regarding public access to broadband communications by faciitating the use of hieh—speed communications services on poblic transportation; and (3) promote national policy goals regarding energy conservation by increasing the attactiveness of masgtran: First and foremost, as Ray Sat explaihs, its proposed offering will providetremendous benefits to the public safety community.. The Communications Act directs the Commission to "make available to all the people ofithe United States a rapid, efficient, Nationwide . ‘ Applicaton t1

Marlene Dortch August 4, 2006 communication service .. for t purpose of promoting safety of life and property.". The Commission, in tum, has indicate that "Iplublic safety is one of [its] most important concerns and responsiblites.".— The Chaid an and siting Commissioners have all agreed." RaySat‘s offering would indisputably further his poal. RaySat predictsthat"the greatest operational need" will come from Semergency first esponders such as FEMA and state and local goverment agencies," which are currenty lim d to "fixed" or "popup" solutions\ s offering will permit these entiies to maintain broadh d connectivity while traveling from location to location, independent of any localized pow source or landline communications link. "This capabilty, o course, is likely to be critical in i case of natural and man—made disasters and other public emergencies. Second, RaySat‘s offering will furt er national goalsfavorine broadband deployment. Here, too, the Actis clear: Section 706 of th Telecommunications Act of 1996 directs the Commission to *encourage the deployment on a fgasonable and timely basis of advanced telecommunications capabiliy to all Americans" by us i: regulatory measures that "remove barriers to inffastricture investment.* President Bush, mo over, has ealled for universal,affordable access to broadband by the year 2007.". Consistent with woals of the Act and the Administation, Chairman Martin‘s Five—Year Stategic Plan for the ‘ommission makes broadband deployment a central FCC priorty: "All Americans should he e affordable access to robust and reliable broadband products and. services. Regulatory poli es must. promote. technological. netraliy,. competi ion, investment, and innovation to ensut that broadband service providers have sufficient incentive to develop and offer such products nd services"" Several other siting Commissioners have concurred with the central import nce of Congress‘s deployment goals." RaySat‘s proposal turusc.gist. > Amendnent ofPrt 76 ofthe Conmi bon‘sRutesto Extend Inerference Protecin tothe Merine and «teronsutical Distess andSefer Fredt ney 106 025 Mlis 19 FCC Red 7244,7246, prs. 9 2004) * See Remarks by CommisionerKevi 1. Marti o the Santa Fe Conference ofthe Centerfor Public Utiitics Advisory Council Sant Fe, w Mexico (March 18, 2003) 10O}nc of our mostimportat ssionsis o ensure thatpublic sfety an respond quicklyto citzens in eveny—day,as wl asnational emergencies; Communications AsvdinceforLow Enforcement dt and Broadband Access andService, Second Repart and Order and Memorat umOpinionand Order, ET Docket No.01—295; RM—10869 Surement of Michnel . Copps(rl. M 12, 2006)(*As I have oftensaid,the fist obliation ofa pubic servant ithesafty ohe people") Strement of Commissioner Jonathan 5. Adcltein (*There is no hiher calling for usatthe Commissio than preserving publc safety..; id Sttement ofCommissioner Deborsh Taylor Tate (*Our mmber o priorty t this point n ounation‘shistory mustbe . thsafty of every American") * Applcationar 4 £4r08C.3 157m. "See eg. A NewGeneration oAner on Imovation (April 2009 avalable lc hitchouse coviniocuste elorsfeconomic polic,200404/imowation d£ * FCC Statezic Plan2006—2011. ‘The fan Tits key "objectives,"among whichis the *feJoncepmaliction o broadband in a way that includes ag platform capsbleof providing high—band\wcth intensive content" 14 "See eg. Remarks of Commissioer ichiel J Copps, Freedom to Connect 2006(Apri3,2006) (¢Broadband is poineto be one oful imsjordrvers ofour economyin this new century."; Remarksof Commisioner Janathan Adelstein Ca erforthe New West Universal Srvice Plicy (April 22 2008) (*The needfor ubiguitous broodband es is becoming essental becausewe are experiencine a revalution in thapplications that willride over i infrstratur... Thabliy t deivevoice, dat, video, and real time communictionsservices overa mverued. packetized network will mean increased educationly economic, healt, and socialopportunt es for businesses and consumers alite); Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tat, Keymote Speech to OPAS CO (Aprl13,2006) Tmostimportantssve for VOIP —— and

Marlene Dortch August 4, 2006 would, of course, expand access t high—speed services, permi is use of broadband—nabled educational, professional, or en inment applications "on the go," furthering the goals of Conaress, the President, and the Cop missionalie Third, because it will be used ext in mass—ransit settings, and will thus increase the attractiveness of public transport jon, RaySat‘s service will also advance national policies regarding energy conservation: the wake of rising oil prices, the President has asked Americans to drive less and to of se husband energy resources." RaySar‘s offering would enable passengersof public trans Fation to use broadband services while commuting..‘This, in turm, wll encourage areaterreliance on mass transit, promoting national conservation goals For the reasons described above, Pisons urges the Commissionto grant RaySat‘s application: Very truly yours, Thomas E. Barron Executive Viee President for many other industies i yment ob land. Building outhighspeed Iteret access s the 21steentry equivalenofbu Aincrsat hitway system. Brondban‘ is all abouthow peaple set comeeted t cach other, and the more uple ireaches,the more valuble it is") ® S . David Leonhardt, Jod Magiad and David E. Snger, To Conserve Gas, President Clls for Less Driving, New York Times (Sept ,2003) (With fears mounting thathigh energy cout wll comp economic growth,President Bush callg on Americans yesterday to conserve gasolineby driving less; Warren Viethand Richard Simon, Bush Urges Comervationto Ease Natio‘s FuelShortage, Batimere Sun (Sept 27,2009)

TIFICATE OF SERVICE 1, LaVon E. Nickens, hereBy certify that on this 4" day of August, 2006, the foregoing letter in support of RaySat, Inc.‘s Application for Authorization to Operate up to 4,000 Vehicle— Mounted Satellite Antennas, File No. SES—LIC—20060620—01083, was served via first class U.S. mail to the following: RaySat, Inc. 8460—D Tyco Road Viemna, VA 22182 Washington, D.C. 20036 4


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