Attachment SESSTA2017100201093.

SESSTA2017100201093.

DECISION submitted by FCC

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This document pretains to SES-STA-20171002-01093 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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E080100 SES—STA—20171002—01093 1B2017002777 Row 44 Inc. Approved by OMB 3060—0678 APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: STA for Telstar 12 @ 109.2WL (Oct. 2017) 1. Applicant Name: Row 44 Inc. Phone Number: 310—437—6000 DBA Name: Fax Number: Street: c/o Global Eagle Entertainment E—Mail: smclellan@geemedia.com Inc. 4553 Glencoe Avenue, Suite 300 City: Marina Del Rey State: CA Country: USA j Zipcode: 90292 = Attention: Mr Simon McLellan 7 File #&‘E&S\PGQD 1893—01082 ‘ :;.&S,;Q\Q‘\Grant Date Qf‘fig‘\\) (or other identifi GRANTED International Bureau

rig *« SKS&S1B3100,—O!(3 CESP@KD\BQ Grant Date Sb"kf&\j (or other identifier) Applicant: Row 44, Inc. Dates Call Sign: E080100 GRANTED From:\\ 1 To: File No.: SES—STA—20171002—0109BR%ernational Bureau // Special Temporary Authority (STA Approved: ,A“. f Row 44, Inc., is granted a 30—day STA to operate the TECOM 0.62m model Ku—Stream and QEST 0.63 m model Q50000 earth station aboard aircraft (ESAA) terminals to communicate with the Telstar 12 satellite (Call Sign $2462) at the 109.2° W. L. orbital location in the 14.05— 14.47 GHz (Earth—to—space) and 10.95—11.2 GHz, 11.45—12.2 GHz (space—to—Earth) frequency bands in addition to the currently authorized points of communication as specified by authorization FCC IBFS file number SES—MFS—20170221—00188 and under the following conditions: 1. Operations under this authority are on a non—interference basis only and non—protected basis only and while operating under this temporary authority, Row 44 must not cause harmful interference to, and must not claim protection from interference caused to it by, any other lawfully operating radio—communications systems. Row 44 must cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference and must immediately inform the Commission, in writing, of such an event. 2. Operation pursuant to this authorization must be in compliance with the terms of the licensee‘s coordination agreements with the National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration pertaining to operation of aircraft earth stations in the Ku—Band. 3. Operations of terminals shall not be within line—of—sight of TDRSS stations. 4. Operations will be over North America region, the Gulf of Mexico, and parts of the Caribbean Sea. 5. Operations will exclude frequencies 11.2—11.45 GHz and 12.25—12.75 GHz (space—to—Earth) with respect to Telstar 12. 6. Operations is subject to all terms and conditions set forth in its currently authorized FCC IBFS file number SES—MFS—20110221—00188. 7. Operations in the bands 10.95—11.2 GHz and 11.45—11.7 GHz (Space—to—Earth) by the fixed— satellite service in the geostationary satellite orbit shall be limited to international systems, i.e. other than domestic systems. (NG52) 8. Operations shall not exceed the proposed parameters in the underlying application FCC IBFS File number SES—MOD—20171002—01094 for blanket authorization and shall not exceed the power as coordinated with Telstar 12 satellite. 9. Any action taken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special temporary authority is solely at Row 44 Ince.‘s risk.

10. Grant of this STA is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make regarding pending application FCC IBFS file number SES—MOD—20171002—01094. 11. This action is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.P.R. § 0.261, and is effective immediately.

2. Contact Name: David S. Keir Phone Number: 202—429—8970 Company: Lerman Senter PLLC Fax Number: 202—293—7783 Street: 2001 L Street, NW E—Mail: dkeir@lermansenter.com Suite 400 City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20036 —4946 Attention: Relationship: Legal Counsel (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, enter either the file number or the IB Submission ID of the related application. Please enter only one.) 3. Reference File Number —or Submission ID 1B2017002776 4a. Is a fee submitted with this application? @ IfYes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). (e] Governmental Entity {3 Noncommercial educational licensee g4 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request @ Use Prior to Grant —{ Change Station Location C Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 10/04/2017 7. City 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 0 0 0.0

9. State 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 0 0 0.0 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: Explanatory Stmt Attachment 2: Exhibit A Attachment 3: 12. Description. (If the complete description does not appear in this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.) Request for special temporary authority for an initial period of sixty (60) days commencing October 4, 2017 to operate up to 110 SAA antennas using space seqgment capacity on Telstar 12 at 109.2 W.L. prior to action on Row 44‘s pending application to modify its license to specify use of T12 under its ESAA license. See Attached Explanatory Statement. 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is Yes {4 No subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. See 47 CFR 1.2002(b) for the meaning of "party to the application" for these purposes. 14. Name of Person Signing 15. Title of Person Signing Simon McLellan Chief Engineer WILLFUL 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 AUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503).

FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT The public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the required data, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. If you have any comments on this burden estimate, or how we can improve the collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please write to the Federal Communications Commission, AMD—PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060—0678), Washington, DC 20554. We will also accept your comments regarding the Paperwork Reduction Act aspects of this collection via the Internet if you send them to PRA@fce.gov. PLEASE DO NOT SEND COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. Remember — You are not required to respond to a collection of information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number orif we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060—0678. THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, PUBLIC LAW 104—13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. SECTION 3507.

2. Contact Name: David S. Keir Phone Number: 202—429—8970 Company: Lerman Senter PLLC Fax Number: 202—293—7783 Street: 2001 L Street, NW E—Mail: dkeir@lermansenter.com Suite 400 City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20036 —4946 Attention: Relationship: Legal Counsel (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, enter either the file number or the IB Submission ID of the related application. Please enter only one.) 3. Reference File Number or Submission ID 1B2017002776 4a. Is a fee submitted with this application? ) IfYes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). C Governmental Entity & Noncommercial educational licensee «4 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGX — Fixed Satellite Transmit/Receive Earth Station 5. Type Request @) Use Prior to Grant 3 Change Station Location C3 Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 10/04/2017 7. City 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 0 0 0.0

9. State 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 0 0 0.0 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: Explanatory Stint Attachment 2: Exhibit A Attachment 3: 12. Description. (If the complete description does not appearin this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.) Request for special temporary authority for an initial period of sixty (60) days commencing October 4, 2017 to operate up to 110 SAA antennas using space segment capacity on Telstar 12 at 109.2 W.L. prior to action on Row 44‘s pending application to modify its license to specify use of T12 under its ESAA license. See Attached Explanatory Statement. 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is Yes g4 No subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. See 47 CFR 1.2002(b) for the meaning of "party to the application" for these purposes. 14. Name of Person Signing 15. Title of Person Signing Simon McLellan Chief Engineer WILLFUL 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 AUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503).

FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT The public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the required data, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. If you have any comments on this burden estimate, or how we can improve the collection and reduce the burdenit causes you, please write to the Federal Communications Commission, AMD—PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060—0678), Washington, DC 20554. We will also accept your comments regarding the Paperwork Reduction Act aspects of this collection via the Internet if you send them to PRA@fcec.gov. PLEASE DO NOT SEND COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. Remember — You are not required to respond to a collection of information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control numberorif we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060—0678. THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, PUBLIC LAW 104—13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. SECTION 3507.

Row 44 Inc. FCC Form 312 October 2017 Page 1 of 5 ATTACHMENT Description of Application for Modification of License 1.0 OVERVIEW Row 44, Inc. ("Row 44") seeks modification of its Ku—band Earth Stations Aboard Aircraft ("ESAA") license (Call Sign E0O80100) for the purpose of adding Telstar 12 at 109.2° W.L. ("T12") as an additional point of communication. Row 44 seeks this modification subject to all terms and conditions set forth in its current license‘ and the operations proposed are otherwise consistent with the technical specifications set forth in its current license. Operations using T12 would use both the TECOM Ku—Stream (SAA/Remote 2) and QEST Q050000 (GSAA/Remote 3) antennas. The Schedule B reflects only the additional point of communication, and does not recapitulate the technical data contained in its current license. ' 2.0 ADDITIONAL POINT OF COMMUNICATION REQUESTED T12 is a U.S.—licensed satellite under Call Sign $2462 (FCC File No. SAT—MOD—20160513—00050), licensed to Skynet Satellite Corporation, a U.S. subsidiary of Telesat Canada. It is currently operating pursuant to a Canadian ITU registration at the 109.2° W.L. orbital location. The addition to the Row 44 license of authority to communicate using T12 will provide additional near term space segment capacity for Row 44‘s ESAAA network, thereby allowing it to provide improved coverage for the provision of its in—flight Wi—Fi connectivity services to airline passengers on flights operating over North America, the Gulf of Mexico and parts of the Caribbean Sea. Row 44 is concurrently seeking special temporary authority ("STA") to permit it to commence service immediately using its SAA antenna (Remote #2) for communication via T12. 3.0 COORDINATION CERTIFICATION [47 C.F.R. § 25.227(b)(@)] Row 44‘s intended operations are within the scope that Telesat has coordinated with the adjacent satellite operators, and should not cause harmful interference into adjacent satellites operating in accordance with FCC‘s two—degree spacing policy. Exhibit A attached hereto is a copy of the September 21, 2017 coordination certification letter covering Row 44‘s proposed operations using T12. In the event that a Ku—band NGSO FSS system is launched in the future, Row 44 would enter into coordination with the NGSO FSS system operator to establish operating parameters that permit successful co—frequency sharing, and would modify its operations as necessary to effect any coordination agreement reached. Row 44 acknowledges that the Commission may condition the grant of any modified license issued to it upon a requirement that it complete such coordination at the appropriate time. \ See Row 44 Inc., Call Sign EO80100, FCC File No. SES—MFS—20170221—00188 (Sat. Div., granted July 20, 2017). .

Row 44 Inc. FCC Form 312 October 2017 Page 2 of 5 4.0 TECHNICAL DATA, LINK BUDGETS AND PREDICTED COVERAGE AREAS [47 C.F.R. § 25.227(b)(4)] Exhibit B attached hereto includes representative link budgets and a depiction of the geographic coverage contours for operations using T12 at 109.2° W.L. 5.0 REVISED SPACECRAFT, FREQUENCY & BEAM COVERAGE [See Next Page]

Row 44 Inc. FCC Form 312 October 2017 Page 3 of 5 Table 1: Spacecraft, Frequency & Beam Coverage Table (All Provide Some Coverage to U.S. Locations) North America, AMC—1 129.15 W Central America 14.05—14.47 11.7—12.2 and Pacific North America, AMC—2 84.85 W Caribbean and 14.05—14.47 11.7—12.2 North Atlantic North America, Central America, AMC—3 72.0 W 14.05—14.47 11.7—12.2 Atlantic and Caribbean SES North America, Caribbean, Central AMC—9 83.0 W 14.05—14.47 11.7—12.2 America and North Atlantic North America, Central America, SES—1 101.0 W 14.05—14.47 11.7—12.2 Pacific and Caribbean North America, Central America, SES—10 67.0W 14.05—14.47 11/7—12.2 South Atlantic and Caribbean North America, 10.95—11.2, Central America, 11.2—11.45, IS—29E 50.0 W South America, 14.05—14.47 11.45—11.7, Intelsat North Atlantic and 11.7—12.2, Caribbean 12.2—12.5 North America, Eutelsat 114.9 W North Atlantic and 14.05—14.47 11.7—12.2 Eutelsat 115WB* Pacific Ocean North America, Telesat Telstar 12 109.2 W Gulf of Mexico 14;:05—14.47 11.7—12.2 (Skynet) and Caribbean * = Non—U.S.—licensed satellites included on Ku—band Permitted List

Row 44 Inc. FCC Form 312 October 2017 Page 4 of 5 7.0 TELEPORT UPLINK LOCATIONS Table 2 Teleport Locations for Provision of Service within the United States AMC—1 129.15 W Holmdel, NJ GEE/MTN E160163 AMC—2 80.85W N. Las Vegas, NV Hughes E940460 AMC—3 72.0 W Holmdel, NJ GEE/MTN E160163 AMC—9 83.0W North Las Vegas, NV Hughes E940460 SES—1 101.0W North Las Vegas, NV Hughes E940460 SES—10 67.0w Steele Valley, CA Level 3/ E950202 Vyvx IS—29€ 50.0 W Holmdel, NJ GEE/MTN E160163 fl“stgésl‘;‘: 114.9w Southfield (Detroit), MI Hughes E990170 Telstar12 |109.2W| _____ SouthJordan, UT______| LBiSatLLC |___ E030342 * = Non—U.S.—licensed satellites included on Ku—band Permitted List

Row 44 Inc. FCC Form 312 October 2017 Page 5 of 5 7.0 LICENSEE CERTIFICATION I, Simon McLellan, Chief Engineer of Row 44, Inc. ("Row 44") and Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc. ("Global Eagle"), hereby certify that Row 44/Global Eagle will continue to comply with the requirements of paragraphs (a)(6), (a)(9), (a)(10), and (a)(11) of Section 25.227 of the Commission‘s Rules and the conditions of its existing license. s/ Simon McLellan Simon McLellan Chief Engineer Row 44, Inc., a subsidiary of Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc. October 1, 2017

<To le‘s d t 1601 Telesat Court Ottawa, ON, Canada K1B 5P4 21 September 2017 Federal Communications Commission International Bureau 445 12" Street SW, Washington, DC 20554 Re: Engineering Certification of Telesat To Whom It May Concern: This letter certifies that Telesat is aware that Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. ("Global Eagle"), licensed by the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") as Row 44 Inc., is planning to file an application seeking a modification to its blanket authorization (the "Modification Application") to operate Ku—band earth stations aboard aircraft ("ESAA") pursuant to the ITU Radio Regulations Article 5.504A and Section 25.227 of the FCC rules (Call Sign E080100). The Modification Application will seek authority for Global Eagle‘s ESAAA terminals to communicate with Telstar 12 ("T1l2") satellite at 109.2°W.L. under the current ESAA rules, including Section 25.227. Based on the information provided by Global Eagle, Telesat understands the technical characteristics associated with the operation of the Global Eagle‘s ESAAA terminals and: e Telesat certifies that it has completed frequency coordination as required under the FCC rules and that the operation of Global Eagle‘s ESAAA terminals at the power density levels provided to Telesat is consistent with the existing coordination agreements with all adjacent satellite operators within +/— 6 degrees of orbital separation from T12 at 109.2°W.L.; * If the FCC authorizes the operations proposed by Global Eagle, Telesat will take into consideration the power density levels associated with such operations in all future satellite network coordination with adjacent satellite operators. Sincerely Yours, BAHRAM BORNA Senior Systems Engineer Telesat Telesat +« Tel: 613—748—8700 + Information: http://www.telesat.com


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