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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  445  12th  STREET  S.  W.  WASHINGTON  D.  C.  20554 
 News  media  information  202-  418-  0500 
 Fax-  On-  Demand  202-  418-  2830;  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  (or  ftp.  fcc.  gov) 
 TTY  (202)  418-  2555 


 Friday  November  16,  2001  SAT-  00090  Report  No. 


 Applications  Accepted  for  Filing 
 SATELLITE  POLICY  BRANCH  INFORMATION 


 The  applications  listed  below  have  been  found,  upon  initial  review,  to  be  acceptable  for  filing.  The  Commission  reserves 
 the  right  to  return  any  of  the  applications  if,  upon  further  examination,  it  is  determined  the  application  is  not  in 
 conformance  with  the  Commission's  rules  or  its  policies.  Petitions,  oppositions  and  other  pleadings  filed  in  response  to 
 this  notice  should  conform  to  Section  25.154  of  the  Commission's  rules,  unless  otherwise  noted.  47  C.  F.  R.  §  25.154. 


 S2231  SAT-  MOD-  20011025-  00090  ECHOSTAR  SATELLITE  CORPORATION 
 Modification 


 EchoStar  Satellite  Corporation  has  filed  an  application  for  modification  of  its  EchoStar  2  Direct  Broadcast  Satellite  Service  (DBS) 
 satellite.  EchoStar  seeks  authority  to  relocate  EchoStar  2  from  the  119°  W.  L.  orbital  location  to  the  148°  W.  L.  orbital  location  and 
 to  operate  the  satellite  over  the  eight  even-  numbered  channels  that  are  already  licensed  to  EchoStar  at  that  location. 


 S2231  SAT-  STA-  20011025-  00091  ECHOSTAR  SATELLITE  CORPORATION 
 Special  Temporary  Authority 


 EchoStar  Satellite  Corporation  has  filed  a  request  for  Special  Temporary  Authority  to  move  its  EchoStar  2  Direct  Broadcast  Satellite 
 Service  (DBS)  satellite  from  the  119°  W.  L.  orbital  location  to  the  148°  W.  L.  orbital  location  and  to  operate  the  satellite  over  16 
 even-  numbered  channels  at  that  location  for  a  period  of  180  days.  EchoStar  has  operating  authority  for  24  DBS  channels  (all  16 
 odd-  numbered  channels  and  even  channels  2-  16)  at  148°  W.  L.  EchoStar  operates  the  16  odd-  numbered  channels  over  its  EchoStar  1 
 satellite.  In  its  modification  application  (File  No.  SAT-  MOD-  20011025-  00090),  EchoStar  seeks  authority  to  operate  EchoStar  2  over 
 even-  numbered  channels  2  through  16.  In  this  STA,  EchoStar  requests  authority  to  operate  over  those  8  channels  and  to  operate  over 
 the  remaining  8  even-  numbered  channels  (18  -  32)  which  are  not  licensed  to  any  entity. 


 For  more  information  concerning  this  Notice,  contact  the  Satellite  and  Radiocommunication  Division  at  202-  418-  0719; 
 TTY  202-  418-  2555. 


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