The FCC International Bureau allowed Intelsat to continue operating a C-band satellite at 129...
The FCC International Bureau allowed Intelsat to continue operating a C-band satellite at 129 degrees west without being subject to competing applications. The bureau granted Intelsat’s petition, which was filed after the company had to use a C-band station intended…
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for that orbital location as an emergency replacement for a failed satellite, the bureau said in a memorandum opinion and order (http://xrl.us/bnricq). Intelsat didn’t lose its C-band replacement expectancy at the location “simply by choosing to redeploy Galaxy 12 to 133 degrees west as an emergency replacement,” the bureau said. The bureau also said Intelsat has lost its replacement expectancy in the Ku-band for the 11.7-12.2 GHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz frequencies at 120 degrees west, “and we will make these frequencies available for reassignment,” it said.