SES-3 FCC Approved -- SES-3 Goes Live June 7th 2015

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The FCC approved SES-3 for C and Ku band operation.

Someone posted a link to the paperwork on the FCC's site, so I assume that we will see a transition over the next few months. The weird skew will go away.

Here is quote from the document:

The application of SES Americom, Inc. (SES Americom) to operate the SES-3 satellite as a replacement
for the AMC-l satellite (Call Sign S2445) at the 103° W.L. orbital location, IBFS File No. SAT-RPL-
20121228-00227, as amended by TBFS File No. SAT-AMD-20131113-00132, IS GRANTED.1

It was approved yesterday, 4/2/15. I attached the PDF from the FCC website.
 

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Ke4est and others, I edited my post and included the PDF from the FCC website.

Hope that clears it up. I wouldn't intentionally try to mislead.
 
Exactly, one can't predict the future but C-Band birds are still going up and there is nothing that will replace C-Band in every situation. So it's logical to think it will be around for some time to come.
 
Give SES Americom a call and voice your concern and tell them to save our c-band. If the FCC takes the spectrum for Cell companies, then they will. There are other options for content delivery than c-band. Everyone needs to take a deep breath and just go with flow, remember it's just TV!.
 
"Save our C-band" isn't about losing the band or not launching satellites. It is about the possibility of sharing the band with terrestrial services and the difficulties that hobbyist with "small" 8-10 dishes will have living near suburban areas. C-band will still be used for satellite distribution, but there will be potential technical challenges if they approve shared terrestrial/satellite usage.

This isn't an FCC ruling or decision, but rather an international committee that oversees spectrum usage and coordination.
 
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