FCC Approves Satellite Transfer

[windhunde]

From the FCC International Bureau Home Page...

10-12-05
Rainbow DBS Company LLC, Assignor and EchoStar Satellite LLC, Assignee
Comment : In this Order, we grant the applications of Rainbow DBS Company LLC and EchoStar Satellite L.L.C. for consent to assign from Rainbow DBS to EchoStar authority to operate a direct broadcast satellite.

 

[riffjim4069]

Well, it's about time...bring on VOOM21 and new HD channels!!!

 

[BFG]

finally.......

except I don't see it here - http://www.fcc.gov/transaction/echostar-rainbow.html

where did you find it?

Ok here it is - http://www.fcc.gov/ib/

 

[dfergie]

Alright!!!

 

[windhunde]

I don't have enough karma to post links... but if you go to the international bureau home page - www.fcc.gov/ib/ it is the top news item.

The orders don't seem to be up yet though.

Dan

finally.......

except I don't see it here -

where did you find it?

 

[hancox]

it's on http://www.fcc.gov/ib/ - looks like they haven't posted the exact txt/pdf/doc files yet

 

[riffjim4069]

Posted the PDF below...

 

[Keng52]

What does this ruling mean and when do you think we will see the results?

 

[riffjim4069]

In a nutshell, it means that E* owns Rainbow-1 and it's TP frequencies, the SD uplink facility, and the two temporary TPs (23 and 24) for a period of 180 day of 29 Sept 2005. Apparently, they must have convined the FCC they needed Rainbow-1 and TPs in order to comply with the single dish SHVERA requirement, and they appear to have promised to use Rainbow-1 to broadcast additional HD channels (VOOM11 and others). None of this is new...it's just been on hold for 227 days.