Recent DISH/ECHOSTAR FCC Actions

[Scott Greczkowski]

SAT-STA-20100917-00193 E S2811
Grant of Authority Effective Date: 09/20/2010
Special Temporary Authority
EchoStar Corporation

On September 20, 2010, the Satellite Division granted, with conditions, special temporary authority to EchoStar Corporation to operate the
EchoStar 15 satellite over Channels 23 and 24 at 61.55 W.L. for 30 days, commencing on September 18, 2010

SAT-T/C-20090217-00026 E S2439

Effective Date: 09/17/2010
TO:
No. of Station(s) listed: 1
EchoStar Corporation
Grant of Authority
FROM:
Current Licensee:
QuetzSat, S. de R.L. de C.V.
EchoStar Corporation
Transfer of Control

EchoStar Corporation

On September 17, 2010, the Satellite Division consented to the transfer of control of the EchoStar 8 space station, authorized to operate by the Federal Communications Commission in the 12.2-12.7 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 17.3-17.8 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands at the 77º W.L. orbital location, from EchoStar Corporation to QuetzSat, S. de R.L. de C.V., operating under authorization from the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes and the Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones of Mexico. Consent to this transfer will become effective at 04:01 UTC, September 22, 2010, at which time EchoStar's FCC authorization for EchoStar 8 will be terminated.

SAT-T/C-20090217-00027 E S2739
Effective Date: 09/17/2010
TO:
No. of Station(s) listed: 1
EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation
Grant of Authority
FROM:
Current Licensee:
QuetzSat, S. de R.L. de C.V.
DISH Operating L.L.C.
Transfer of Control

DISH Operating L.L.C.

On September 17, 2010, the Satellite Division consented to the transfer of control of the EchoStar 1 space station, authorized to operate by the Federal Communications Commission in the 12.2-12.7 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 17.3-17.8 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency bands at the 77.15º W.L. orbital location, from DISH Operating L.L.C. to QuetzSat, S. de R.L. de C.V., operating under authorization from the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes and the Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones of Mexico. Consent to this transfer will become effective at 04:01 UTC, September 22, 2010, at which time Echo's FCC authorization for EchoStar 1 will be terminated.

 

[Jim S.]

So what's going on with 77º? Is Dish going to lease transponders from QuetzSat, or are they giving up on the slot?

 

[sundude90]

Looks like they don't own it anymore. What's going on Scott?

 

[whatchel1]

Trade?

Looks like E* traded off E* 1(at 77) for all the rest of the tps available for use on E* 15 (at 61.5). E*1 (at 77) has just been idling so to speak what we see here in N.A. is E*8.

 

[Jim S.]

But it says they also gave up E8.

 

[mike123abc]

Dish is not giving up anything. 72.7 is a Canadian slot so when Dish put one of its satellites at 72.7 they had to lease it to a Canadian company and put it under Canadian control. The same with 129. When the Canadian companies got their own satellites launched, Dish got its satellites back, and they were moved under FCC control.

77 is a Mexico slot. So, when Dish wants to put one of their satellites at 77 they have to lease it to a Mexican company (QuetzSat) and have them operate it (and Dish leases the TPs back from them). QuetzSat will be launching their own satellite, when they do the Dish satellites will move out of 77 and go back to Dish/FCC control.

61.5 is a US slot. Dish owns 30 of the 32 transponders. Due to a series of lawsuits against the FCC, the FCC cannot sell these remaining transponders to Dish until a new method of allocating the unallocated transponder frequencies is finally worked out (there are 2 more empty satellite slots out west that also fall under this). So, for years now Dish has had to get permission to temporarily use the slots. Dish used to get 6 months at a time permission when E3 was there and could not broadcast on Dish owned frequencies. Now that Dish has a new satellite that will do all 30 Dish owned freqencies, it is not viewed as an emergency so, Dish now only can get 30 day permission to use the 2 unallocated TPs. So, Dish has to apply each month to continue using them.

The whole 61.5 thing is silly. The FCC should just let Dish use them until they figure out how to sell them. But, I guess that it is just typical government red tape.

 

[bill42]

Thanks for the explanation Mike

 

[cditty]

Yes, Mike... Thanks for that.

 

[navychop]

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