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First Round

On May 25, 2001, eight orders were released that relate to the first Ka-band processing round. The Commission adopted four of these orders; the International Bureau adopted four on delegated authority. These orders address most of the outstanding issues pertaining to the first Ka-band processing round and will allow the Bureau to focus on pending second-round applications.
  • Documents
    1. MS Word - DA011287_Loral_Milestone_Order.doc
    2. MS Word - GE_DA_01_1286.doc
    3. MS Word - MorningStar_FCC_01_179.doc
    4. MS Word - NetSat_DA_01_1284.doc
    5. MS Word - PanAmSat_FCC_01_178.doc
    6. MS Word - VisionStar_DA_01_1285.doc
    7. MS Word - FCC_01_164.doc
    8. MS Word - FCC_01_172.doc
Second Round

Second Round Ka-Band Orders. Issued eleven Orders authorizing Ka-band operation for ten GSO FSS service providers and one license for Ka-band feeder links to support a recently-licensed 2 GHz mobile-satellite system (Celsat America, Inc.), at a total of 34 orbit locations. Additionally, the Order for Pacific Century Group, Inc., was issued in the form of a "reservation of spectrum" to allow the applicant to operate GSO satellites, approved by the United Kingdom, to operate in the United States. Orders were issued for: CAI Data Systems, Inc., Celsat America, Inc., DirectCom Networks, Inc.; Hughes Communications, Inc.; KaStarCom World Satellite, LLC; Lockheed Martin Corporation; Loral Cyberstar, Inc.; Pacific Century Group, Inc.; PanAmSat Corporation; Pegasus Development Corporation; and TRW, Inc. The Second Round licenses awarded to Hughes Communications, Inc.; Loral Cyberstar, Inc.; and PanAmSat Corporation expand the number of satellites for these licensees' systems that were authorized in the Ka-band First Round.

  • Documents
    1. MS Word - 2nd_round_assignment_order_final.doc
    2. MS Word - caidata_2nd_round_da01_1681.doc
    3. MS Word - celsat_2nd_round_da01_1682.doc
    4. MS Word - directcom_2nd_round_da01_1683.doc
    5. MS Word - echostar_2nd_round_da01_1684.doc
    6. MS Word - ge_americom_2nd_round_da01_1685.doc
    7. MS Word - hughes_2nd_round_order_da01_1686.doc
    8. MS Word - kastar_2nd_round_da01_1687.doc
    9. MS Word - lockheed_2nd_round_order_da01_1688.doc
    10. MS Word - loral_2nd-round_order_da01_1689.doc
    11. MS Word - pacific_2nd_round_order_da01_1690.doc
    12. MS Word - panamsat_2nd_round_order_da01_1691.doc
    13. MS Word - pegasus_2nd_round_8301final.doc
    14. MS Word - trw_2nd_round_order_da01_1694.doc
    15. MS Word - pegasus_erratum_81501a.doc 8/17/01


last reviewed/updated on 5/16/02 


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