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Report No. SPB-122                                  April 7, 1998

               SATELLITE POLICY BRANCH INFORMATION:
                 APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING

     The applications listed below have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing. 
The Commission reserves the right to return any of the applications if, upon further examination, it
is determined the application is not in conformance with the Commission's Rules or its policies. 
Petitions, oppositions and other pleadings filed in response to this notice should conform to Section
25.154 of the Commission's rules, unless otherwise noted.  47 C.F.R.  25.154.

TEMPO Satellite, Inc.                      File No. 98-SAT-EXT-98

          TEMPO Satellite, Inc. has filed an application for extension of its authorization to
     operate a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) system.  TEMPO requests that the
     Commission confirm TEMPO's compliance with due diligence requirements or, in the
     alternative, extend its DBS authorization for a period of at least six months following
     review by the International Bureau, and if required, the full Commission of the
     applications to transfer control of TEMPO from its parent company, TCI Satellite
     Entertainment, Inc. to PRIMESTAR, Inc. and to assign the permit for a DBS system
     from MCI Telecommunications Corp. to PRIMESTAR LHC, Inc.  (See File Nos. 91-
     SAT-TC-97 AND 106-SAT-AL-97).

          Comments should be submitted no later than April 14, 1998, and replies on or before
     April 16, 1998.  Service copies of all comments should be hand-delivered to all
     parties.  Alternatively, for pleadings filed from outside the Washington, D.C.
     metropolitan area, service on all parties should be by overnight courier.


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