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From: pcstel	3/24/2010 2:43:09 PM
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There was a Barclays Capital Equity Research CC on the National Broadband Plan. I can not post the pdf/ slides associated with it because it is "proprietary information" Here is what the slides indicated.. *************** Page 25 Impact on Big LEO MSS Systems • “Big LEO” MSS allocation: 1610-1626.5 MHz and 2483.5-2500 MHz • Iridium and Globalstar operate big fleets of fast-moving, low earth orbit satellites in these frequencies • The Plan will ease access for terrestrial use to roughly 10 megahertz in the 2.4 GHz band • Impact • Globalstar Thrown a Lifeline • Gaps in failing Globalstar network likely to be overlooked by FCC Globalstar survives to see launch of its replacement fleet • No Benefit for Iridium • No 2.4 GHz spectrum • 1.6 GHz/L-band spectrum is used for transmit AND receive functions. Introduction of an ATC component difficult, maybe impossible. ********************************* Page 26 Impact on S-band MSS Systems • S-band MSS allocation: 2000-2020 MHz and 2180- 2200 MHz • TerreStar and DBSD each have 20 megahertz allocations (paired 10 megahertz blocks for transmit and receive) • The Plan proposes to ease access for terrestrial use to full 40 megahertz available S-band MSS spectrum • Impact • Odds of survival improve for TerreStar and DBSD if onerous gating criteria eliminated • Persistent rumors that FCC wants to eliminate MSS from this band altogether • If re-tooled MSS business plans for these operators fail, expect repurposing and auction • No lifeline communications on these satellites yet; proximity to existing terrestrial networks makes it attractive spectrum for CMRS players • Relaxed spare satellite and network coverage rules improve odds PCSTEL

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