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EchoStar - Rainbow
FCC Docket No. 05-72
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EchoStar Satellite L.L.C. (Assignor) and Rainbow DBS Company LLC (Assignee) Seek Approval for the Assignment of FCC Licenses and Authorizations Held by Rainbow DBS Company LLC to EchoStar Satellite L.L.C. See the Public Notice for more information...



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10/12/05 - Day 227

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Orders & Public Notices

10/12/05
Assignment of FCC Licenses and Authorizations Held by Rainbow DBS to EchoStar.
MO&O: Word | Acrobat

2/25/05
EchoStar Satellite L.L.C. (Assignor) and Rainbow DBS Company LLC (Assignee) Seek Approval for the Assignment of FCC Licenses and Authorizations Held by Rainbow DBS Company LLC to EchoStar Satellite L.L.C. Applications Accepted for Filing; Pleading Cycle Established.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat


Record Documents

Below is a list of record documents in reverse chronological order.

10/5/05
Comment filed by Satellite Guys.US

7/23/05
Letter filed by Dominion Satellite Video, Inc.

5/5/05
Request for Expedited Consideration filed by EchoStar Satellite, L.L.C. and Rainbow DBS Company LLC and Cablevision Systems Corporation

4/29/05
Withdrawal of Joint Petition to Deny filed by VOOM HD, LLC and The Association of Consumers to Preserve and Promote DBS Competition

4/18/05
Reply to Opposition to Joint Petitions to Deny filed by The Association of Consumers To Preserve and Promote DBS Competition

4/12/05
Opposition to the Joint Petition to Deny filed by Rainbow DBS Company LLC and EchoStar Satellite L.L.C.

3/28/05
Joint Petition to Deny filed by Voom HD, LLC and The Association of Consumers to Preserve and Promote DBS Competition

3/15/05
Comment of Roland Behunin


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Application Documents
  • 2/11/05 Application:
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Background

On January 28, 2005, EchoStar Satellite L.L.C. (“EchoStar”) and Rainbow DBS Company LLC (“Rainbow DBS”) filed applications pursuant to section 310(d) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, seeking consent to assign authority held by Rainbow DBS to operate a Direct Broadcast Satellite (“DBS”) space station, Rainbow 1, at the 61.5º W.L. orbital location, and the associated earth station facilities at the Black Hawk site in Rapid City, South Dakota, to EchoStar. Specifically, the assignment request includes Rainbow’s authorization to operate Rainbow 1, call sign DBS 8701, at 6l.5º W.L. on 11 odd-numbered channels (channels 1-21), the Special Temporary Authority (“STA”) to operate on 2 additional DBS channels at that orbital location (channels 23 and 24), and the license to operate the Black Hawk Earth Station, call sign E020248. See the Public Notice for more information...


Contacts
  • Satellite Division, International Bureau: (202) 418-0719


last reviewed/updated on 10/12/05 


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