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                            Before the
                Federal Communications Commission
                      Washington, D.C. 20554

In the Matter of                )
                                )
Amendment of Parts 2 and 25 of the )    ET Docket No. 98-206
Commission's Rules to Permit Operation of)   RM-9147
NGSO and FSS Systems Co-Frequency with) RM-9245
GSO and Terrestrial Systems in the Ku-Band)
Frequency Range                 )
                   and          )
Amendment of the Commission's Rules to)
Authorize Subsidiary Terrestrial Use of the)
12.2-12.7 GHz Band by Direct Broadcast)
Satellite Licensees and Their Affiliates)
                                 
                             ORDER

     Adopted:  February 4, 1999         Released:  February 5, 1999  

By the Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology:

     1.  On February 1, 1999, the Boeing Company ("Boeing") submitted a motion to the Commission to
extend the comment and reply comment dates in the above captioned proceeding.  Boeing states that it would
like to incorporate into their comments detailed technical information being developed by the International
Telecommunications Union, Radiocommunication Bureau, Joint Task Group 4-9-11 ("JTG 4-9-11").  Boeing
argues that since a JTG 4-9-11 meeting recently concluded on January 29, 1999, commenters have little more
than two weeks to analyze the outputs of the meeting and incorporate them into their comments.  Boeing
believes that extending the comment and reply comment dates by two weeks would permit parties to engage
in a more in depth analysis of the JTG 4-9-11 information.  

     2.  Although the Commission does not routinely grant extensions of time in rule making proceedings,
we find that Boeing has demonstrated that providing more time will enable all interested parties to submit
additional information that will be materially beneficial to the record in this proceeding.  Accordingly, IT IS
ORDERED that the date for filing comments and reply comments in the above captioned proceeding IS
EXTENDED to March 2, 1999, and March 29, 1999, respectively.

     3.  This action is taken pursuant to the authority found in Section 4(i) and 303 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  154(i) and 303; and pursuant to Sections 0.31, 0.241 and 1.46 of the
Commission's Rules, 47 CFR   0.31, 0.241 and 1.46.

                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



                              Dale N. Hatfield
                              Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology