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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:  March 26, 1999           Released:  March 26, 1999  

By the Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology:

     1.  On March 25, 1999, the Satellite Coalition ("SC") submitted a motion to the Commission to extend
the reply comment date in the above captioned proceeding.  SC states that the initial comments include several
significant and voluminous technical appendices to be reviewed.  Given the important and complex issues raised
in this proceeding, SC believes that it would serve the public interest to extend the reply comment date to April
14, 1999.

     2.  Although the Commission does not routinely grant extensions of time in rule making proceedings,
we agree with the SC that the technical and policy issues in this proceeding are complex and we hope that
providing more time will enable all interested parties to submit information that will be materially beneficial
to the record in this proceeding.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the date for filing reply comments in
the above captioned proceeding IS EXTENDED to April 14, 1999.

     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