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//$Order, AT&T, Mod/STA for Telstar 302, AD 3-31-95, DA 95-708$//
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                                Before the      DA 95-708
                     Federal Communications Commission
                         Washington, D.C.   20054

In the Matter of                         )
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AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH         )     File No. 55-DSS-ML-94
COMPANY)                                     
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Application for Modification of the Telstar    )
302 Domestic Fixed Satellite License     )
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and    )
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Application for Special Temporary        )     File No. 56-DSS-STA-94
Authority for the Telstar 302 Domestic   )
Fixed-Satellite                          )

                                   Order

       Adopted:    March 31, 1995              Released:April 5, 1995

By the Chief, Satellite and Radiocommunication Division:

       1.    American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) has filed an application
for authority to operate its Telstar 302 satellite in an inclined orbit mode. In addition, AT&T
has requested a six month extension of the satellite's operating authority.  The request is
unopposed.  For the reasons set forth below, we grant AT&T's application.

       2.    Telstar 302 is operating at the 85ø W.L. orbit location.  It  was
launched in August 1984 and commenced service in October 1984.  Its on-board
stationkeeping fuel is nearly depleted.  In order to continue to provide service to customers,
AT&T has requested an extension of Telstar 302's license term and authority to operate the
satellite in an inclined orbit mode.  AT&T states that continued operation of Telstar 302
would serve the public interest, especially in view of the launch failure of its Telstar 402
satellite.  According to AT&T, operating in an inclined orbit mode would prolong Telstar
302's operational life until services can be transitioned to other satellites.

       3.    We permit AT&T to operate Telstar 302 in an inclined orbit mode, thus
extending its operating life.  In addition, we extend operating authority for the satellite until
September 30, 1995.  This should allow AT&T sufficient time to transition customers now
receiving service from Telstar 302 to other satellites.  Grant of this modification will provide
an opportunity for the public to continue receiving services from Telstar 302.  Therefore, we
find that, pursuant to 47 U.S.C.  309, grant of these applications will serve the public
interest, convenience and necessity.

                             ORDERING CLAUSES

       4.    Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 0.261 of the
Commission's rules on delegations of authority, 47 C.F.R.  0.261, Application File No. 55-
DSS-ML-94 IS GRANTED and American Telephone and Telegraph Company IS
AUTHORIZED to operate the Telstar 302 satellite in an inclined orbit mode.

       5.    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that authority to operate the Telstar 302 satellite
in an inclined orbit mode is subject to the following conditions:

       (a)   American Telephone and Telegraph Company shall periodically
             correct the satellite attitude to achieve a stationary spacecraft
             antenna pattern on the surface of the Earth and centered on the
             satellite's designated service area.

       (b)   American Telephone and Telegraph Company shall control all
             interference to adjacent satellites, as a result of operating in an
             inclined orbit, to levels not to exceed that which would be
             caused by the satellite network operating without an inclined
             orbit.

       (c)   American Telephone and Telegraph Company can not claim
             protection in excess of the protection that would be received by
             the satellite network operating without an inclined orbit.

       (d)   American Telephone and Telegraph Company shall continue to
             maintain the space station at the authorized longitude orbital
             location in the geostationary satellite arc with the appropriate
             east-west stationkeeping tolerance. 

       6.    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that American Telephone and Telegraph
Company IS AUTHORIZED to operate its Telstar 302 satellite through September 30, 1995.

       7.    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this order is effective upon adoption. 

      FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION




      Thomas S. Tycz
      Chief, Satellite and Radiocommunication Division
      International Bureau