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                                                                  DA 95-945

                                Before the
                     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION   
                          Washington, D.C.  20554


In the Matter of

Preparation for International            )
Telecommunication Union World            )        IC Docket No. 94-31
Radiocommunication Conferences           )                    


                                   ORDER

     Adopted:  April 27, 1995         Released:  April 27, 1995

By the Chief, International Bureau:

     1.    CTA Commercial Systems, Inc., E-SAT, Inc., Final Analysis Communication
Services, Inc., GE American Communications, Inc., Leo One USA Corporation, Orbital
Communications Corporation, and STARSYS Global Positioning, Inc., request an extension of time
of thirty days or until May 15, 1995, to file supplemental reply comments in response to the Second
Notice of Inquiry in this proceeding.  By a previous order, the deadline for reply comments was
extended from March 21 to April 14, 1995.  

      2.    Movants are applicants or licensees to construct and operate non-voice non-
geostationary mobile satellite service (NVNG MSS) systems.  They state that the additional time is
needed to complete on-going field tests and sharing studies that will provide information on the
suitability of certain frequency bands for use by NVNG MSS.  This information, they assert, would
assist the Commission in preparing proposals for international allocations for NVNG MSS at the
upcoming World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-95).  

      3.    This proceeding solicits public comment on a broad range of issues to support the
Commission's preparations for WRC-95 which will be convened by the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Geneva, Switzerland, on October 23, 1995.  The result of this
proceeding will be the Commission's recommended U.S. proposals for WRC-95.  These
recommended proposals will be considered by the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) and the Department of State in adopting final U.S. proposals for the
conference.  Final U.S. proposals need to be submitted to the ITU in Geneva at the end of June in
order to meet the ITU's schedule for timely submitted proposals.
            4.    As we noted in the previous Order, the Bureau is committed to completing this
proceeding on a timely basis and, in light of the rapidly approaching ITU proposal deadline, we stated
that we could not consider any further extensions.   We recognize, however, the importance of the
continuing work of the NVNG MSS proponents and its potential to assist the U.S. in formulating
proposals for MSS allocations below 1 GHz.  Thus, although we will deny the motion for extension
of time, we will informally consider late supplemental comments should they be received before the
proposals are final.

      5.    Accordingly, the motion for an extension of time IS DENIED.


                              Federal Communications Commission



                              Scott Blake Harris
                              Chief, International Bureau