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Report No. SPB-149                                  July 30, 1999
                                                                 
   INTERNATIONAL BUREAU SATELLITE POLICY BRANCH INFORMATION:  
    IN THE MATTER OF PANAMSAT CORPORATION REQUEST FOR SPECIAL 
TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO OPERATE A SPACE STATION 
                   AT 60 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE

     The proceeding captioned above is an adjudicative proceeding, including several related
filings, and is generally restricted under the Commission's ex parte rules.  See 47 C.F.R. 
1.1202(d) and 1.1208.  The filings in this proceeding raise complex technical, legal and policy
issues, and a regional satellite organization, ANDESAT S.A., is a party.  ANDESAT S.A. is a
limited liability company organized pursuant to Resolution No. 395 of the Andean Community. 
The Member States of the Andean Community are Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia and
Venezuela.  Given the interests of the Andean countries in this proceeding and the sensitivities of
communications between governments, we therefore, modify the ex parte procedures for this
proceeding.  The proceeding shall be treated on a non-restricted, permit-but-disclose, basis.  47
C.F.R.  1.1200(a), 1.1206 and 1.1208, Note 2.

     Accordingly, effective July 30, 1999, ex parte presentations relating to this proceeding
are subject to the disclosure requirements set forth in Section 1.1206 of the Commission's rules. 
47 C.F.R.  1.1206.  The file numbers of the adjudicative proceeding are as follows:

     In the Matter of PANAMSAT Corporation Request for Special Temporary 
     Authority to Operate a Space Station at 60 degrees West Longitude: 
     File Nos. SAT-STA-19990205-00019, SAT-STA-19990216-00031, SAT-STA-    
          19990302-00022, SAT-STA-19990407-00036, SAT-STA-19990621-00068.

     This action is taken pursuant to authority found in Sections 4(i) and 303 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  154(i) and 303; and pursuant to
Sections 0.51, 0.261 and 1.1200(a) of the Commission's Rules.

By the Chief, International Bureau
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