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Report No. SPB-124                                 April 24, 1998

               SATELLITE POLICY BRANCH INFORMATION:
                 APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING
                 And Errata to Report No. SPB-122

     The applications listed below have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing. 
The Commission reserves the right to return any of the applications if, upon further examination, it
is determined the application is not in conformance with the Commission's Rules or its policies. 
Petitions, oppositions and other pleadings filed in response to this notice should conform to Section
25.154 of the Commission's rules, unless otherwise noted.  47 C.F.R.  25.154.

PanAmSat Licensee Corporation              File No. 106-SAT-ML-98

          PanAmSat Licensee Corporation has filed an application for modification to extend
     the license term of its PAS-1 satellite.  The license term for the PAS-1 expires June
     28, 1998.  PanAmSat expects PAS-1 to remain operational for an additional five years
     and is seeking to the modify the license to extend its term the earlier of either: (1) five
     years from the license expiration date or (2) the date a replacement satellite for PAS-1
     has been successfully placed into orbit and its operations fully conform to the terms
     and conditions of its space station authorization.  Alternatively, PanAmSat requests
     a grant of special temporary authority to continue to operate PAS-1 for a period of
     180 days following the expiration of its license  (see File No. 107-SAT-STA-98).

Loral Space & Communications Ltd.         File Nos. 111-SAT-ML-98

          Loral Space & Communications Ltd. has filed an application for modification of its
     authorization to construct, launch and operate its Loral-1 hybrid C/Ku-band satellite. 
     (See Loral Space & Communications Ltd., 11 FCC Rcd 13788 (1996), 11 FCC Rcd
     20441 (1996).)  In its application, Loral (1) clarifies that the coverage area of the
     satellite will be North America; (2) requests authority to employ twenty-four 36 MHz
     Ku-band transponders in lieu of the thirty-two 27 Mhz Ku-band transponders
     previously authorized; (3) increases the C-band transponder power as a result of using
     37 watt travelling wave tube amplifiers; and (4) describes minor engineering changes
     designed to improve the spacecraft efficiency.  



Teledesic LLC                                File No. 195-SAT-ML-97

          On January 13, 1998, the Chief of the Satellite and Radiocommunication Division
     requested Teledesic LLC to clarify and submit additional information regarding its
     application for minor modification of its license.  (Letter from Thomas T. Tycz to
     Mark A. Grannis, counsel for Teledesic LLC (dated January 13, 1998).)  Teledesic
     LLC, submitted its response to this letter on March 23, 1998.  The Commission seeks
     comment on this submission.  

          Responses to this submission should be submitted on or before May 11, 1998, and
     replies on or before May 21, 1998.




Errata to Public Notice, Report No. SPB-122:

          In Report No. SPB-122 the file number listed for TEMPO Satellite, Inc.'s application
     for extension of time was listed incorrectly as 98-SAT-EXT-98.  The correct file
     number for TEMPO's application is 94-SAT-EXT-98.  All subsequent
     correspondence regarding this application should be referenced as follows:

     TEMPO Satellite, Inc.                                  File No. 94-SAT-EXT-98



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