Spectrum Five Again Seeks to Enter US DBS Market

Spectrum Five is yet again hoping to offer direct broadcast service in the U.S. In an FCC International Bureau filing Wednesday, the company asked for a declaratory ruling letting it enter the U.S. market with a Netherlands-authorized satellite operating at 95.15 degrees west. It asked the same in September, days after surrendering its license authorizing launch and operation of a satellite service (see 1609070052), and the bureau in March authorized the petition, but the firm said it then didn't post the required bond. "If this petition is granted, it is able and willing to post the bond," Spectrum Five said now.