International Bureau Asks for More Market Access Answers From Spectrum Five

The FCC International Bureau wants further explanation of why Spectrum Five turned down U.S. market access only to seek it again days later. In a letter Tuesday to Spectrum Five President David Wilson, Satellite Division Chief Jose Albuquerque set a May 2 deadline for the company to explain why it declined on April 3 its grant of market access for a 17/24 GHz broadcast satellite service satellite at 95.15 degrees west, and what changed by April 11, when it re-petitioned for that same access (see 1704120013). The FCC also asked Spectrum Five to confirm that whatever prevented it from posting bond after receiving its market access grant in March has been resolved and that the company will be able to accept the grant of market access if that petition is granted within the next six months.