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For assistance with using ECFS, please contact the ECFS Help Desk at 202-418-0193 or via email at ECFSHelp@fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission Filings & Proceedings SEARCH Submit a FILING Check filing STATUS User HELP Search for Filings Search for Proceedings Browse Popular Proceedings Standard Filing Express Comment Non-Docketed Filing Check Filing Status User Guide Opens a New Window. FAQ Accessibility Public API About Filing Detail ID110148569622 ProceedingGN 17-183 Name of FilerMichael Wahba, Champion Teleport,Inc Type of FilingCOMMENT Filing StatusDISSEMINATED Viewing StatusUnrestricted Date ReceivedOct 31, 2018 Date PostedNov 1, 2018 Address111 Byram Shore Road CityGreenwich StateCT Filer's / Author's ZIP 06830 Brief CommentChampion Teleport Inc is the surviving entity of AlphaStar. AlphaStar was one of the first four original satellite TV broadcasting companies. The company was established in 1995 and has a full-service Fixed- Satellite Service FSS earth station using C band, Ku band, Ka-band, and Microwave as well as C band and Ku Mobile Trucks. Because of the long history of the company, it accumulated thousands of clients in the USA and abroad. The company also has affiliations with other FSS earth stations in the USA and abroad. The main business of the company in C band is ON DEMAND satellite service for back up, backhauling, disasters recovery, emergencies and events, national, regional and local. Sometimes Broadband and TV serviced were offered to remote and rural areas. The services cover the entire USA market and almost every city in the country. Services were provided to government, business and consumer. Because it is ON DEMAND services, the clients can utilize the services as needed when needed for the year(s)), month (S) week( s) day(s) and of the hour(s). Rarely does the client plans or budget in advance for our services since he uses us or others FSS earth stations as needed or in emergencies Also, small operators like us cannot predict who are their clients in the future, typically needs for ON DEMAND services are not always known in advance. Champion Teleport, Inc is a small FSS earth station business which services mostly small business and remote as well as the rural market. The requirement by the FCC to register C band receive only dishes for the ON DEMAND satellite services faces resistance by our clients. This requirement could lead to the demise of ON DEMAND sector of satellite services. Major operators are more expensive and are not usually willing to accept ON DEMAND services nor are they equipped and trained to do it. Frankly it is a hassles for major players for this many small transactions involved in the ON DEMAND business. This does not mean the market for ON DEMAND C band satellite served is small, it is only unpredictable and involved huge amount of small transactions. It is difficult to get an ON DEMAND client to register C band receive only dishes. They are not willing to spend the money or the time to register. Also, they would not want a given FSS earth station to register for them to avoid being tied to them. If the ON DEMAND clients do not register their C band dishes by the deadline imposes by the FCC, small FSS earth stations will not have a future business as we can not guarantee protection from interference. This is a dilemma the FCC should help solve regarding the small FSS earth stations operators like ourselves who offer ON DEMAND services The FCC should ask three questions and hopefully answer them positively First, does the FCC wants to protect the small FSS earth stations segment of the satellite industry Second, does the FCC wants to protect the ON DEMAND C band satellite services? Third, what to do with future and unpredictable ON DEMAND clients, should they be protected or left open to interference. The current clients will not accept interference nor will the future clients. Without the protection of future ON DEMAND business small FSS earth stations will be demolished. We hope that the FCC help us avoid this fate. Contact Michael Wahba Email teleport@alphastar.com Phone 203 979 2700