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SES Seeks OK to Be Sole Licensee of AMC-8

Alascom no longer is a big user of the C-band payload on AMC-8 and wants to give up its position as joint licensee alongside SES, SES said in an FCC International Bureau application Monday seeking to be the satellite's sole…

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licensee. SES said the FCC traditionally has assessed Alascom a regulatory fee of 71% of the total amount, reflecting that company's use of most of AMC-8's transponders, but starting with FY 2020 the FCC should assess the full annual regulatory fee on it.