Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
August 21, 2014
DA 14-1218
Mr. William M. Wiltshire
Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP
1200 Eighteenth Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Re:    DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC, Application for Authority to Launch and Operate 
DIRECTV 15 at 102.75º W.L., IBFS File No. SAT-LOA-20140604-00055 (Call 
Sign S2925)
Dear Mr. Wiltshire:
On June 4, 2004, DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC (DIRECTV) filed the above-captioned application 
for authority to launch and operate the Ka-band payload on the DIRECTV 15 satellite (Call Sign S2925).  
The application also requested authority to launch, but not operate, the 12/17 GHz Direct Broadcast 
Satellite payload hosted on DIRECTV 15 as well.  For reasons discussed below, we dismiss the
application as defective, without prejudice to re-filing.
1
Section 25.112 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.112, requires the Commission to 
return, as unacceptable for filing, any space station application that is not substantially complete, contains 
internal inconsistencies, or does not substantially comply with the Commission’s rules. DIRECTV’s 
application does not provide complete technical information about the proposed space station in the 
attached Schedule S form, as required by Section 25.114(b) of the Commission’s rules.
2
  Specifically, 
DIRECTV’s Schedule S is incomplete for the following reasons:
? The data that populates Tables S10 (Transponders) and S13 (Typical Emissions) is 
missing.
? Isotropic Antenna Gain information in items S7 (c) and (d) (Antenna Beam 
Characteristics) is missing.
In addition, although not grounds for dismissal, we note that DIRECTV incorrectly indicated 
“Space” rather than “Earth” in Item S6 (b) (Service Area Characteristics), and in section 5.1 of 
                                                          
1
If DIRECTV re-files an application in which the deficiencies identified in this letter have been corrected, but is 
otherwise identical to the one dismissed, it need not pay an application fee.  See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1111(d).
2
47 C.F.R. § 25.114 (b) (“A comprehensive proposal shall be submitted for each proposed space station on the FCC 
Form 312, Main Form and Schedule S.”). A Schedule S form is required for any space station application because it 
organizes existing data requirements into a standard format that can be captured in our licensing database, which 
makes it easier to ensure that applicants comply with our technical requirements.  Amendment of the Commission’s 
Space Station Licensing Rules and Policies, Third Report and Order and Second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 18 
FCC Rcd 15306, 13492, ¶ 11 (2003).
                                                               Federal Communications Commission                                      DA 14-1218
2
DIRECTV’s application and on the stand-alone page titled “Requested Frequencies” DIRECTV 
incorrectly states that it will use the “29.25-25.29 GHz” frequency band as opposed to, we believe, the 
“29.25-29.5 GHz” frequency band. 
Accordingly, pursuant to Section 25.112(a) (1) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.112(a) 
(1), and Section 0.261 of the Commission’s rules on delegations of authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, we 
dismiss the application of DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC without prejudice to re-filing. 
Sincerely,
Jose P. Albuquerque
Chief, Satellite Division
International Bureau