[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 77 (Tuesday, April 22, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19509-19515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9827]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 2
[ET Docket No. 95-18; FCC 97-93]
2 GHz for Use by the Mobile Satellite Service
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: By this action, the Commission allocates 70 megahertz of
spectrum at 1990-2025 MHz and 2165-2200 MHz to the Mobile-Satellite
Service (MSS), to become available January 1, 2000. In order to make
this spectrum available for MSS use, we are modifying the current
Broadcast Auxiliary Service (BAS), Cable Television Relay Service
(CARS), and Local Television Transmission Service (LTTS) allocation at
1990-2110 MHz by providing an allocation instead at 2025-2130 MHz and
proposing to rechannelize these latter services at 2 GHz, from seven
channels of 17- and 18-megahertz bandwidths to seven channels of 15-
megahertz bandwidth. This allocation will allow the United States to
participate in global MSS systems and realize the benefits to consumers
of such systems. The 70 megahertz will also provide sufficient
bandwidth for the operation of multiple service providers.
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 22, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean White, Office of Engineering and
Technology, (202) 418-2453.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's First
Report and Order, ET Docket 95-18, FCC 97-93, adopted March 13, 1997,
and released March 14, 1997. The full text of this Commission decision
is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in
the FCC Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington,
D.C., and also may be purchased from the Commission's duplication
contractor, International Transcription Service, (202) 857-3800, 2100 M
Street, N.W., Suite 140, Washington, D.C. 20037.
Summary of the First Report and Order
1. In the Report and Order, the Commission allocates 70 megahertz
of spectrum at 1990-2025 MHz and 2165-2200 MHz to the Mobile-Satellite
Service (MSS), effective January 1, 2000. In order to make this
spectrum available for MSS use, we are modifying the current Broadcast
Auxiliary Service (BAS), Cable Television Relay Service (CARS), and
Local Television Transmission Service (LTTS) allocation at 1990-2110
MHz by providing an allocation instead at 2025-2130 MHz and proposing
to rechannelize these latter services at 2 GHz, from seven channels of
17- and 18-megahertz bandwidths to seven channels of 15-megahertz
bandwidth. We are proposing reaccommodation of existing BAS and Fixed
Service (FS) operations in the 1990-2025 MHz, 2110-2130 MHz, and 2165-
2200 MHz bands in accordance with the policies we established in our
Emerging Technologies proceeding.1 We defer action on
technical parameters and licensing issues for MSS in the 2 GHz band.
Finally, we dispose of a related pioneer's preference request filed by
Celsat America, Inc. (Celsat).
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\1\ See In re Redevelopment of Spectrum to Encourage Innovation
in the Use of New Telecommunications Technologies (Emerging
Technologies), ET Docket 92-9, 57 FR 5993, February 19, 1992; First
Report and Order and Second NPRM of Proposed Rule Making, FCC 92-
437, 7 FCC Rcd. 6886 (1992), 57 FR 49020, October 29, 1992; Second
Report and Order, FCC 93-350, 8 FCC Rcd 6495 (1993), 58 FR 49220,
September 22, 1993; Third Report and Order and Memorandum Opinion
and Order, FCC 93-351, 8 FCC Rcd 6589 (1993), 58 FR 46547, September
2, 1993; Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 94-60, 9 FCC Rcd 1943
(1994), 59 FR 19642, April 25, 1994; Second Memorandum Opinion and
Order, FCC 94-303, 9 FCC Rcd. 7797 (1994), 59 FR 65501, December 20,
1994.
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A. Spectrum Allocation
2. We find that it is in the public interest to allocate spectrum
at 2 GHz to MSS. We note that the Radiocommunication Sector of the ITU
estimates that up to 206 megahertz of additional spectrum will be
needed for MSS by the year 2005. We believe that MSS would also provide
another option for mobile communications, and would provide
communications to underserved areas, such as rural and remote areas
where PCS, cellular, and other mobile services are less feasible. There
is clearly substantial interest in providing MSS communications in the
2 GHz band, as demonstrated by the ten commenters who indicated they
plan to provide mobile satellite service in the 2 GHz band.
3. We further find that it is in the public interest to allocate
the full 70 megahertz at 1990-2025 MHz (uplink) and 2165-2200 MHz
(downlink) to MSS as proposed, rather than a lesser amount. Because of
the projected need for more MSS spectrum internationally, WRC-95
reallocated the 2010-2025 MHz portion to MSS in Region 2, effective
January 1, 2005. As we stated in the NPRM 2, we believe that
any 2 GHz MSS allocation should be as consistent as possible with the
WARC-92 and WRC-95 allocations. This will help ensure truly universal
service. In making our domestic allocation, therefore, we are
supporting international plans for MSS in the 2 GHz band. We believe
that this allocation will allow the United States to participate in
global MSS systems and realize the benefits to consumers of such
systems. A 70 megahertz will also provide sufficient bandwidth for the
operation of multiple service providers.
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\2\ In re Amendment of Section 2.106 of the Commission's Rules
to Allocate Spectrum at 2 GHz for Use by the Mobile-Satellite
Service, ET Docket No. 95-18, Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 10 FCC
Rcd 3230, 3233 (1995), 60 FR 11644, March 2, 1995.
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4. Much of the spectrum for the proposed reallocation was
identified as appropriate spectrum for reallocation to emerging
technologies, such as MSS, in our Emerging Technologies proceeding.
Some parties complain of scarcity of replacement spectrum in the 6 and
11 GHz bands for 2 GHz incumbents. In our Emerging Technologies
proceeding, however, we reallocated the 1850-1990, 2110-2150, and 2160-
2200 MHz bands from FS to emerging technologies, a total of 220
megahertz. We made a total of 2,480 megahertz of spectrum available for
relocated FS licensees in the 4, 6, 10, and 11 GHz bands. Even though
some of the higher-frequency spectrum is shared with other services, we
believe that there is enough spectrum in those bands to accommodate
relocation of the incumbents of 220 megahertz of spectrum, including
the existing 2110-2130 MHz and 2165-2200 MHz FS licensees.
B. Relocation of Existing 1990-2025 MHz Band Services
5. The 1990-2025 MHz band is part of the 1990-2110 MHz band that is
currently allocated to BAS, CARS, and LTTS. For this proceeding, we
will collectively term these services BAS, and any changes in our
regulatory structure applicable to BAS will be equally applicable to
CARS and LTTS. We will treat CARS and LTTS in the same manner as BAS
because both CARS and LTTS are authorized users of the 1990-2025 MHz
band, and have invested in equipment to use the band, as has BAS. In
the NPRM, we observed
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that sharing between MSS and BAS is not feasible. We therefore proposed
to add 35 megahertz of spectrum to the upper end of the BAS band at
2110-2145 MHz and to relocate BAS incumbents currently occupying 1990-
2025 MHz to 2110-2145 MHz. This proposal would provide BAS with the
same amount of spectrum it currently has. As possible alternatives, we
inquired into the feasibility of requiring BAS incumbents to adopt more
spectrally efficient technology to operate in the remaining 85
megahertz at 2025-2110 MHz, or into the feasibility of moving all BAS
operations to a higher frequency band. We further proposed requiring
MSS providers to bear the cost of relocating the BAS incumbents.
6. Based on the record, we conclude that it is necessary to
relocate BAS in order to accommodate MSS in the 1990-2025 MHz band. As
we indicated in the NPRM, and the commenting parties agree, BAS and MSS
cannot share the spectrum without unacceptable mutual interference.
Therefore, to reallocate the 1990-2025 MHz band to MSS, it will be
necessary to clear this band of BAS.
7. We reject Motorola's suggestion that we remove BAS from the 2
GHz band entirely. We agree with commenters who point out that the 2
GHz band has ideal propagation characteristics for mobile services
including BAS, which must transmit along unengineered paths from
unpredictable locations.
8. BAS currently operates with 17-and 18-megahertz wide channels.
Comments from both MSS interests and broadcasting interests lead us to
believe that BAS may not need channels this wide, especially in light
of the fact that advances in radio technology since the current
channelization of BAS was established could make it possible for BAS to
transmit contribution-quality signals in somewhat narrower channels. On
the other hand, we do not agree with the position of the MSS community
that we should reduce BAS to 12-and 13-megahertz channels and mandate a
switch to digital transmission. We believe that a reduction of five
megahertz per channel is too severe to permit FM analog contribution-
quality BAS signals, and we do not believe that this is the appropriate
proceeding to determine whether or when BAS should convert to digital
format in conjunction with the development of digital television. Some
representatives of both industries, however, agree that BAS may be able
to operate with 15-megahertz channels. We conclude that the best
solution for BAS relocation is to reduce the BAS band at 2 GHz from 120
to 105 megahertz, and relocate the band from 1990-2110 MHz to 2025-2130
MHz. This would allow the resultant BAS band to be divided into seven
channels of 15 megahertz each, thus retaining the current capacity of
the BAS band. This solution is more spectrum-efficient than our primary
proposal in the NPRM of simply relocating the 120-megahertz BAS band
upward by 35 megahertz, and also more feasible than our alternate
proposal of reducing the BAS band to 85 megahertz. Further, this
solution will require the relocation of FS users from only 20 megahertz
at 2110-2130 MHz, rather than 35 megahertz at 2110-2145 MHz, as in our
primary proposal. However, we merely note here that a BAS band of 105
megahertz will allow seven BAS channels. Rather than mandating channels
in the new band, we explore possible alternate channelizations in the
Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making (Further NPRM), released March
14, 1997.
9. Relocating BAS will require retuning of BAS equipment, and in
many if not most cases replacing equipment or retrofitting equipment to
allow improved intermediate frequency bandpass and adjacent-channel
rejection, as pointed out by SBE. Because the new BAS band is in the
same region of the spectrum as the current BAS band, we anticipate that
no new facilities will need to be constructed. We do not foresee that
there will be any need physically to relocate or rebuild any
facilities. We are confident that the reaccommodation of BAS operations
can be accomplished by simply replacing or retrofitting current
equipment. The cost of all steps necessary for clearing the 1990-2025
MHz band for MSS operations will be borne by MSS operators. The Further
NPRM proposes rules and policies for clearing the 1990-2025 MHz band
for MSS.
C. Relocation of Existing 2165-2200 MHz Band Services
10. The 2165-2200 MHz band is currently allocated to private and
commercial FS, but has been reserved for emerging technologies, such as
MSS. In the NPRM, we stated that five higher bands have already been
allocated during our Emerging Technologies proceeding for
reaccommodation of the FS incumbents. We inquired whether sharing
between MSS and FS would be feasible, and whether FS incumbents should
be relocated. Finally, we proposed to require that MSS pay the costs of
relocating FS incumbents, where necessary. The majority of commenters
advocate applying the Emerging Technologies rules adopted in ET Docket
92-9.
11. We will provide for MSS sharing with, and any necessary
relocation of, FS incumbents in accordance with the policies set forth
in our Emerging Technologies proceeding. It is our policy to encourage
spectrum sharing between emerging technologies services and incumbent 2
GHz FS operations whenever technically feasible. Our rules do not
require relocation of incumbents unless and until the incumbents will
receive harmful interference from, or cause harmful interference to, a
new technology service. COMSAT and LQP have provided studies indicating
that sharing is possible on at least a short-term basis. At the same
time, Motorola and some FS service representatives have criticized
these studies, claiming that they fail to account for important
factors. MSS and FS industry groups are currently working under the
auspices of TIA to resolve differences over sharing models and adopt a
set of mutually agreed sharing criteria. We encourage these efforts,
and will consider the product of these efforts for inclusion in our
rules as the standard for evaluating the likelihood of unacceptable
MSS/FS interference. MSS cannot begin operations until its spectrum is
cleared of all FS licensees who would receive harmful interference from
MSS, but MSS will not be required to relocate any FS incumbent with
whom it can successfully share spectrum. If a specific FS operation
does not receive unacceptable levels of interference until several
years after the beginning of MSS operations, MSS will not be required
to relocate the FS licensee until that interference occurs. Where
sharing proves infeasible, however, we will allow the MSS operator to
relocate the incumbent FS operation to bands above 5 GHz. We will
address the precise mechanism for relocation in the Further NPRM.
D. Technical Parameters for MSS Systems
12. We are deferring consideration of these technical issues until
after we have accepted applications for system licenses in these bands.
We are not persuaded by arguments for or against restricting use of the
spectrum exclusively to either GSO or LEO systems. Either system can
provide global coverage, and while a GSO system offers many advantages
for domestic-only systems, we do not wish to rule out innovative
designs before they are submitted. Further, as Motorola pointed out, in
our proceeding to license Big LEO systems, we concluded that there was
no support for a finding
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that CDMA is inherently superior to TDMA as an access method. We
believe that the market will be the best judge of the relative
desirability of different access methods. We also believe that we will
be in a better position to determine whether and what power limits we
should adopt and to evaluate Celsat's proposal for a hybrid PCS/MSS
system after we have received license applications and supporting
documentation. Finally, we will address feeder link spectrum in
proceedings addressing those bands.
E. Licensing by Competitive Bidding
13. We will defer the decision on whether to license MSS in these
bands by competitive bidding until after we have accepted applications
for licensing. As many commenters point out, we will not know if there
is mutual exclusivity until we receive license applications. At that
point, we will decide whether engineering solutions or other methods
may solve mutual exclusivity, and if not, precisely how we will
structure auctions.
F. Disposition of Celsat's Pioneer's Preference Request
14. Our pioneer's preference rules were established to provide a
means of extending preferential treatment in our licensing processes to
parties that demonstrate their responsibility for developing new
communications services and technologies. A party awarded a pioneer's
preference receives the right to obtain a license to operate in the
service that it has innovated, using the design and technologies upon
which its award is based. The pioneer's preference rules ensure that
innovators have an opportunity to participate either in new services
which they take a lead in developing or in existing services which they
substantially enhance. A pioneer's preference applicant must persuade
us that its proposal is innovative, has merit, and that it is the
original developer of the innovation at issue.
15. Under the pioneer's preference rules, a necessary condition for
the award of a preference is that the applicant demonstrate that it has
developed the capabilities or possibilities of a new technology or
service, or demonstrate that it has brought the technology or service
to a more advanced or effective state. A preference is granted only if
the service rules adopted are a reasonable outgrowth of the applicant's
proposal and lend themselves to the grant of a preference. The
applicant must also demonstrate that the new technology or service is
technically feasible by submitting either the summarized results of an
experiment or a technical showing. Finally, preferences are not granted
casually. Rather, each applicant has a significant burden to persuade
us that its proposal is innovative.
16. We deferred action on Celsat's pioneer's preference request
until final action had been taken in the pioneer's preference review
proceeding, ET Docket No. 93-266. Action has now been completed in that
proceeding; accordingly, we herein take action on Celsat's pioneer's
preference request. We find that Celsat's pioneer's preference request
fails to meet the pioneer's preference criteria. We find Celsat's
proposal insufficiently innovative to warrant a pioneer's preference,
and we find that Celsat has not demonstrated the technical feasibility
of its proposal.
Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
17. As required by Section 603 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(RFA), 5 U.S.C. 603, an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA)
was incorporated into the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) in ET
Docket No. 95-18.3 The Commission sought written public
comment on the proposals in the NPRM, including the IRFA. This Final
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (FRFA) conforms to the RFA, as amended
by the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996.4
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\3\ In re Amendment of Section 2.106 of the Commission's Rules
to Allocate Spectrum at 2 GHz for Use by the Mobile-Satellite
Service, ET Docket No. 95-18, NPRM of Proposed Rule Making, 10 FCC
Rcd 3230, 3233 (1995), 60 FR 11644, March 2, 1995.
\4\ Public Law 104-121, 110 Stat. 847 (1996) (Subtitle II of the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996; 5 U.S.C.
Sec. 601 et seq).
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A. Need for and Objectives of the Proposed Rule
18. In this Report and Order the Commission allocates 70 megahertz
of spectrum for use by the Mobile-Satellite Service (MSS). The
proposals adopted herein comport with international actions at the 1995
World Radiocommunications Conference and provide needed spectrum for
mobile satellite communications.
B. Summary of Significant Issues Raised by the Public Comments in
Response to the IRFA
19. No comments were submitted in direct response to the IRFA. The
Association for Maximum Service Television, et al (MSTV) and Creative
Broadcast Techniques, Inc. and the New Vision Group, Inc. (CBT) assert
that licensees in the Broadcast Auxiliary Service (BAS) and the Local
Transmission Television Service (LTTS), many of whom may be small
entities, must be compensated for the costs of relocation, if they are
required to relocate from spectrum being reallocated to
MSS.5 Similarly, The American Petroleum Institute (API), the
Association of American Railroads (AAR), BellSouth Corporation
(BellSouth), and UTC insist that Fixed Service (FS) licensees, many of
whom may be small entities, must be compensated for the costs of
relocation, if they are required to relocate from spectrum being
reallocated to MSS.6
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\5\ See MSTV Comments at 17; CBT Comments at 7.
\6\ See API Comments at 12-14; AAR Comments at 2-5; APCO
Comments at 2-3; BellSouth Comments at 3-4; UTC Comments at 1-2.
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C. Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities Subject to
Which the Rules Will Apply
20. For the purposes of this Report and Order, the RFA defines a
small business as identical to a small business concern under the Small
Business Act, 15 U.S.C. 632, unless the Commission has developed one or
more definitions that are appropriate to its activities.7
Under the Small Business Act, a small business concern is one that: (1)
Is independently owned and operated; (2) is not dominant in its field
of operation; and (3) meets any additional criteria established by the
Small Business Administration (SBA).8 The rules adopted in
this Report and Order will apply to BAS, LTTS, Cable Television Relay
Service (CARS), and FS licensees, and satellite communications
companies.
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\7\ See 5 U.S.C. Sec. 601(3).
\8\ 15 U.S.C. Sec. 632.
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(a) BAS, LTTS, and Cable Television Relay Service (CARS) Licensees
This service involves a variety of transmitters, generally used to
relay broadcast programming to the public (through translator and
booster stations) or within the program distribution chain (from a
remote news gathering unit back to the station). It also includes
Instructional Television Fixed Service stations, which are used to
relay programming to the home or office, similar to that provided by
the cable television systems. The Commission has not developed a
definition of small entities applicable to Broadcast Auxiliary Service,
Local Television Transmission Service or Cable Television Relay
Service. Therefore, the applicable definition of small entity is the
definition under the Small Business Administration (SBA) rules
applicable to radiotelephone companies. SBA has
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defined a small business for Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
category 4812 (Radiotelephone Communications) to be small entities when
they have fewer than 1500 employees.9
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\9\ 13 CFR 121.201 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code
4812.
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(b) Fixed Service Licensees
This Report and Order pertains to fixed service microwave
licensees. The Commission has not developed a definition of small
entities applicable to Fixed Service microwave licensees. Therefore,
the applicable definition of small entity is the definition under the
Small Business Administration (SBA) rules applicable to radiotelephone
companies. This definition provides that a small entity is a
radiotelephone company employing fewer than 1,500 persons. Census
Bureau data indicates that there are 1,164 radiotelephone companies
with fewer than 1500 employees, that might qualify as small entities if
they are independently owned and operated. Since the Regulatory
Flexibility Act amendments were not in effect until the record in this
proceeding was closed, the Commission was unable to request information
regarding the number of small businesses that would be affected by this
action.
(c) Satellite Communications Services
The Commission has not developed a definition of small entities
applicable to satellite communications licensees. Therefore, the
applicable definition of small entity is the definition under the Small
Business Administration (SBA) rules applicable to Communications
Services ``Not Elsewhere Classified.'' This definition provides that a
small entity is one with $11.0 million or less in annual
receipts.10 According to Census Bureau data, there are 848
firms that fall under the category of Communications Services, Not
Elsewhere Classified. Of those, approximately 775 reported annual
receipts of $11 million or less and qualify as small
entities.11
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\10\ 13 CFR 121.201, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
Code 4899.
\11\ U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce,
1992 Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities, UC92-
S-1, Subject Series, Establishment and Firm Size, Table 2D,
Employment Size of Firms: 1992, SIC Code 4899 (issued May 1995).
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21. Describing and estimating the number of small entities these
rules will impact is made difficult by a number of factors. First of
all, information from the Satellite Industry Association and financial
analysts who specialize in this market indicate that there are few
firms that could be traditionally thought of as small businesses. They
point to to the fact that this is a capital intensive industry that
requires ``significant partner funding and/or contract commitments
prior to approaching commercial financing sources.'' 12
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\12\ See ``Financing the Final Frontier: Funding Commercial
Space Activities'' Bear Stearns, Global Space & Satellite Finance
Report.
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22. There are however, a number of firms who identify themselves as
small entities including: Columbia Corp., CTA, Mobile Communications
Holdings, Inc. (MCHI), Orion, TelQuest Ventures, L.L.C., and possibly
others. Several of these companies have submitted comments to the
Commission's Section 257 proceeding to identify and eliminate market
entry barriers for small businesses.13
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\13\ See GN Docket 96-113.
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D. Description of Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping and Other
Compliance Requirement
23. The rules adopted in this Report and Order do not specify
details of the process by which BAS, LTTS, CARS, and FS licensees will
be relocated. Therefore, the rules impose no additional reporting,
recordkeeping or other compliance requirements.
E. Significant Alternatives and Steps Taken to Minimize Significant
Economic Impact on a Substantial Number of Small Entities Consistent
With Stated Objectives
24. MSS licensees in the 2 GHz band will be required to bear the
cost of relocating and rechannelizing BAS, LTTS, and CARS licensees in
the 2 GHz band. Any MSS licensee in the 2 GHz band will be required to
bear the cost of relocating any FS licensee with which it cannot share
spectrum or which must be relocated to clear spectrum for BAS. The
Commission considered the alternative of requiring BAS, LTTS, CARS, and
FS licensees to bear the cost of relocating themselves, but rejected
this alternative as unfairly burdensome on BAS, LTTS, CARS, and FS
licensees.
F. Report to Congress
25. The Commission will send a copy of this FRFA, along with this
Report and Order, in a report to Congress pursuant to the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A). A copy of this FRFA is published in this document.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 2
Communications equipment, Radio.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
Rules Changes
Part 2 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as
follows:
PART 2--FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS; GENERAL
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 2 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Sec. 4, 302, 303, and 307 of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. Sections 154, 302, 303 and 307,
unless otherwise noted.
2. Section 2.106, the Table of Frequency Allocations, is amended as
follows:
a. Remove the existing entries for 1980-2200 MHz.
b. Add entries in numerical order for 1980-2200 MHz.
c. In the International Footnotes under heading I, add in numerical
order footnotes S5.388, S5.389A, S5.389B, S5.389C, S5.389D, S5.389E,
S5.389F, S5.391, S5.392, and S5.392A.
d. In the International Footnotes under heading II, remove
footnotes 747A and 750A.
e. Revise non-Government footnotes NG118 and NG153.
The revisions and additions read as follows:
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Sec. 2.106 Table of Frequency Allocations.
International table United States table FCC use designators
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Government Non-Government
Region 1-- Region 2-- Region 3-- -------------------------------- Rule part(s) Special-use
allocation MHz allocation MHz allocation MHz Allocation MHz Allocation MHz frequencies
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
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1980-1990 1980-1990 1980-1990 1980-1990 1980-1990
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED
MICROWAVE
(101)
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE
MOBILE-SATELLIT MOBILE- MOBILE-SATELLIT PERSONAL
E (Earth-to- SATELLITE E (Earth-to- COMMUNICATI
space) (Earth-to- space) ONS (24)
space)
S5.388 S5.389A S5.388 S5.389A S5.388 S5.389A
S5.389F S5.389B
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1990-2010 1990-2010 1990-2010 1990-2010 1990-2010
FIXED FIXED FIXED MOBILE- AUXILIARY
SATELLITE BROADCASTIN
(Earth-to- G (74)
space)
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE CABLE
TELEVISION
(78)
MOBILE-SATELLIT MOBILE- MOBILE- SATELLITE
E (Earth-to- SATELLITE SATELLITE COMMUNICATI
space) (Earth-to- (Earth-to- ONS (25)
space) space)
S5.388 S5.389A S5.388 S5.389A S5.388 S5.389A US111 US111
S5.389F
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2010-2025 2010-2025 2010-2025 2010-2025 2010-2025 AUXILLIARY
BROADCASTIN
G (74)
FIXED FIXED FIXED CABLE
TELEVISION
(78)
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE- SATELLITE
SATELITTE COMMUNICATI
(Earth-to- ONS (25)
space)
MOBILE- SATELLITE
SATELLITE COMMUNICATION
(Earth-to- S (25)
space)
S5.388 S5.388 S5.389C S5.388 US111 US111
S5.389D
S5.389E
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2025-2110 2025-2110 2025-2110 2025-2110 2025-2110
SPACE OPERATION SPACE OPERATION SPACE OPERATION FIXED AUXILIARY
(Earth-to- (Earth-to- (Earth-to- BROADCASTIN
space) (space- space) (space- space) (space- G (74)
to-space) to-space) to-space)
EARTH EARTH EARTH MOBILE CABLE
EXPLORATION- EXPLORATION- EXPORATION- TELEVISION
SATELLITE SATELLITE SATELLITE (78)
(Earth-to- (Earth-to- (Earth-to-
space) (space- space) (space- space) (space-
to-space) to-space) to space)
FIXED FIXED FIXED
MOBILE S5.391 MOBILE S5.391 MOBILE S5.391
SPACE RESEARCH SPACE RESEARCH SPACE RESEARCH
(Earth-to- (Earth-to- (Earth-to-
space) (space- space) (space space) (space-
to-space) to space) to-space)
S5.392 S5.392 S5.392 US90 US111 US90 US111
US219 US222 US219 US222
NG23 NG118
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2110-2120 2110-2120 2110-2120 2110-2120 2110-2120
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED AUXILIARY
BROADCASTIN
G (74)
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MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE CABLE
TELEVISION
(78)
SPACE RESEARCH SPACE RESEARCH SPACE RESEARCH FIXED
(deep space) (deep space) (deep space) MICROWAVE
(Earth-to- (Earth-to- (Earth-to- (101)
space) space) space)
PUBLIC
MOBILE (22)
S5.388 S5.388 S5.388 US111 US252 US111 US252
NG23 NG118
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2120-2130 2120-2130 2120-2130 2120-2130 2120-2130
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED AUXILIARY
BROADCASTIN
G (74)
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE CABLE
TELEVISION
(78)
Moible- FIXED MIRCO-
Satellite WAVE (101)
(space-to-
Earth)
PUBLIC
MOBILE (22)
S5.388 S5.388 S5.388 NG23 NG118
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2130-2150 2130-2150 2130-2150 2130-2150 2130-2150
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED MICRO- EMERGING
WAVE (101) TECHNOLOGIES
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE PUBLIC
MOBILE (22)
Mobile-
Satellite
(space-to-
Earth)
S5.388 S5.38 S5.388 NG23 NG153
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2150-2160 2150-2160 2150-2160 2150-2160 2150-2160
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED DOMESTIC
PUBLIC
FIXED (21)
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE FIXED MICRO-
WAVE (101)
Mobile-
Satellite
(space-to-
Earth)
S5.388 S5.388 S5.388 NG23
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2160-2165 2160-2165 2160-2165 2160-2165 2160-2165
FIXED FIXED FIXED FIXED DOMESTIC EMERGING
PUBLIC TECHNOLOGIES
FIXED (21)
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE FIXED MICRO-
WAVE (101)
MOBILE- PUBLIC
SATELLITE MOBILE (22)
(space-to-
Earth)
S5.388 S5.392A S5.388 S5.389C S5.388 NG23 NG153
S5.389D
S5.389E
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2165-2170 2165-2170 2165-2170 2165-2170 2165-2170
FIXED FIXED FIXED MOBILE- FIXED MICRO-
SATELLITE WAVE (101)
(space-to-
Earth)
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE PUBLIC
MOBILE (22)
MOBILE- SATELLITE
SATELLITE COMMUNICATI
(space-to- ONS (25)
Earth)
S5.388 S5.392A S5.388 S5.389C S5.388 NG23
S5.389D
S5.389E
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2170-2200 2170-2200 2170-2200 2170-2200 2170-2200
FIXED FIXED FIXED MOBILE- FIXED MIRCO-
SATELLITE WAVE (101)
(space-to-
Earth)
MOBILE MOBILE MOBILE PUBLIC
MOBILE (22)
MOBILE- MOBILE- MOBILE- SATELLITE
SATELLITE SATELLITE SATELLITE COMMUNICATI
(space-to (space-to (space-to ONS (25)
Earth) Earth) Earth)
S5.388 S5.389A S5.388 S5.389A S5.388 S5.389A NG23
S5.389F
S5.392A
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* * * * * * *
International Footnotes
* * * * *
I. New ``S'' Numbering Scheme
* * * * *
S5.388 The bands 1885-2025 MHz and 2110-2200 MHz are intended
for use, on a worldwide basis, by administrations wishing to
implement the future public land mobile telecommunication systems
(FPLMTS). Such use does not preclude the use of these bands by other
services to which these bands are allocated. The bands should be
made available for FPLMTS in accordance with Resolution 212
(Rev.WRC-95).
S5.389A The use of the bands 1980-2010 MHz and 2170-2200 MHz by
the mobile-satellite service is subject to coordination under
Resolution 46 (Rev.WRC-95)/No. S9.11A and to the provisions of
Resolution 716 (WRC-95). The use of these bands shall not commence
before 1 January 2000; however the use of the band 1980-1990 MHz in
Region 2 shall not commence before 1 January 2005.
S5.389B The use of the band 1980-1990 MHz by the mobile-
satellite service shall not cause harmful interference to or
constrain the development of the fixed and mobile services in
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, the United States,
Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago,
Uruguay and Venezuela.
S5.389C The use of the bands 2010-2025 MHz and 2160-2170 MHz in
Region 2 by the mobile-satellite service shall not commence before 1
January 2005 and is subject to coordination under Resolution 46
(Rev.WRC-95)/No. S9.11A and to the provisions of Resolution 716
(WRC-95).
S5.389D In Canada and the United States the use of the bands
2010-2025 MHz and 2160-2170 MHz by the mobile-satellite service
shall not commence before 1 January 2000.
S5.389E The use of the bands 2010-2025 MHz and 2160-2170 MHz by
the mobile-satellite service in Region 2 shall not cause harmful
interference to or constrain the development of the fixed and mobile
services in Regions 1 and 3.
S5.389F In Algeria, Benin, Cape Verde, Egypt, Mali, Syria and
Tunisia, the use of the bands 1980-2010 MHz and 2170-2200 MHz by the
mobile-satellite service shall neither cause harmful interference to
the fixed and mobile services, nor hamper the development of those
services prior to 1 January 2005, nor shall the former service
request protection from the latter services.
S5.391 In making assignments to the mobile service in the bands
2025-2110 MHz and 2200-2290 MHz, administrations shall take into
account Resolution 211 (WARC-92).
S5.392 Administrations are urged to take all practicable
measures to ensure that space-to-space transmissions between two or
more non-geostationary satellites, in the space research, space
operations and Earth exploration-satellite services in the bands
2025-2110 MHz and 2200-2290 MHz, shall not impose any constraints on
Earth-to-space, space-to-Earth and other space-to-space
transmissions of those services and in those bands between
geostationary and non-geostationary satellites.
S5.392A Additional allocation: in Russia, the band 2160-2200
MHz is also allocated to the space research service (space-to-Earth)
on a primary basis until 1 January 2005. Stations in the space
research service shall not cause harmful interference to, or claim
protection from, stations in the fixed and mobile services operating
in this frequency band.
* * * * *
Non-Government (NG) Footnotes
* * * * *
NG118 Television translator relay stations may be authorized to
use frequencies in the 2025-2130 MHz band on a secondary basis to
stations operating in accordance with the Table of Frequency
Allocations.
* * * * *
NG153 The 2145-2150 MHz and 2160-2165 MHz bands are reserved
for future emerging technologies on a co-primary basis with the
fixed and mobile services. Allocations to specific services will be
made in future proceedings.
* * * * *
[FR Doc. 97-9827 Filed 4-21-97; 8:45 am]
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