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FCC 25.118
Revised as of December 4, 2012
Goto Year:2011 |
2013
§ 25.118 Modifications not requiring prior authorization.
(a) Earth station license modifications, notification required .
Authorized earth station operators may make the following modifications
to their licenses without prior Commission authorization, provided that
the operators notify the Commission, using FCC Form 312 and Schedule B,
within 30 days of the modification. This notification must be filed
electronically through the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) in
accordance with the applicable provisions of part 1, subpart Y of this
chapter:
(1) Licensees may make changes to their authorized earth stations
without obtaining prior Commission authorization, provided that they
have complied with all applicable frequency coordination procedures in
accordance with § 25.251, and the modification does not involve:
(i) An increase in EIRP or EIRP density (both main lobe and side lobe);
(ii) An increase in transmitted power;
(iii) A change in coordinates of more than 1 second in latitude or
longitude for stations operating in frequency bands that are shared
with terrestrial systems; or
(iv) A change in coordinates of 10 seconds or greater in latitude or
longitude for stations operating in frequency bands that are not shared
with terrestrial systems.
(2) Except for replacement of equipment where the new equipment is
electrically identical to the existing equipment, an authorized earth
station licensee may add, change or replace transmitters or antenna
facilities without prior authorization, provided:
(i) The added, changed, or replaced facilities conform to § 25.209;
(ii) The particulars of operations remain unchanged;
(iii) Frequency coordination is not required; and
(iv) The maximum power and power density delivered into any antenna at
the earth station site shall not exceed the values calculated by
subtracting the maximum antenna gain specified in the license from the
maximum authorized e.i.r.p. and e.i.r.p. density values.
(3) Authorized VSAT earth station operators may add VSAT remote
terminals without prior authorization, provided that they have complied
with all applicable frequency coordination procedures in accordance
with § 25.251.
(4) A licensee providing service on a private carrier basis may change
its operations to common carrier status without obtaining prior
Commission authorization. The licensee must notify the Commission using
Form 312 within 30 days after the completed change to common carrier
status.
(5) Earth station operators may change their points of communication
without prior authorization, provided that the change results from a
space station license modification described in paragraph (e) of this
section, and the earth station operator does not repoint its antenna.
Otherwise, any modification of an earth station license to add or
change a point of communication will be considered under § 25.117.
(b) Earth station license modifications, notification not required.
Notwithstanding paragraph (a)(2) of this section, equipment in an
authorized earth station may be replaced without prior authorization
and without notifying the Commission if the new equipment is
electrically identical to the existing equipment.
(c)-(d) [Reserved]
(e) Space station modifications. A space station operator may modify
its license without prior authorization, but upon 30 days prior notice
to the Commission and any potentially affected licensed spectrum user,
provided that the operator meets the following requirements. This
notification must be filed electronically on Form 312 through the
International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) in accordance with the
applicable provisions of part 1, subpart Y of this chapter:
(1) The space station licensee will relocate a Geostationary Satellite
Orbit (GSO) space station to another orbit location that is assigned to
that licensee;
(2) The relocated space station licensee will operate with the same
technical parameters as the space station initially assigned to that
location, or within the original satellite's authorized and/or
coordinated parameters;
(3) The space station licensee certifies that it will comply with all
the conditions of its original license and all applicable rules after
the relocation;
(4) The space station licensee certifies that it will comply with all
applicable coordination agreements at the newly occupied orbital
location;
(5) The space station licensee certifies that it has completed any
necessary coordination of its space station at the new location with
other potentially affected space station operators;
(6) The space station licensee certifies that it will limit operations
of the space station to Tracking, Telemetry, and Control (TT&C)
functions during the relocation and satellite drift transition period;
and
(7) The space station licensee certifies that the relocation of the
space station does not result in a lapse of service for any current
customer.
(8) For DBS licensees, the space station licensee must certify that it
will not cause greater interference than that which would occur from
the current U.S. assignments in the International Telecommunication
Union (ITU) Region 2 BSS Plan and its associated Feeder Link Plan.
(9) For DBS licensees, the space station licensee must certify that it
will meet the geographic service requirements in § 25.148(c).
[ 62 FR 5928 , Feb. 10, 1997, as amended at 68 FR 62248 , Nov. 3, 2003; 68 FR 63999 , Nov. 12, 2003; 69 FR 47794 , Aug. 6, 2004; 70 FR 32253 , June
2, 2005]
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