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FCC 25.220
Revised as of October 1, 2014
Goto Year:2013 |
2015
§ 25.220 Non-conforming transmit/receive earth station operations.
(a)(1) The requirements in this section apply to earth station
applications of the types to which § 25.218 applies but that propose
operation outside of relevant off-axis EIRP density envelopes specified
in § 25.218. This section also applies to applications for
full-transponder analog video earth stations that are ineligible for
routine licensing under § 25.211(d).
(2) The requirements for petitions to deny applications filed pursuant
to this section are set forth in § 25.154.
(b) If an antenna proposed for use by the applicant does not comply
with the antenna performance standards contained in § 25.209(a) and
(b), the applicant must provide, as an exhibit to its FCC Form 312
application, the antenna gain patterns specified in § 25.132(b).
(c) [Reserved]
(d)(1) The applicant must submit the certifications listed in
paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (d)(1)(iv) of this section. The applicant
will be authorized to transmit only to the satellite systems included
in the coordination agreements referred to in the certification
required by paragraph (d)(1)(ii) of this section. The applicant will be
granted protection from receiving interference only with respect to the
satellite systems included in the coordination agreements referred to
in the certification required by paragraph (d)(1)(ii) of this section,
and only to the extent that protection from receiving interference is
afforded by those coordination agreements.
(i) A statement from the satellite operator acknowledging that the
proposed operation of the subject non-conforming earth station with its
satellite(s) has the potential to receive interference from adjacent
satellite networks that may be unacceptable.
(ii) A statement from the satellite operator that it has coordinated
the operation of the subject non-conforming earth station accessing its
satellite(s), including its required downlink power density based on
the information contained in the application, with all adjacent
satellite networks within 6DEG of orbital separation from its
satellite(s), and the operations will operate in conformance with
existing coordination agreement for its satellite(s) with other
satellite systems, except as set forth in paragraph (d)(4) of this
section.
(iii) A statement from the satellite operator that it will include the
subject non-conforming earth station operations in all future satellite
network coordinations, and
(iv) A statement from the earth station applicant certifying that it
will comply with all coordination agreements reached by the satellite
operator(s).
(2) A license granted pursuant to paragraph (d)(1) of this section will
include, as a condition on that license, that if a good faith agreement
cannot be reached between the satellite operator and the operator of a
future 2DEG compliant satellite, the earth station operator shall
accept the power density levels that would accommodate the 2DEG
compliant satellite.
(3) In the event that a coordination agreement discussed in paragraph
(d)(1)(ii) of this section is reached, but that coordination agreement
does not address protection from interference for the earth station,
that earth station will be protected from interference to the same
extent that an earth station that meets the requirements of § 25.209 of
this title would be protected from interference.
(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (d)(1)(ii) of this section, a party
applying for an earth station license pursuant to this section will not
be required to certify that its target satellite operator has reached a
coordination agreement with another satellite operator whose satellite
is within 6DEG of orbital separation from its satellite in cases where
the off-axis EIRP density level of the proposed earth station
operations will be less than or equal to the levels specified by the
applicable off-axis EIRP envelope set forth in § 25.218 of this chapter
in the direction of the part of the geostationary orbit arc within 1DEG
of the nominal orbit location of the adjacent satellite.
(e)-(f) [Reserved]
(g) Applicants filing applications for earth stations pursuant to this
section must provide the following information for the Commission's
public notice:
(1) Detailed description of the service to be provided, including
frequency bands and satellites to be used. The applicant must identify
either the specific satellites with which it plans to operate, or the
eastern and western boundaries of the geostationary satellite orbit arc
it plans to coordinate.
(2) The diameter or equivalent diameter of the antenna.
(3) Proposed power and power density levels.
(4) Identification of any rule or rules for which a waiver is
requested.
[ 70 FR 32256 , June 2, 2005, as amended at 72 FR 50030 , Aug. 29, 2007;
73 FR 70902 , Nov. 24, 2008; 74 FR 57099 , Nov. 4, 2009; 78 FR 14927 ,
Mar. 8, 2013; 79 FR 8324 , Feb. 12, 2014]
Effective Date Note: At 74 FR 9962 , Mar. 9, 2009, § 25.220 paragraphs
(a) and (d), which contain information collection and recordkeeping
requirements, became effective with approval by the Office of
Management and Budget for a period of 3 years.
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