Goto Section: 25.143 | 25.145 | Table of Contents
FCC 25.144
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 |
2016
§ 25.144 Licensing provisions for the 2.3 GHz satellite digital audio radio
service.
(a) Qualification Requirements:
(1) [Reserved]
(2) General Requirements: Each application for a system authorization in the
satellite digital audio radio service in the 2310-2360 MHz band shall
describe in detail the proposed satellite digital audio radio system,
setting forth all pertinent technical and operational aspects of the system,
and the technical, legal, and financial qualifications of the applicant. In
particular, applicants must file information demonstrating compliance with
§ 25.114 and all of the requirements of this section.
(3) Technical Qualifications: In addition to the information specified in
paragraph (a)(1) of this section, each applicant shall:
(i) Demonstrate that its system will, at a minimum, service the 48
contiguous states of the United States (full CONUS);
(ii) Certify that its satellite DARS system includes a receiver that will
permit end users to access all licensed satellite DARS systems that are
operational or under construction; and
(b) Milestone requirements. Each applicant for system authorization in the
satellite digital audio radio service must demonstrate within 10 days after
a required implementation milestone as specified in the system
authorization, and on the basis of the documentation contained in its
application, certify to the Commission by affidavit that the milestone has
been met or notify the Commission by letter that it has not been met. At its
discretion, the Commission may require the submission of additional
information (supported by affidavit of a person or persons with knowledge
thereof) to demonstrate that the milestone has been met. The satellite DARS
milestones are as follows, based on the date of authorization:
(1) One year: Complete contracting for construction of first space station
or begin space station construction;
(2) Two years: If applied for, complete contracting for construction of
second space station or begin second space station construction;
(3) Four years: In orbit operation of at least one space station; and
(4) Six years: Full operation of the satellite system.
(c) [Reserved]
(d) The license term for each digital audio radio service satellite and any
associated terrestrial repeaters is specified in § 25.121.
(e) SDARS Terrestrial Repeaters. (1) Only entities holding or controlling
SDARS space station licenses may construct and operate SDARS terrestrial
repeaters and such construction and operation is permitted only in
conjunction with at least one SDARS space station that is concurrently
authorized and transmitting directly to subscribers.
(2) SDARS terrestrial repeaters will be eligible for blanket licensing only
under the following circumstances:
(i) The SDARS terrestrial repeaters will comply with all applicable power
limits set forth in § 25.214(d)(1) of this chapter and all applicable
out-of-band emission limits set forth in § 25.202(h)(1) and (h)(2).
(ii) The SDARS terrestrial repeaters will meet all applicable requirements
in part 1, subpart I, and part 17 of this chapter. Operators of SDARS
terrestrial repeaters must maintain demonstrations of compliance with part
1, subpart I, of this chapter and make such demonstrations available to the
Commission upon request within three business days.
(iii) The SDARS terrestrial repeaters will comply with all requirements of
all applicable international agreements.
(3) After May 20, 2010, SDARS licensees shall, before deploying any new, or
modifying any existing, terrestrial repeater, notify potentially affected
WCS licensees pursuant to the procedure set forth in § 25.263.
(4) SDARS terrestrial repeaters are restricted to the simultaneous
retransmission of the complete programming, and only that programming,
transmitted by the SDARS licensee's satellite(s) directly to the SDARS
licensee's subscribers' receivers, and may not be used to distribute any
information not also transmitted to all subscribers' receivers.
(5) Operators of SDARS terrestrial repeaters are prohibited from using those
repeaters to retransmit different transmissions from a satellite to
different regions within that satellite's coverage area.
(6) Operators of SDARS terrestrial repeaters are required to comply with all
applicable provisions of part 1, subpart I, and part 17 of this chapter.
(7)(i) Each SDARS terrestrial repeater transmitter utilized for operation
under this paragraph must be of a type that has been authorized by the
Commission under its certification procedure.
(ii) In addition to the procedures set forth in subpart J of part 2 of this
chapter, power measurements for SDARS repeater transmitters may be made in
accordance with a Commission-approved average power technique.
Peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) measurements for SDARS repeater
transmitters should be made using either an instrument with complementary
cumulative distribution function (CCDF) capabilities to determine that the
PAPR will not exceed 13 dB for more than 0.1 percent of the time or another
Commission approved procedure. The measurement must be performed using a
signal corresponding to the highest PAPR expected during periods of
continuous transmission.
(iii) Any manufacturer of radio transmitting equipment to be used in these
services may request equipment authorization following the procedures set
forth in subpart J of part 2 of this chapter. Equipment authorization for an
individual transmitter may be requested by an applicant for a station
authorization by following the procedures set forth in part 2 of this
chapter.
(8) Applications for blanket authority to operate terrestrial repeaters must
be filed using Form 312, except that Schedule B to Form 312 need not be
filed. Such applications must also include the following information as an
attachment:
(i) The space station(s) with which the terrestrial repeaters will
communicate, the frequencies and emission designators of such
communications, and the frequencies and emission designators used by the
repeaters to re-transmit the received signals.
(ii) The maximum number of terrestrial repeaters that will be deployed under
the authorization at 1) power levels equal to or less than 2-watt average
EIRP, and 2) power levels greater than 2-watt average EIRP (up to 12-kW
average EIRP).
(iii) A certification of compliance with the requirements of § 25.144(e)(1)
through (7).
(9) SDARS terrestrial repeaters that are ineligible for blanket licensing
must be authorized on a site-by-site basis. Applications for site-by-site
authorization must be filed using Form 312, except that Schedule B need not
be provided. Such applications must also include the following information,
as an attachment:
(i) The technical information for each repeater required to be shared with
potentially affected WCS licensees as part of the notification requirement
set forth in § 25.263(c)(2).
(ii) The space station(s) with which the terrestrial repeaters will
communicate, the frequencies and emission designators of such
communications, and the frequencies and emission designators used by the
repeaters to re-transmit the received signals.
[ 62 FR 11105 , Mar. 11, 1997, as amended at 68 FR 51504 , Aug. 27, 2003; 70 FR 32254 , June 2, 2005; 75 FR 45067 , Aug. 2, 2010; 79 FR 8320 , Feb. 12, 2014]
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Goto Section: 25.143 | 25.145
Goto Year: 2014 |
2016
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