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FCC 25.220
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 |
2016
§ 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 6° 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 2° compliant satellite, the earth station operator shall accept the
power density levels that would accommodate the 2° 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 6° 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 1° 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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