Goto Section: 54.1005 | 54.1007 | Table of Contents
FCC 54.1006
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 |
2016
§ 54.1006 Public interest obligations.
(a) Deadline for construction—3G networks. A winning bidder authorized to
receive Mobility Fund Phase I support that indicated in its application that
it would provide third generation (3G) service on the supported network
shall, no later than two (2) years after the date on which it was authorized
to receive support, submit data from drive tests covering the area for which
support was received demonstrating mobile transmissions supporting voice and
data to and from the network covering 75% of the designated coverage units
in the area deemed uncovered, or a higher percentage established by Public
Notice prior to the competitive bidding, and meeting or exceeding the
following:
(1) Outdoor minimum data transmission rates of 50 kbps uplink and 200 kbps
downlink at vehicle speeds appropriate for the roads covered;
(2) Transmission latency low enough to enable the use of real time
applications, such as VoIP.
(b) Deadline for construction—4G networks. A winning bidder authorized to
receive Mobility Fund Phase I support that indicated in its application that
it would provide fourth generation (4G) service on the supported network
shall, no later than three (3) years after the date on which it was
authorized to receive support, submit data from drive tests covering the
area for which support was received demonstrating mobile transmissions
supporting voice and data to and from the network covering 75% of the
designated coverage units in the area deemed uncovered, or an applicable
higher percentage established by public notice prior to the competitive
bidding, and meeting or exceeding the following:
(1) Outdoor minimum data transmission rates of 200 kbps uplink and 768 kbps
downlink at vehicle speeds appropriate for the roads covered;
(2) Transmission latency low enough to enable the use of real time
applications, such as VoIP.
(c) Coverage test data. Drive tests submitted in compliance with a
recipient's public interest obligations shall cover roads designated in the
public notice detailing the procedures for the competitive bidding that is
the basis of the recipient's support. Scattered site tests submitted in
compliance with a recipient's public interest obligations shall be in
compliance with standards set forth in the public notice detailing the
procedures for the competitive bidding that is the basis of the recipient's
authorized support.
(d) Collocation obligations. During the period when a recipient shall file
annual reports pursuant to § 54.1009, the recipient shall allow for
reasonable collocation by other providers of services that would meet the
technological requirements of Mobility Fund Phase I on newly constructed
towers that the recipient owns or manages in the area for which it receives
support. In addition, during this period, the recipient may not enter into
facilities access arrangements that restrict any party to the arrangement
from allowing others to collocate on the facilities.
(e) Voice and data roaming obligations. During the period when a recipient
shall file annual reports pursuant to § 54.1009, the recipient shall comply
with the Commission's voice and data roaming requirements that were in
effect as of October 27, 2011, on networks that are built through Mobility
Fund Phase I support.
(f) Liability for failing to satisfy public interest obligations. A winning
bidder authorized to receive Mobility Fund Phase I support that fails to
comply with the public interest obligations in this paragraph or any other
terms and conditions of the Mobility Fund Phase I support will be subject to
repayment of the support disbursed together with an additional performance
default payment. Such a winning bidder may be disqualified from receiving
Mobility Fund Phase I support or other USF support. The additional
performance default amount will be a percentage of the Mobility Fund Phase I
support that the winning bidder has been and is eligible to request be
disbursed to it pursuant to § 54.1008. The percentage will be determined as
specified in the public notice detailing competitive bidding procedures
prior to the commencement of competitive bidding. The percentage will not
exceed twenty percent.
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Goto Section: 54.1005 | 54.1007
Goto Year: 2014 |
2016
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