Goto Section: 54.1005 | 54.1007 | Table of Contents
FCC 54.1006
Revised as of October 5, 2017
Goto Year:2016 |
2018
§ 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: 2016 |
2018
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