§  30.105   Geographic partitioning and spectrum disaggregation.

   (a) Parties seeking approval for partitioning and disaggregation shall
   request from the Commission an authorization for partial assignment of
   a license pursuant to § 1.948 of this chapter. Upper Microwave Flexible
   Use Service licensees may apply to partition their licensed geographic
   service area or disaggregate their licensed spectrum at any time
   following the grant of their licenses.

   (b) Technical standards—(1) Partitioning. In the case of partitioning,
   applicants and licensees must file FCC Form 603 pursuant to § 1.948 of
   this chapter and list the partitioned service area on a schedule to the
   application. The geographic coordinates must be specified in degrees,
   minutes, and seconds to the nearest second of latitude and longitude
   and must be based upon the 1983 North American Datum (NAD83).

   (2) Spectrum may be disaggregated in any amount.

   (3) The Commission will consider requests for partial assignment of
   licenses that propose combinations of partitioning and disaggregation.

   (4) For purposes of partitioning and disaggregation, part 30 systems
   must be designed so as not to exceed the signal level specified for the
   particular spectrum block in § 30.204 at the licensee's service area
   boundary, unless the affected adjacent service area licensees have
   agreed to a different signal level.

   (c) License term. The license term for a partitioned license area and
   for disaggregated spectrum shall be the remainder of the original
   licensee's license term as provided for in § 30.103.

   [ 81 FR 79937 , Nov. 14, 2016, as amended at  82 FR 41548 , Sept. 1, 2017]

   

Subpart C—Technical Standards