FCC Web Documents citing 27.57

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  • limits. * * * * * (f) For the band 4940-4990 MHz: The peak power of any emission outside the licensee's authorized band, either measured in, or referred to a 1 MHz instrument bandwidth, shall be attenuated below the maximum peak spectral density by at least 43 + 10 log (p) dB or 80 dB, whichever is less. 9. Section 27.57 is revised to read as follows: § 27.57 International coordination. WCS licensees shall comply with the appropriate coordination agreements between the United States and Canada and the United States and Mexico concerning cross-border sharing and use of WCS bands. Operations in the border areas shall be subject to coordination with bordering countries and provide protection to non-U.S. operations in the
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  • measuring the emission limits, the nominal carrier frequency shall be adjusted as close to the licensee's frequency block edges, both upper and lower, as the design permits. (3) The measurements of emission power can be expressed in peak or average values, provided they are expressed in the same parameters as the transmitter power. * * * * * In § 27.57, revise paragraph (c) to read as follows: § 27.57 International coordination. * * * * * (c) Operation in the 1710-1755, 1915-1920, 1995-2000, 2020-2025, 2110-2155 and 2175-2180 MHz bands is subject to international agreements with Mexico and Canada. Revise §§ 27.1101 to read as follows: Licensing and Competitive Bidding Provisions § 27. 1101 1710-1755 MHz, 1915-1920 MHz, 1995-2000 MHz, 2020-2025
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  • MHz bands in accordance with the provisions of §27.50(b)(6) of this chapter, the power flux density that would be produced by such stations through a combination of antenna height and vertical gain pattern must not exceed 3000 microwatts per square meter on the ground over the area extending to 1 km from the base of the antenna mounting structure. Section 27.57 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows: § 27.57 International coordination. * * * * * (b) Operation in the 698-763 MHz, 775-793 MHz, and 805-806 MHz bands is subject to international agreements between Mexico and Canada. Unless otherwise modified by international treaty, licenses must not cause interference to, and must accept harmful interference from, television broadcast
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  • Frontline Comments at 9-10. Verizon Wireless Reply Comments at 2-3. 47 C.F.R. § 1.2105(c)(6). See 700 MHz Second Report and Order at ¶¶ 285-86. 47 C.F.R. § 1.65. 47 C.F.R. § 1.2107(d). http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/anticollusion See 47 C.F.R. § 27.60 (co-channel and adjacent channel interference protection requirements for analog TV and DTV facilities). See 47 C.F.R. § 27.60. See 47 C.F.R. § 27.57(b). Agreements with Canada and Mexico at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/sand/agree/welcome.html 47 C.F.R. § 1.924. Id. 47 C.F.R. § 27.60; see also Section I.B.3 of this Public Notice. In the Matter of DTV Consumer Education Initiative, MB Docket No. 07-148, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 07-148, ¶ 17 (rel. July 30, 2007) Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless v. FCC, Case Nos. 07-1359 & 07-1382,
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  • Need: The identified rules are necessary to set forth the technical standards for WCS. Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 332, 336, and 337. Section Number and Title: 27.50 Power and antenna height limits. 27.51 Equipment authorization. 27.52 RF safety. 27.53 Emission limits. 27.54 Frequency stability. 27.55 Signal strength limits. 27.56 Antenna structures; air navigation safety. 27.57 International coordination. 27.58 Interference to BRS/EBS receivers. 27.63 Disturbance of AM broadcast station antenna patterns. 27.64 Protection from interference. SUBPART D-COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCEDURES FOR THE 2305-2320 MHz AND 2345-2360 MHz BANDS Brief Description: The part 27 rules state the conditions under which spectrum is made available and licensed for the provision of wireless communications services (WCS) in specified bands. Subpart
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  • Accordingly, the 47See Competitive Bidding Second Report and Order, 9 FCC Rcd at 2388¶ 226. See also "Justice Department Sues Three Firms Over FCC Auction Practices," Press Release 98-536 (DOJ Nov. 10, 1998). 48See 47 C.F.R. § 1.2109(d); see alsoCompetitive Bidding Second Report and Order, 9 FCC Rcd at 2388¶ 226. 49See 47 C.F.R. § 27.60. 50See 47 C.F.R. § 27.57(b). Copies of the international agreements with Canada and Mexico may be found at: http://www.fcc.gov/ib/sand/agree/welcome.html. 51 47 C.F.R. § 1.924. 52Id. 53See Union Telephone Company, Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless; Applications for 700 MHz Band Licenses, Auction No. 73, Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 08-257, 23 FCC Rcd 16,787, 16,791-92 ¶ 9 (2008) ("Verizon Wireless-Union Telephone Order"). See also AT&T Mobility
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  • 26.55 26.68 25.64 25.19 25.93 21.69 21.03 24.76 31.18 25.90 25.45 Federal Communications Commission DA 11-732 25.41 26.63 25.31 32.52 33.38 34.22 36.61 37.27 38.37 28.03 28.08 28.05 22.13 23.13 24.02 30.17 31.62 31.63 28.18 29.31 29.56 22.92 22.03 22.98 25.13 25.89 27.38 28.13 27.89 28.53 34.00 35.21 35.51 26.80 27.31 26.03 28.21 29.49 29.86 25.45 27.20 28.65 27.41 27.34 27.57 26.85 29.08 28.22 27.07 28.70 28.16 42.38 43.33 44.09 32.18 32.82 33.55 30.43 30.91 30.41 27.35 28.61 30.34 34.85 35.77 36.92 28.91 29.67 31.89 38.07 19.19 19.48 20.03 23.45 22.72 23.71 23.01 22.95 22.75 16.62 17.67 17.11 25.98 26.48 26.61 31.08 31.72 32.43 31.21 31.93 32.92 24.69 23.82 25.24 42.77 44.38 44.68 23.27 23.68 23.72 23.99 24.43 24.76 26.77 26.61
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  • risk of interference across service areas," and suggests that licensees in adjacent service areas should be permitted to agree to alternative field strengths along their mutual border.222 1.815 (stating in relevant part"[e]ach common carrier licensee or permitee with 16 or more full time employees shall file with" the Commission ... an annual employment report"). 217 See Sections 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.59, 27.61, 27.63 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.59, 27.61, 27.63; see also Part 27 Report and Order, 12 FCC Red at 10848-65, paras. 123- 161. In a "coordination" approach, licensees operating on the same spectrum in adjacent areas would coordinate the location of their stations in order to control interference. 11Q The "field
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  • 1991 Through 2000 Price-Cap Companies Reporting FCC Form 492A - Continued (Final Reports for 1991 Through 1999 and Initial Report for 2000) Reporting Entity 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 41 GTE Southwest Inc. (Texas - COTX) 15/ 10.22 9.64 17.89 8.29 14.62 22.42 18.10 14.96 17.13 12.87 GTE Southwest Inc. (New Mexico - CONM) 23/ 27.57 47.29 42.53 48.69 47.21 28.68 14/ Contel of the West dba GTE West (Arizona only - COWZ) 23/ 14.86 GTE West (West Contel) 23/ 10.51 13.81 17.26 42 Micronesian Telecomms. Corp. (N. Mariana Islands - GTMC) 24/ 2.53 7.49 15.49 21.17 34.45 29.24 1.87 GTE New York (New York Contel) 25/ 9.90 8.60 12.10 GSTC - North (East North Contel)
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  • Alabama, LLC - Northern Alabama AL 78,096 60,264 17,832 22.83 CenturyTel of Alabama, LLC - Southern Alabama AL 93,939 69,573 24,366 25.94 BellSouth - Alabama AL 863,298 621,811 242,218 28.06 Verizon - California - Contel - Arizona AZ 5,327 3,249 2,738 51.40 Qwest - Arizona AZ 1,285,714 934,418 351,407 27.33 SBC - Southwestern Bell - Arkansas AR 440,816 319,778 121,549 27.57 Verizon - Contel - California CA 183,299 139,962 43,700 23.84 Verizon - NW - West Coast California CA 6,210 4,444 1,741 28.04 Verizon - GTE - California CA 1,701,904 1,293,372 411,241 24.16 SBC - Pacific Bell - California CA 6,364,969 4,739,954 1,627,230 25.57 Sure/West/Roseville Tel - California CA 102,235 77,541 25,283 24.73 Qwest - Colorado CO 1,382,946 995,363 387,644 28.03
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  • Alabama, LLC - Northern Alabama AL 78,096 60,264 17,832 22.83 CenturyTel of Alabama, LLC - Southern Alabama AL 93,939 69,573 24,366 25.94 BellSouth - Alabama AL 863,298 621,811 242,218 28.06 Verizon - California - Contel - Arizona AZ 5,327 3,249 2,738 51.40 Qwest - Arizona AZ 1,285,714 934,418 351,407 27.33 SBC - Southwestern Bell - Arkansas AR 440,816 319,778 121,549 27.57 Verizon - Contel - California CA 183,299 139,962 43,700 23.84 Verizon - NW - West Coast California CA 6,210 4,444 1,741 28.04 Verizon - GTE - California CA 1,701,904 1,293,372 411,241 24.16 SBC - Pacific Bell - California CA 6,364,969 4,739,954 1,627,230 25.57 Sure/West/Roseville Tel - California CA 102,235 77,541 25,283 24.73 Qwest - Colorado CO 1,382,946 995,363 387,644 28.03
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  • TEL. CO., INC. 19.74 -2.21 22.44 INFINITE 320828 C FRONTIER COMM. OF THORNTOWN, INC. 10.64 -1.60 12.44 0.00 320829 A TIPTON TEL. CO., INC. 10.18 -8.79 20.80 0.00 320830 A TRI-COUNTY TEL. CO., INC.-IN -10.84 -19.68 11.00 21.84 320832 C UNITED TEL. CO. OF INDIANA, INC. -18.89 -4.64 -14.95 0.00 320834 A WASH. CTY. RURAL TEL. COOP., INC. 14.46 -10.28 27.57 0.00 320837 A WEST POINT TEL. CO., INC. 4.75 -0.61 5.40 9.41 320839 A YEOMAN TEL. CO., INC. 4.47 -6.28 11.46 56.75 323034 C VERIZON NORTH INC.-IN (ALLTEL) -35.39 -1.71 -34.27 -100.00 325080 C INDIANA BELL TEL. CO. -2.23 -3.46 1.28 0.00 IOWA TOTAL -1.04 -4.22 3.32 25.76 351096 C HEARTLAND TELECOMM CO OF IOWA DBA HICKORYTECH -7.04 -4.33 -2.84
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  • 28.74 Other Reporting Local Exchange Companies 32,625,510 24,420,919 8,204,589 25.15 CenturyTel of Alabama, LLC - Northern Alabama AL 392,032 302,382 89,650 22.87 CenturyTel of Alabama, LLC - Southern Alabama AL 488,336 364,427 123,909 25.37 BellSouth - Alabama AL 5,422,652 4,003,198 1,419,453 26.18 Verizon California - Contel - Arizona AZ 26,564 15,701 10,863 40.89 Qwest - Arizona AZ 6,775,484 4,907,813 1,867,670 27.57 AT&T - Southwestern Bell - Arkansas AR 2,532,105 1,824,445 707,660 27.95 Verizon California - Contel - California CA 1,157,823 880,174 277,649 23.98 Citizens Telecom. of California - Shasta - California CA 379,816 228,856 150,960 39.75 Verizon - Northwest - West Coast California CA 42,533 29,803 12,730 29.93 Verizon California - GTE - California CA 10,285,637 7,739,080 2,546,557 24.76 AT&T -
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  • TEL. CO., INC. 19.74 -2.21 22.44 INFINITE 320828 C FRONTIER COMM. OF THORNTOWN, INC. 10.64 -1.60 12.44 0.00 320829 A TIPTON TEL. CO., INC. 10.18 -8.79 20.80 0.00 320830 A TRI-COUNTY TEL. CO., INC.-IN -10.84 -19.68 11.00 21.84 320832 C UNITED TEL. CO. OF INDIANA, INC. -18.89 -4.64 -14.95 0.00 320834 A WASH. CTY. RURAL TEL. COOP., INC. 14.46 -10.28 27.57 0.00 320837 A WEST POINT TEL. CO., INC. 4.75 -0.61 5.40 9.41 320839 A YEOMAN TEL. CO., INC. 4.47 -6.28 11.46 56.75 323034 C VERIZON NORTH INC.-IN (ALLTEL) -35.39 -1.71 -34.27 -100.00 325080 C INDIANA BELL TEL. CO. -2.23 -3.46 1.28 0.00 IOWA TOTAL -1.04 -4.22 3.32 25.76 351096 C HEARTLAND TELECOMM CO OF IOWA DBA HICKORYTECH -7.04 -4.33 -2.84
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  • CO - MISSOURI 1.23 -4.82 6.36 4.98 421866 C OZARK TELEPHONE COMPANY 5.02 -0.46 5.51 6.71 421874 C ELLINGTON TELEPHONE COMPANY 10.67 -3.01 14.10 25.89 421876 A FARBER TELEPHONE COMPANY 24.40 3.13 20.63 56.71 421882 C FIDELITY TELEPHONE COMPANY 15.68 -2.69 18.88 INFINITE 421885 C WINDSTREAM MISSOURI, INC. (ALLTEL) -0.39 -3.18 2.88 -25.50 421886 C GOODMAN TEL. CO. 23.28 -3.37 27.57 45.50 421887 C GRANBY TEL CO - MISSOURI 9.72 -1.63 11.54 20.17 421888 C GRAND RIVER MUTUAL TEL CORP - MO 2.63 -12.80 17.69 28.73 421890 C GREEN HILLS TELEPHONE CORP. 4.23 -1.77 6.12 5.96 421893 A CHOCTAW TELEPHONE COMPANY 6.69 -3.33 10.37 35.04 421900 A KLM TEL. CO. 11.51 -5.36 17.83 46.38 421901 C KINGDOM TELEPHONE COMPANY -7.80 1.32
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  • CO - MISSOURI 1.23 -4.82 6.36 4.98 421866 C OZARK TELEPHONE COMPANY 5.02 -0.46 5.51 6.71 421874 C ELLINGTON TELEPHONE COMPANY 10.67 -3.01 14.10 25.89 421876 A FARBER TELEPHONE COMPANY 24.40 3.13 20.63 56.71 421882 C FIDELITY TELEPHONE COMPANY 15.68 -2.69 18.88 INFINITE 421885 C WINDSTREAM MISSOURI, INC. (ALLTEL) -0.39 -3.18 2.88 -25.50 421886 C GOODMAN TEL. CO. 23.28 -3.37 27.57 45.50 421887 C GRANBY TEL CO - MISSOURI 9.72 -1.63 11.54 20.17 421888 C GRAND RIVER MUTUAL TEL CORP - MO 2.63 -12.80 17.69 28.73 421890 C GREEN HILLS TELEPHONE CORP. 4.23 -1.77 6.12 5.96 421893 A CHOCTAW TELEPHONE COMPANY 6.69 -3.33 10.37 35.04 421900 A KLM TEL. CO. 11.51 -5.36 17.83 46.38 421901 C KINGDOM TELEPHONE COMPANY -7.80 1.32
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  • LLC FL 4,785,734 3,405,942 1,379,792 28.83 AT&T - BellSouth - Florida FL 13,804,379 9,997,801 3,806,578 27.58 Embarq - Florida FL 4,038,315 2,980,234 1,058,081 26.20 Windstream Georgia Communications GA 815,816 597,178 218,639 26.80 AT&T - BellSouth - Georgia GA 10,572,998 7,519,333 3,053,665 28.88 Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc. HI 1,480,356 1,107,506 372,849 25.19 Verizon - Northwest - Idaho ID 394,849 285,996 108,853 27.57 Qwest - Idaho South ID 965,269 639,371 325,899 33.76 Qwest - Idaho North ID 61,255 41,307 19,949 32.57 Verizon North - Contel/Illinois IL 283,683 222,800 60,883 21.46 Verizon South - Illinois IL 84,055 62,522 21,533 25.62 Verizon North - Illinois IL 1,462,049 1,136,844 325,205 22.24 AT&T - Ameritech - Illinois Bell IL 11,605,574 8,783,448 2,822,126 24.32 Verizon North - Contel/Indiana
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  • LLC FL 4,785,734 3,405,942 1,379,792 28.83 AT&T - BellSouth - Florida FL 13,804,379 9,997,801 3,806,578 27.58 Embarq - Florida FL 4,038,315 2,980,234 1,058,081 26.20 Windstream Georgia Communications GA 815,816 597,178 218,639 26.80 AT&T - BellSouth - Georgia GA 10,572,998 7,519,333 3,053,665 28.88 Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc. HI 1,480,356 1,107,506 372,849 25.19 Verizon - Northwest - Idaho ID 394,849 285,996 108,853 27.57 Qwest - Idaho South ID 965,269 639,371 325,899 33.76 Qwest - Idaho North ID 61,255 41,307 19,949 32.57 Verizon North - Contel/Illinois IL 283,683 222,800 60,883 21.46 Verizon South - Illinois IL 84,055 62,522 21,533 25.62 Verizon North - Illinois IL 1,462,049 1,136,844 325,205 22.24 AT&T - Ameritech - Illinois Bell IL 11,605,574 8,783,448 2,822,126 24.32 Verizon North - Contel/Indiana
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  • COMPANY INC. -2.71 -2.37 -0.35 -4.50 411781 C H & B COMMUNICATIONS INC. -23.36 0.11 -23.45 -41.44 411782 C HOME TELEPHONE COMPANY INC. 16.79 -4.85 22.74 26.15 411785 C J. B. N. TELEPHONE COMPANY INC. -7.29 -6.56 -0.78 -11.99 411788 C KANOKLA TEL. ASSOC. INC.- KS 0.11 -4.13 4.43 -0.14 411791 C LA HARPE TELEPHONE COMPANY INC. 22.39 -1.57 24.34 27.57 411801 C MADISON TELEPHONE, LLC -11.70 -4.96 -7.09 -15.57 411807 C MOKAN DIAL, INC.- KS -5.97 -2.25 -3.81 -20.86 411808 C MOUNDRIDGE TEL. CO. -2.30 -4.01 1.78 -6.15 3 - 161 Table 3.32 ILEC High-Cost Loop Support Data Percentage Changes from 2006 to 2007 by Study Area Study Area Code Type Study Area Name Unseparated High Cost Loop Unseparated Number
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  • COMPANY INC. -2.71 -2.37 -0.35 -4.50 411781 C H & B COMMUNICATIONS INC. -23.36 0.11 -23.45 -41.44 411782 C HOME TELEPHONE COMPANY INC. 16.79 -4.85 22.74 26.15 411785 C J. B. N. TELEPHONE COMPANY INC. -7.29 -6.56 -0.78 -11.99 411788 C KANOKLA TEL. ASSOC. INC.- KS 0.11 -4.13 4.43 -0.14 411791 C LA HARPE TELEPHONE COMPANY INC. 22.39 -1.57 24.34 27.57 411801 C MADISON TELEPHONE, LLC -11.70 -4.96 -7.09 -15.57 411807 C MOKAN DIAL, INC.- KS -5.97 -2.25 -3.81 -20.86 411808 C MOUNDRIDGE TEL. CO. -2.30 -4.01 1.78 -6.15 3 - 161 Table 3.32 ILEC High-Cost Loop Support Data Percentage Changes from 2006 to 2007 by Study Area Study Area Code Type Study Area Name Unseparated High Cost Loop Unseparated Number
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  • 462203 C RYE TELEPHONE CO -16.92 -0.55 -16.46 -24.79 462204 C COLUMBINE ACQ CORP -9.31 -4.89 -4.65 -28.42 462206 A STONEHAM COOP TEL CO 21.90 -4.11 27.12 74.84 462207 C STRASBURG TEL CO -0.10 -3.86 3.91 -13.68 462208 C CENTURYTEL-COLORADO -1.11 -7.68 7.11 -3.41 462209 C WIGGINS TEL ASSOC 35.04 -4.10 40.81 80.87 462210 A WILLARD TEL CO 20.73 -5.36 27.57 73.00 465102 C QWEST CORP-CO -5.27 -11.73 7.32 0.00 TOTAL DELAWARE 5.86 -10.49 18.26 INFINITE 565010 C VERIZON DELAWARE INC 5.86 -10.49 18.26 INFINITE TOTAL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3.54 -7.86 12.38 0.00 575020 C VERIZON WA, DC INC. 3.54 -7.86 12.38 0.00 TOTAL FLORIDA -4.41 -12.82 9.65 22.43 210291 C GTC, INC. -4.69 -7.08 2.57 -17.70 210318 C FRONTIER COMM-SOUTH
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  • 462203 C RYE TELEPHONE CO -16.92 -0.55 -16.46 -24.79 462204 C COLUMBINE ACQ CORP -9.31 -4.89 -4.65 -28.42 462206 A STONEHAM COOP TEL CO 21.90 -4.11 27.12 74.84 462207 C STRASBURG TEL CO -0.10 -3.86 3.91 -13.68 462208 C CENTURYTEL-COLORADO -1.11 -7.68 7.11 -3.41 462209 C WIGGINS TEL ASSOC 35.04 -4.10 40.81 80.87 462210 A WILLARD TEL CO 20.73 -5.36 27.57 73.00 465102 C QWEST CORP-CO -5.27 -11.73 7.32 0.00 TOTAL DELAWARE 5.86 -10.49 18.26 INFINITE 565010 C VERIZON DELAWARE INC 5.86 -10.49 18.26 INFINITE TOTAL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3.54 -7.86 12.38 0.00 575020 C VERIZON WA, DC INC. 3.54 -7.86 12.38 0.00 TOTAL FLORIDA -4.41 -12.82 9.65 22.43 210291 C GTC, INC. -4.69 -7.08 2.57 -17.70 210318 C FRONTIER COMM-SOUTH
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  • As with current Section 90.179, the shared use of the spectrum licensed to the individual states would be predicated on the authorized user and the state complying with all the provisions of Section 90.179. See 47 C.F.R. § 90.179(d). See, e.g., Commercial 700 MHz R&O, 15 FCC Rcd at 514 ¶ 93. See also 47 C.F.R. §§ 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.59, 27.61, 27.63; see also Part 27 Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 10848-65 ¶¶ 123-161. The ``field strength'' approach requires a licensee to limit the field strength of its station transmissions to some prescribed level at the licensee's geographic border. The predicted 40 dBu/v field strength shall be calculated using Figure 10 of Section 73.699 of this chapter,
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  • a broadcast, common carrier, or non-broadcast, non-common carrier basis with an applicant's self-characterization determinant of the applicable EEO rules. See Policies and Rules for the Direct Broadcast Satellite Service, IB Docket 98-21, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 13 FCC Rcd 6907, 6924-6925 (1998) ("DBS NPRM"). 211 See Section III.A.1. "Band Plan: Protecting Public Safety Operations," supra. 212See Sections 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.59, 27.61, 27.63 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.59, 27.61, 27.63. See also 700 MHz First Report and Order at para. 2. Federal Communications Commission FCC 00-90 42 interference.213 We concluded that such an approach provides established, objective criteria for controlling in-band interference, and gives users the ability to construct and operate facilities in
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  • on a broadcast, common carrier, or non-broadcast, non-common carrier basis with an applicant's self-characterization determinant of the applicable EEO rules. See Policies and Rules for the Direct Broadcast Satellite Service, IB Docket 98-21, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 13 FCC Rcd 6907, 6924-6925 (1998) (``DBS NPRM''). See Section III.A.1. ``Band Plan: Protecting Public Safety Operations,'' supra. See Sections 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.59, 27.61, 27.63 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.59, 27.61, 27.63. See also 700 MHz First Report and Order at para. 2. See 700 MHz First Report and Order at paras. 96-97. See also AirTouch Comments at 29; SBC Comments at 4-5. See Sections 90.7, 90.689, and 90.671, 47 C.F.R. §§ 90.7, 90.689, and
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  • MHz band, with an effective radiated power (ERP) greater than 1 kW, the power flux density that would be produced by such stations through a combination of antenna height and vertical gain pattern must not exceed 3000 microwatts per square meter on the ground over the area extending to 1 km from the base of the antenna mounting structure. Section 27.57 is amended by designating the existing text as paragraph (a) and adding a new paragraph (b) to read as follows: § 27.57 International coordination. (a) * * * (b) Operation in the 698-764 MHz and 776-794 MHz bands is subject to international agreements between Mexico and Canada. Unless otherwise modified by international treaty, licenses must not cause interference to, and
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  • MHz band, with an effective radiated power (ERP) greater than 1 kW, the power flux density that would be produced by such stations through a combination of antenna height and vertical gain pattern must not exceed 3000 microwatts per square meter on the ground over the area extending to 1 km from the base of the antenna mounting structure. Section 27.57 is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows: § 27.57 International coordination. * * * * * (c) Operation in the 1710-1755 MHz and 2110-2155 MHz bands is subject to international agreements with Mexico and Canada. Section 27.63 is amended to read as follows: § 27.63 Disturbance of AM broadcast station antenna patterns. AWS and WCS
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  • measuring the emission limits, the nominal carrier frequency shall be adjusted as close to the licensee's frequency block edges, both upper and lower, as the design permits. (3) The measurements of emission power can be expressed in peak or average values, provided they are expressed in the same parameters as the transmitter power. * * * * * In § 27.57, revise paragraph (c) to read as follows: § 27.57 International coordination. * * * * * (c) Operation in the 1710-1755, 1915-1920, 1995-2000, 2020-2025, 2110-2155 and 2175-2180 MHz bands is subject to international agreements with Mexico and Canada. Revise §§ 27.1101 to read as follows: Licensing and Competitive Bidding Provisions § 27. 1101 1710-1755 MHz, 1915-1920 MHz, 1995-2000 MHz, 2020-2025
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  • MHz bands in accordance with the provisions of §27.50(b)(6) of this chapter, the power flux density that would be produced by such stations through a combination of antenna height and vertical gain pattern must not exceed 3000 microwatts per square meter on the ground over the area extending to 1 km from the base of the antenna mounting structure. Section 27.57 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows: § 27.57 International coordination. * * * * * (b) Operation in the 698-763 MHz, 775-793 MHz, and 805-806 MHz bands is subject to international agreements between Mexico and Canada. Unless otherwise modified by international treaty, licenses must not cause interference to, and must accept harmful interference from, television broadcast
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  • MHz bands in accordance with the provisions of §27.50(b)(6) of this chapter, the power flux density that would be produced by such stations through a combination of antenna height and vertical gain pattern must not exceed 3000 microwatts per square meter on the ground over the area extending to 1 km from the base of the antenna mounting structure. Section 27.57 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows: § 27.57 International coordination. * * * * * (b) Operation in the 698-763 MHz, 775-793 MHz, and 805-806 MHz bands is subject to international agreements between Mexico and Canada. Unless otherwise modified by international treaty, licenses must not cause interference to, and must accept harmful interference from, television broadcast
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  • rule should be expanded to apply to AWS-4, as well. We seek comment on this proposal, including the costs and benefits of the proposal. Co-Channel Interference Among AWS-4 Systems that Section 27.55(a)(1) should be expanded to include the 2180-2200 MHz band. We seek comment on this proposal, including the costs and benefits of the proposal. Canadian and Mexican Coordination Section 27.57(c) of our rules indicates that AWS-1 operations are subject to international agreements with Mexico and Canada. Until such time as any adjusted agreements between the United States, Mexico and/or Canada can be agreed to, operations must not cause harmful interference across the border, consistent with the terms of the agreements currently in force. We note that further modification (of the
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  • theTVfilingfreezeandhavenotbeenacceptedforfiling.29Inaddition,thereare9petitionsfor rulemakingonfile,requestingchangesintheTVTableofAllotmentstoallowapplicantsto applyforTVbroadcastinglicensesinchannels60-69.30Weinvitecommentastotheappropriate dispositionofthesevariousmatterssoastomaximizetheavailabilityofthe746-806MHzband forpublicsafetyandnewservices. Wetentativelyconcludethatstationsforwhicha constructionpermithasbeengrantedshouldbetreatedthesameasoperatingTVstationsand receiveprotectionfromnewserviceproviders.Wenotethatpartiesholdingconstructionpermits wereconsideredeligiblebroadcastersintheDTVproceedingandwere,infact,awarded companionDTVchannels;anumberofthesearealreadyoperatingunderprogramtestauthority. Otherstationsforwhichconstructionpermitshavebeenissuedareundervariousstagesof construction.Atthesametime,however,wenotethattherehasbeenlittleactivitywithregard toafewofthesepermits.Inthisregardweremindpermitteesthat,intheabsenceofcompelling circumstances,theymustprogresstowardconstructingtheirstationswithintheallottedtimeor riskcancellationoftheirpermits,regardlessoftheirassignedchannels.Werequestcommenton whetherthesepermitteesshouldbegiventheoptiontobeginoperationsdirectlyontheirDTV channelswithoutbeingrequiredtoprovideanalogTVserviceonchannels60-69.Suchan approachwouldallowthesepermitteestoeliminatethecostofbuildingnewanalogfacilitiesthat maybeusedforonlyatemporaryperiodoftimeandwouldincreasethespectrumavailablefor publicsafetyandothernewserviceproviders.Wealsorequestcommentonwhetherweshould allowpublicsafetyandnewservicelicenseesinthe746-806MHzbandtomakearrangements withbroadcastlicenseesandpermitteesforceasingexistingorplannedbroadcastoperationsin thisbandorrelinquishingtheirinterestinanewstationonthesechannels.Ifso,couldsuch arrangementsincludemonetarycompensation?Ineithercase,wherethebroadcasterhasa channelbelowchannel60,wewouldproposetocontinuetoallowthebroadcastertoinitiateDTV operationswithoutacompanionanalogchannel.Forexample,forthosebroadcasterswithDTV channelsonchannels60-69andanexistinganalogchannelbelowchannel60,wewouldpermit themtocontinuetheircurrentanalogoperationsonthatchannelor,ifpossible,toconvertthat channeltoDTVuse.Wealsoseekcommentonwhether,orunderwhatcircumstances,we shouldcontinuetopermitstationsauthorizedonchannels60-69torelocatetransmittingantenna sitesortoincreaseradiatedpowerorantennaheightuptothemaximumvaluesintheservice. 22. Withregardtoapplicationsfornewbroadcaststationsandpetitionsforrule makingtocreatenewanalogTVallotmentsonchannels60-69,webelievethepublicisbest servedbymaximizingthepotentialavailabilityofthisspectrumforpublicsafetyandnew 29TheseapplicationshavenotbeenacteduponbecausewefrozeapplicationsforTVlicensinginthe30largest marketsintheUnitedStatesin1987.SeeInreAdvancedTelevisionSystemsandTheirImpactontheExisting TelevisionBroadcastService,RM-5811,Order,52Fed.Reg.28,346(1987). 30WehavealsoproposedtoamendtheTVTableofAllotmentstoaddanewanalogChannel60atMililani Town,HI.SeeInreAmendmentofSection73.606(b),TableofAllotments,TVBroadcastingStations(MililaniTown, Hawaii),MMDocket96-136,NoticeofProposedRuleMaking,11FCCRcd16265(1996).Thesefiguresare effectiveMay16,1997,andchangeonadailybasis.AppendixBcontainsalistoflicenses,constructionpermits, andapplications. 10 FederalCommunicationsCommission FCC97-245 services.Wenotethatapplicantsfornewbroadcaststationswerenotamongtheinitialeligibles forasecondDTVchannelandwouldberequiredtovacatethisspectrumattheendoftheDTV transitionperiod.Weseekcommentonwhetherweshoulddismissthesependingapplications andpetitionsfornewallotmentsfornewbroadcaststationsthatwouldoperateonchannels60-69. Alternatively,shouldwedismissonlythoseapplicationsandallotmentpetitionsinmajor metropolitanareaswhereadditionalspectrumforpublicsafetyismostneeded,andwhichare precludedbythe1987TVfreeze?Consistentwiththisapproach,wealsoseekcommenton whetherweshouldprovidethesepartiesanopportunitytoamendtheirapplicationsorpetition proposalstoobtainanalogorDTVchannelsbelowchannel60.Weinvitecommenterstoaddress alltheseissues,andtosuggestothermethodsofdealingwithpendingapplicationsandpetitions. 23. InternationalCoordination.Inadditiontoprotectingservicesinadjacent frequencybandsfromharmfulinterference,weareobligatedtoconsidertheeffectsofU.S. operationsonneighboringcountries.Forthisreason,weproposetoapplytheinternational coordinationrequirementsofSection27.57ofourrulestofixed,mobile,andbroadcasting licenseesinthisspectrum.31Wewilladdressinternationalcoordinationrequirementsforthe publicsafetyspectruminasubsequentproceeding.32 24. MinorChangestotheTableofFrequencyAllocations.Finally,therearecurrently threefootnotestotheTableofFrequencyAllocationsthatpermittheoperationofnon-TV servicesinthe746-806MHzbandinallorpartoftheUnitedStates.33The716-890MHzband isalsocurrentlyavailableonaninterimbasisthroughfootnoteNG30tostationsinthe internationalfixedpublicradiocommunicationservice34southofMiami,Florida,onthecondition thatharmfulinterferenceisnotcausedtothebroadcastingserviceofanycountry.35Footnote NG30wasaninterimmeasurewhichisnolongerneeded.The800-830MHzbandisalso currentlyavailablethroughfootnoteNG43tofixedstationsintheCommonCarrierFixedPoint- 31See47C.F.R.§27.57. 32CoordinationofpublicsafetyandotherlandmobilefrequencieswithCanadaandMexicoaregovernedby specialrules.See,e.g.,47C.F.R.§90.619. 33See47C.F.R.§2.106. 34See47C.F.R.Part23. 35Specifically,footnoteNG30reads:Stationsintheinternationalfixedpublicradiocommunicationservicein Florida,southof25o30'northlatitude,maybeauthorizedtousefrequenciesintheband716-890MHzonthecondi- tionthatharmfulinterferencewillnotbecausedtothebroadcastingserviceofanycountry.Thisisaninterim allocationtheterminationofwhichwilllaterbespecifiedbytheCommissionwhenitisdeterminedthatequipments aregenerallyavailableforuseinbandsallocatedinternationallytothefixedservices. 11 FederalCommunicationsCommission FCC97-245 to-PointMicrowaveService36inthesoutheasterncornerofAlaskaontheconditionthatharmful interferenceisnotcausedtothebroadcastingserviceofanycountry.37Wehavereviewedour recordsanddeterminedthattherearenolicenseesoperatingunderfootnoteNG43.Forthese reasons,andtoprovidepublicsafetylicenseeswithspectrumasfreeofotherusersaspossible, weproposetodeletefootnotesNG30andNG43.Additionally,theTVbroadcastbandsare allocatedtotheFixedServicetopermitsubscriptionTVoperations.38Weproposetodeletethis allocationforthe746-806MHzband.ThiswouldensurethatnosubscriptionTVoperations wouldbepermittedinthepublicsafetyportionoftheband.Atthesametime,becausethenon- publicsafetyportionofthebandisbeingreallocatedtothefixedandmobileservices,aswell asthebroadcastingservice,thisallocationbyfootnoteisnolongerneededtoallowsubscription TVoperationsinthenon-publicsafetyportionoftheband.Weinvitecommentonourproposal toeliminatefootnotesNG30andNG43,andmodifyfootnoteNG149toeliminatethe746-806 MHzbandfromitsprovisions. PROCEDURALMATTERS 25. ThisactionistakenpursuanttoSections4(i),303(c),303(f),303(g),and303(r) oftheCommunicationsActof1934,asamended,47U.S.C.§§154(i),303(c),303(f),303(g), and303(r). 26. InitialRegulatoryFlexibilityAnalysis:Aninitialregulatoryflexibilityanalysisis containedinAppendixC. 27. ExPartePresentations.TherulemakingproposalsinthisSecondNoticeof ProposedRuleMakingconstituteanon-restrictednoticeandcommentrulemakingproceeding. Expartepresentationsarepermitted,exceptduringtheSunshineAgendaperiod,providedthey aredisclosedasprovidedinCommissionrules.Seegenerally47C.F.R.§§1.1202,1.1203,and 1.1206(a). 28. Comments.PursuanttoapplicableproceduressetforthinSections1.415and1.419 oftheCommission'sRules,interestedpartiesmayfilecommentsonorbefore[45daysafter 36MostoftheservicesintheDomesticPublicFixedRadioServicewererecentlymergedintoPart101,Fixed MicrowaveServices.TherulesfortheCommonCarrierFixedPoint-to-PointMicrowaveServiceareat47C.F.R. §101,SubpartI. 37Specifically,footnoteNG43reads:FixedstationsinthedomesticpublicradioservicesinAlaska,southof 56onorthlatitudeandeastof134owestlongitude,maybeauthorizedtousefrequenciesintheband800-830MHz, ontheconditionthatharmfulinterferencewillnotbecausedtothebroadcastingserviceofanycountry.
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  • $6.23 22.42 Zone 2 $8.15 $6.23 23.56 Zone 3 $8.99 $6.23 30.70 Average: 25.06 Kansas Zone 1 $70.30 $21.40 69.56 Zone 2 $26.55 $17.50 34.09 Zone 3 $19.65 $17.50 10.94 Average: 25.00 Michigan Zone A $9.43 $8.12 13.89 Zone B $12.02 $8.85 26.37 Zone C $14.86 $10.40 30.01 Average: 25.02 Missouri Zone 1 $12.71 $11.00 13.45 Zone 2 $20.71 $15.00 27.57 Zone 3 $33.29 $13.25 60.20 Zone 4 $18.23 $9.20 49.53 Average: 25.40 Nevada Zone 1 $13.10 $11.14 14.96 Zone 2 $18.25 $12.50 31.21 Zone 3 $34.75 $12.50 64.03 Average: 25.00 Ohio Zone B $5.93 $5.34 9.95 Zone C $7.97 $5.34 33.00 Zone D $9.52 $5.34 43.91 Average: 35.94 Oklahoma Zone A $49.30 $23.25 52.84 Zone B $27.75 $19.90 28.29 Zone
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  • programming directly to the public,106 and Part 73 contains rules for broadcasters.107 Federal Communications Commission FCC 99-97 108 Review of the Commission's Broadcast and Cable Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and Policies, MM Docket No. 98-204, and Termination of the EEO Streamlining Proceeding, MM Docket No. 96-16, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 13 FCC Rcd 23004 (1998). 109 Sections 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.59, 27.61, 27.63 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.59, 27.61, 27.63; see also Part 27 Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 10848-65 (paras. 123- 161). PAGE 27 56. We have initiated a rulemaking on our Part 73 EEO rules,108 and seek comment on whether there are any reasons not to apply Part 73
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  • is a commercial mobile service shall . . . be treated as a common carrier for purposes of this Act''). See also 47 C.F.R. § 1.815 (stating in relevant part ``[e]ach common carrier licensee or permitee with 16 or more full time employees shall file with the Commission . . . an annual employment report''). See Sections 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.59, 27.61, 27.63 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.59, 27.61, 27.63; see also Part 27 Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 10848-65, paras. 123-161. In a ``coordination'' approach, licensees operating on the same spectrum in adjacent areas would coordinate the location of their stations in order to control interference. The ``field strength'' approach
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  • on a broadcast, common carrier, or non-broadcast, non-common carrier basis with an applicant's self-characterization determinant of the applicable EEO rules. See Policies and Rules for the Direct Broadcast Satellite Service, IB Docket 98-21, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 13 FCC Rcd 6907, 6924-6925 (1998) (``DBS NPRM''). See Section III.A.1. ``Band Plan: Protecting Public Safety Operations,'' supra. See Sections 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.59, 27.61, 27.63 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.59, 27.61, 27.63. See also 700 MHz First Report and Order at para. 2. See 700 MHz First Report and Order at paras. 96-97. See also AirTouch Comments at 29; SBC Comments at 4-5. See Sections 90.7, 90.689, and 90.671, 47 C.F.R. §§ 90.7, 90.689, and
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  • limits. * * * * * (f) For the band 4940-4990 MHz: The peak power of any emission outside the licensee's authorized band, either measured in, or referred to a 1 MHz instrument bandwidth, shall be attenuated below the maximum peak spectral density by at least 43 + 10 log (p) dB or 80 dB, whichever is less. 9. Section 27.57 is revised to read as follows: § 27.57 International coordination. WCS licensees shall comply with the appropriate coordination agreements between the United States and Canada and the United States and Mexico concerning cross-border sharing and use of WCS bands. Operations in the border areas shall be subject to coordination with bordering countries and provide protection to non-U.S. operations in the
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  • applicable rule parts. 27.4Terms and definitions. 27.5 Frequencies. 27.6Service areas. Federal Communications Commission FCC 97-50 17 Subpart B -- Applications and Licenses 27.11Initial authorization. 27.12Eligibility. 27.13License period. 27.14Construction requirements; Criteria for comparative renewal proceedings. 27.15Geographic partitioning and spectrum disaggregation. Subpart C -- Technical Standards 27.51Equipment authorization. 27.52RF safety. 27.53Emission limits. 27.54Frequency stability. 27.55Field strength limits. 27.56Antenna structures; air navigation safety. 27.57International coordination. 27.59Environmental requirements. 27.61Quiet zones. 27.63Disturbance of AM broadcast station antenna patterns. 27.64Protection from interference. Subpart D -- Competitive Bidding Procedures for WCS 27.201WCS subject to competitive bidding. 27.202Competitive bidding mechanisms. 27.203Withdrawal, default and disqualification payments. 27.204Bidding application and certification procedures; prohibition of collusion. 27.205Submission of upfront payments. 27.206Submission of down payment and filing of long-form applications. 27.207Procedures for filing
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  • and for install- operated prior to a finding of no significant impact ing and maintaining any required marking and lighting. (FONSI) being issued and placed on public notice by the However, in the event of default of this responsibility by FCC. an antenna structure owner, the FCC permittee or licensee authorized to use an affected antenna structure navigation safety. Sec. 27.57 International coordination. to non-U.S. operations in the 2305-2320 and 2345-2360 MHz bands as appropriate. In addition, satellite DARS operations in WCS spectrum shall be subject to Sec. 27.59 Environmental requirements. through 1.1319 of this chapter, must file an FCC Form 600 and supply specific technical information about their proposed site prior to construction of such site as well as Sec.
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  • is a commercial mobile service shall . . . be treated as a common carrier for purposes of this Act''). See also 47 C.F.R. § 1.815 (stating in relevant part ``[e]ach common carrier licensee or permitee with 16 or more full time employees shall file with the Commission . . . an annual employment report''). See Sections 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.59, 27.61, 27.63 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.59, 27.61, 27.63; see also Part 27 Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 10848-65, paras. 123-161. In a ``coordination'' approach, licensees operating on the same spectrum in adjacent areas would coordinate the location of their stations in order to control interference. The ``field strength'' approach
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  • on a broadcast, common carrier, or non-broadcast, non-common carrier basis with an applicant's self-characterization determinant of the applicable EEO rules. See Policies and Rules for the Direct Broadcast Satellite Service, IB Docket 98-21, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 13 FCC Rcd 6907, 6924-6925 (1998) (``DBS NPRM''). See Section III.A.1. ``Band Plan: Protecting Public Safety Operations,'' supra. See Sections 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.59, 27.61, 27.63 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.59, 27.61, 27.63. See also 700 MHz First Report and Order at para. 2. See 700 MHz First Report and Order at paras. 96-97. See also AirTouch Comments at 29; SBC Comments at 4-5. See Sections 90.7, 90.689, and 90.671, 47 C.F.R. §§ 90.7, 90.689, and
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  • a 50 kW ERP maximum limit for the Lower 700 MHz Band would permit both wireless services and certain new broadcast operations,283 yet still allow efficient and flexible use of the spectrum without offsetting costs.284 The Notice asked whether the possible technology or technologies used to provide 278 See supra Section III.B.1.a. 279 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.63, 27.64. 280 See Notice, 16 FCC Rcd at 7312 ¶ 78. 281 See Upper 700 MHz First Report and Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 521-22 ¶ 111; see also Upper 700 MHz MO&O and FNPRM, 15 FCC Rcd at 20851 at ¶ 10. 282 See Notice, 16 FCC Rcd at 7300 ¶ 43. 283 An analog television transmitter operating
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  • As with current Section 90.179, the shared use of the spectrum licensed to the individual states would be predicated on the authorized user and the state complying with all the provisions of Section 90.179. See 47 C.F.R. § 90.179(d). See, e.g., Commercial 700 MHz R&O, 15 FCC Rcd at 514 ¶ 93. See also 47 C.F.R. §§ 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.59, 27.61, 27.63; see also Part 27 Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 10848-65 ¶¶ 123-161. The ``field strength'' approach requires a licensee to limit the field strength of its station transmissions to some prescribed level at the licensee's geographic border. The predicted 40 dBu/v field strength shall be calculated using Figure 10 of Section 73.699 of this chapter,
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  • for 1991 through 1999 and Initial Report for 2000) Prepared by Katie Rangos as of May 3, 2001. Reporting Entity 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 41 GTE Southwest Inc. (Texas - COTX) 12.87 17.13 14.96 18.10 22.42 14.62 8.29 17.89 9.64 10.22 GTE Southwest Inc. (New Mexico - CONM) 1/ 28.68 47.21 48.69 42.53 47.29 27.57 Contel of the West dba GTE West (Arizona only - COWZ) 14.86 GTE West (West Contel) 17.26 13.81 10.51 42 Micronesian Telecomms. Corp. (N. Mariana Islands - GTMC)1.87 29.24 34.45 21.17 15.49 7.49 2.53 GTE New York (New York Contel) 12.10 8.60 9.90 GSTC - North (East North Contel) 15.51 10.15 10.36 Sprint 43 Central Telephone of Nevada 19.29 21.15
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  • 9.77 (90) 0 47GTE SOUTH INC. (VIRGINIA ONLY - COVA) 93,937 66,501 27,436 117,019 23.45 (1,969) 0 48GTE SOUTHWEST INC. (ARKANSAS ONLY - GTAR) 15,230 15,061 168 25,873 0.65 5 0 49GTE SOUTHWEST INC. (NEW MEXICO ONLY - GTNM) 7,755 6,546 1,209 12,085 10.00 18 0 50CONTEL OF THE WEST - NEW MEXICO ONLY - CONM 17,482 14,244 3,238 11,748 27.57 (210) 0 51GTE SOUTHWEST INC. (OKLAHOMA ONLY - GTOK) 19,401 17,324 2,076 32,221 6.44 17 0 52GTE SOUTHWEST INC. (TEXAS ONLY - GTTX) 199,493 169,248 30,246 417,677 7.24 188 0 53GTE TEXAS (TEXAS CONTEL) 60,385 55,924 4,461 53,819 8.29 (328) 0 54MICRONESIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP. 8,478 8,107 371 14,661 2.53 0 0 55CONTEL OF THE WEST - ARIZONA ONLY - COWZ
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  • GTE SOUTHWEST INC. (OKLAHOMA ONLY - GTOK) 16/ 18.46 10.77 6.70 6.44 51 GTE SOUTHWEST INC. (TEXAS ONLY - GTTX) 16/ 15.04 11.53 7.11 7.24 GTE SOUTHWEST INC. (TOTAL SOUTHWEST GTE) 16/ 9.00 11.52 10.22 52 GTE SOUTHWEST INC. (TEXAS CONTEL) 10/ 18.27 22.42 14.62 8.29 17.89 9.64 10.22 53 GTE SOUTHWEST INC. (CONTEL NEW MEXICO) 17/ 48.86 42.53 47.29 27.57 CONTEL OF THE WEST dba GTE WEST (ARIZONA ONLY - COWZ) 17/ 14.86 GTE WEST (WEST CONTEL) 17/ 17.26 13.81 10.51 54 MICRONESIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP. 18/ 20.06 15.49 7.49 2.53 GTE NEW YORK (NEW YORK CONTEL) 19/ 12.10 8.60 9.90 GSTC - NORTH (EAST NORTH CONTEL) 19/ 15.51 10.15 10.36 SPRINT 55 SPRINT LOCAL TELEPHONE COMPANIES - FLORIDA 20.05 CENTRAL
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  • 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, AND INITIAL REPORT FOR 1998 PREPARED BY KATIE RANGOS, INDUSTRY ANALYSIS DIVISION, MAY 13, 1999. REPORTING ENTITY 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 53 GTE SOUTHWEST INC. (TEXAS - COTX) 8/ 16.60 18.10 22.42 14.62 8.29 17.89 9.64 10.22 54 GTE SOUTHWEST INC. (NEW MEXICO - CONM) 16/ 48.40 48.69 42.53 47.29 27.57 CONTEL OF THE WEST dba GTE WEST (ARIZONA ONLY - COWZ) 16/ 14.86 GTE WEST (WEST CONTEL) 16/ 17.26 13.81 10.51 55 MICRONESIAN TELECOMMS. CORP. (N. MARIANA IS. - GTMC)17/ 33.06 21.17 15.49 7.49 2.53 GTE NEW YORK (NEW YORK CONTEL) 18/ 12.10 8.60 9.90 GSTC - NORTH (EAST NORTH CONTEL) 18/ 15.51 10.15 10.36 SPRINT 56 CENTRAL TELEPHONE OF
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  • - CONTINUED FINAL REPORTS FOR 1991 THROUGH 1998 AND INITIAL REPORT FOR 1999 As of April 4, 2000. Reporting Entity 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 52 GTE Southwest Inc. (Texas - COTX) 12/ 17.33 14.96 18.10 22.42 14.62 8.29 17.89 9.64 10.22 53 GTE Southwest Inc. (New Mexico - CONM) 20/ 28.70 47.21 48.69 42.53 47.29 27.57 Contel of THE West dba GTE West (Arizona Only - COWZ) 20/ 14.86 GTE West (West Contel) 20/ 17.26 13.81 10.51 54 Micronesian Telecomms. Corp. (N. Mariana Is. - GTMC) 21/ 28.53 34.45 21.17 15.49 7.49 2.53 GTE New York (New York Contel) 22/ 12.10 8.60 9.90 GSTC - North (East North Contel) 22/ 15.51 10.15 10.36 Sprint 55 Central
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  • COLORADO 34.79 4.59 8.78 37.92 0.96 87.03 14.52 101.56 CONNECTICUT 32.68 3.99 8.46 38.63 0.86 84.63 20.09 104.73 DELAWARE 23.64 4.02 2.53 37.22 0.56 67.97 14.53 82.49 DIST. OF COLUMBIA 33.94 2.62 0.00 30.17 1.01 67.73 7.53 75.26 FLORIDA 27.70 4.23 13.37 31.07 0.77 77.13 12.86 90.00 GEORGIA 36.14 4.23 9.38 33.45 0.83 84.03 13.77 97.80 HAWAII 36.16 3.95 3.18 27.57 0.99 71.85 15.91 87.76 IDAHO 24.93 4.29 10.68 37.21 1.17 78.29 13.28 91.57 ILLINOIS 28.54 3.80 13.66 26.37 0.50 72.86 15.33 88.19 INDIANA 26.90 3.96 15.69 25.43 0.73 72.71 14.54 87.25 IOWA 21.85 4.01 17.09 29.87 0.85 73.66 15.12 88.79 KANSAS 26.76 3.97 15.31 30.27 0.78 77.09 14.56 91.65 KENTUCKY 30.83 3.76 12.82 29.67 0.84 77.93 14.26 92.18 LOUISIANA 34.68
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  • 1998 PRICE-CAP COMPANIES - CONTINUED (Final Reports for 1991 Through 1997 and Initial Report for 1998) As of August 20, 1999. Reporting Entity 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 53 GTE Southwest Inc. (Texas - COTX) 12/ 14.94 18.10 22.42 14.62 8.29 17.89 9.64 10.22 54 GTE Southwest Inc. (New Mexico - CONM) 20/ 46.37 48.69 42.53 47.29 27.57 Contel of THE West dba GTE West (Arizona Only - COWZ) 20/ 14.86 GTE West (West Contel) 20/ 17.26 13.81 10.51 55 Micronesian Telecomms. Corp. (N. Mariana Is. - GTMC) 21/ 33.06 21.17 15.49 7.49 2.53 GTE New York (New York Contel) 22/ 12.10 8.60 9.90 GSTC - North (East North Contel) 22/ 15.51 10.15 10.36 Sprint 56 Central Telephone
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  • GTE SOUTHWEST INC. (OKLAHOMA ONLY - GTOK) 16/ 18.46 10.77 6.70 6.44 51 GTE SOUTHWEST INC. (TEXAS ONLY - GTTX) 16/ 15.04 11.53 7.11 7.24 GTE SOUTHWEST INC. (TOTAL SOUTHWEST GTE) 16/ 9.00 11.52 10.22 52 GTE SOUTHWEST INC. (TEXAS CONTEL) 10/ 18.27 22.42 14.62 8.29 17.89 9.64 10.22 53 GTE SOUTHWEST INC. (CONTEL NEW MEXICO) 17/ 48.86 42.53 47.29 27.57 CONTEL OF THE WEST dba GTE WEST (ARIZONA ONLY - COWZ) 17/ 14.86 GTE WEST (WEST CONTEL) 17/ 17.26 13.81 10.51 54 MICRONESIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP. 18/ 20.06 15.49 7.49 2.53 GTE NEW YORK (NEW YORK CONTEL) 19/ 12.10 8.60 9.90 GSTC - NORTH (EAST NORTH CONTEL) 19/ 15.51 10.15 10.36 SPRINT 55 SPRINT LOCAL TELEPHONE COMPANIES - FLORIDA 20.05 CENTRAL
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  • - Continued (Final Reports for 1991 through 1998 and Initial Report for 1999) As of April 4, 2000. Reporting Entity 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 52 GTE Southwest Inc. (Texas - COTX) 12/ 17.33 14.96 18.10 22.42 14.62 8.29 17.89 9.64 10.22 53 GTE Southwest Inc. (New Mexico - CONM) 20/ 28.70 47.21 48.69 42.53 47.29 27.57 Contel of the West dba GTE West (Arizona only - COWZ) 20/ 14.86 GTE West (West Contel) 20/ 17.26 13.81 10.51 54 Micronesian Telecomms. Corp. (N. Mariana Is. - GTMC) 21/ 28.53 34.45 21.17 15.49 7.49 2.53 GTE New York (New York Contel) 22/ 12.10 8.60 9.90 GSTC - North (East North Contel) 22/ 15.51 10.15 10.36 Sprint 55 Central
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  • GTE SOUTHWEST INC. (OKLAHOMA ONLY - GTOK) 16/ 18.46 10.77 6.70 6.44 51 GTE SOUTHWEST INC. (TEXAS ONLY - GTTX) 16/ 15.04 11.53 7.11 7.24 GTE SOUTHWEST INC. (TOTAL SOUTHWEST GTE) 16/ 9.00 11.52 10.22 52 GTE SOUTHWEST INC. (TEXAS CONTEL) 10/ 18.27 22.42 14.62 8.29 17.89 9.64 10.22 53 GTE SOUTHWEST INC. (CONTEL NEW MEXICO) 17/ 48.86 42.53 47.29 27.57 CONTEL OF THE WEST dba GTE WEST (ARIZONA ONLY - COWZ) 17/ 14.86 GTE WEST (WEST CONTEL) 17/ 17.26 13.81 10.51 54 MICRONESIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP. 18/ 20.06 15.49 7.49 2.53 GTE NEW YORK (NEW YORK CONTEL) 19/ 12.10 8.60 9.90 GSTC - NORTH (EAST NORTH CONTEL) 19/ 15.51 10.15 10.36 SPRINT 55 SPRINT LOCAL TELEPHONE COMPANIES - FLORIDA 20.05 CENTRAL
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  • PRICE CAP COMPANIES - CONTINUED FINAL REPORTS FOR 1991 THROUGH 1997 AND INITIAL REPORT FOR 1998 As of August 20, 1999. Reporting Entity 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 53 GTE Southwest Inc. (Texas - COTX) 12/ 14.94 18.10 22.42 14.62 8.29 17.89 9.64 10.22 54 GTE Southwest Inc. (New Mexico - CONM) 20/ 46.37 48.69 42.53 47.29 27.57 Contel of THE West dba GTE West (Arizona Only - COWZ) 20/ 14.86 GTE West (West Contel) 20/ 17.26 13.81 10.51 55 Micronesian Telecomms. Corp. (N. Mariana Is. - GTMC) 21/ 33.06 21.17 15.49 7.49 2.53 GTE New York (New York Contel) 22/ 12.10 8.60 9.90 GSTC - North (East North Contel) 22/ 15.51 10.15 10.36 Sprint 56 Central Telephone
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  • 1991 Through 2000 Price-Cap Companies Reporting FCC Form 492A - Continued (Final Reports for 1991 Through 1999 and Initial Report for 2000) Reporting Entity 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 41 GTE Southwest Inc. (Texas - COTX) 15/ 10.22 9.64 17.89 8.29 14.62 22.42 18.10 14.96 17.13 12.87 GTE Southwest Inc. (New Mexico - CONM) 23/ 27.57 47.29 42.53 48.69 47.21 28.68 14/ Contel of the West dba GTE West (Arizona only - COWZ) 23/ 14.86 GTE West (West Contel) 23/ 10.51 13.81 17.26 42 Micronesian Telecomms. Corp. (N. Mariana Islands - GTMC) 24/ 2.53 7.49 15.49 21.17 34.45 29.24 1.87 GTE New York (New York Contel) 25/ 9.90 8.60 12.10 GSTC - North (East North Contel)
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  • 116,355 34,328 22.78 Iowa Telecom - Iowa North IA 224,674 170,391 54,283 24.16 Iowa Telecom - Iowa System IA 96,449 73,360 23,089 23.94 Qwest - Iowa IA 1,658,741 1,111,612 547,129 32.98 SBC - Southwestern Bell - Kansas KS 2,119,856 1,433,306 686,550 32.39 Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company - Kentucky KY 242,138 182,431 59,709 24.66 BellSouth - Kentucky KY 2,160,554 1,564,883 595,670 27.57 BellSouth - Louisiana LA 4,241,928 3,202,671 1,039,257 24.50 Verizon - New England - Maine ME 1,321,733 945,806 375,927 28.44 Verizon - Maryland MD 5,332,825 3,540,582 1,792,243 33.61 Verizon - New England - Massachusetts MA 7,503,835 4,860,558 2,643,276 35.23 Verizon - North - Michigan MI 1,360,912 1,070,845 290,067 21.31 SBC - Ameritech - Michigan MI 7,721,227 5,826,708 1,894,519 24.54 Qwest -
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  • - Ohio OH 0 0 0 0.00 ALLTEL - Western Reserve - Ohio OH 0 0 0 0.00 GTE - North - Ohio OH (5) (4) (1) 20.00 Sprint - United Telephone Company of Ohio OH (100) (75) (25) 25.00 GTE - Southwest - Oklahoma OK 0 0 0 0.00 SBC - Southwestern Bell - Oklahoma OK 185 134 51 27.57 GTE - Northwest - Oregon OR 162 121 42 25.93 Sprint - United Tel. Co. of the Northwest - Oregon OR 0 0 0 0.00 U S WEST - Oregon OR 80 54 26 32.50 ALLTEL - Pennsylvania PA 0 0 0 0.00 Bell Atlantic of Pennsylvania PA 423 311 111 26.24 GTE - North - Contel - Pennsylania PA
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  • theTVfilingfreezeandhavenotbeenacceptedforfiling.29Inaddition,thereare9petitionsfor rulemakingonfile,requestingchangesintheTVTableofAllotmentstoallowapplicantsto applyforTVbroadcastinglicensesinchannels60-69.30Weinvitecommentastotheappropriate dispositionofthesevariousmatterssoastomaximizetheavailabilityofthe746-806MHzband forpublicsafetyandnewservices. Wetentativelyconcludethatstationsforwhicha constructionpermithasbeengrantedshouldbetreatedthesameasoperatingTVstationsand receiveprotectionfromnewserviceproviders.Wenotethatpartiesholdingconstructionpermits wereconsideredeligiblebroadcastersintheDTVproceedingandwere,infact,awarded companionDTVchannels;anumberofthesearealreadyoperatingunderprogramtestauthority. Otherstationsforwhichconstructionpermitshavebeenissuedareundervariousstagesof construction.Atthesametime,however,wenotethattherehasbeenlittleactivitywithregard toafewofthesepermits.Inthisregardweremindpermitteesthat,intheabsenceofcompelling circumstances,theymustprogresstowardconstructingtheirstationswithintheallottedtimeor riskcancellationoftheirpermits,regardlessoftheirassignedchannels.Werequestcommenton whetherthesepermitteesshouldbegiventheoptiontobeginoperationsdirectlyontheirDTV channelswithoutbeingrequiredtoprovideanalogTVserviceonchannels60-69.Suchan approachwouldallowthesepermitteestoeliminatethecostofbuildingnewanalogfacilitiesthat maybeusedforonlyatemporaryperiodoftimeandwouldincreasethespectrumavailablefor publicsafetyandothernewserviceproviders.Wealsorequestcommentonwhetherweshould allowpublicsafetyandnewservicelicenseesinthe746-806MHzbandtomakearrangements withbroadcastlicenseesandpermitteesforceasingexistingorplannedbroadcastoperationsin thisbandorrelinquishingtheirinterestinanewstationonthesechannels.Ifso,couldsuch arrangementsincludemonetarycompensation?Ineithercase,wherethebroadcasterhasa channelbelowchannel60,wewouldproposetocontinuetoallowthebroadcastertoinitiateDTV operationswithoutacompanionanalogchannel.Forexample,forthosebroadcasterswithDTV channelsonchannels60-69andanexistinganalogchannelbelowchannel60,wewouldpermit themtocontinuetheircurrentanalogoperationsonthatchannelor,ifpossible,toconvertthat channeltoDTVuse.Wealsoseekcommentonwhether,orunderwhatcircumstances,we shouldcontinuetopermitstationsauthorizedonchannels60-69torelocatetransmittingantenna sitesortoincreaseradiatedpowerorantennaheightuptothemaximumvaluesintheservice. 22. Withregardtoapplicationsfornewbroadcaststationsandpetitionsforrule makingtocreatenewanalogTVallotmentsonchannels60-69,webelievethepublicisbest servedbymaximizingthepotentialavailabilityofthisspectrumforpublicsafetyandnew 29TheseapplicationshavenotbeenacteduponbecausewefrozeapplicationsforTVlicensinginthe30largest marketsintheUnitedStatesin1987.SeeInreAdvancedTelevisionSystemsandTheirImpactontheExisting TelevisionBroadcastService,RM-5811,Order,52Fed.Reg.28,346(1987). 30WehavealsoproposedtoamendtheTVTableofAllotmentstoaddanewanalogChannel60atMililani Town,HI.SeeInreAmendmentofSection73.606(b),TableofAllotments,TVBroadcastingStations(MililaniTown, Hawaii),MMDocket96-136,NoticeofProposedRuleMaking,11FCCRcd16265(1996).Thesefiguresare effectiveMay16,1997,andchangeonadailybasis.AppendixBcontainsalistoflicenses,constructionpermits, andapplications. 10 FederalCommunicationsCommission FCC97-245 services.Wenotethatapplicantsfornewbroadcaststationswerenotamongtheinitialeligibles forasecondDTVchannelandwouldberequiredtovacatethisspectrumattheendoftheDTV transitionperiod.Weseekcommentonwhetherweshoulddismissthesependingapplications andpetitionsfornewallotmentsfornewbroadcaststationsthatwouldoperateonchannels60-69. Alternatively,shouldwedismissonlythoseapplicationsandallotmentpetitionsinmajor metropolitanareaswhereadditionalspectrumforpublicsafetyismostneeded,andwhichare precludedbythe1987TVfreeze?Consistentwiththisapproach,wealsoseekcommenton whetherweshouldprovidethesepartiesanopportunitytoamendtheirapplicationsorpetition proposalstoobtainanalogorDTVchannelsbelowchannel60.Weinvitecommenterstoaddress alltheseissues,andtosuggestothermethodsofdealingwithpendingapplicationsandpetitions. 23. InternationalCoordination.Inadditiontoprotectingservicesinadjacent frequencybandsfromharmfulinterference,weareobligatedtoconsidertheeffectsofU.S. operationsonneighboringcountries.Forthisreason,weproposetoapplytheinternational coordinationrequirementsofSection27.57ofourrulestofixed,mobile,andbroadcasting licenseesinthisspectrum.31Wewilladdressinternationalcoordinationrequirementsforthe publicsafetyspectruminasubsequentproceeding.32 24. MinorChangestotheTableofFrequencyAllocations.Finally,therearecurrently threefootnotestotheTableofFrequencyAllocationsthatpermittheoperationofnon-TV servicesinthe746-806MHzbandinallorpartoftheUnitedStates.33The716-890MHzband isalsocurrentlyavailableonaninterimbasisthroughfootnoteNG30tostationsinthe internationalfixedpublicradiocommunicationservice34southofMiami,Florida,onthecondition thatharmfulinterferenceisnotcausedtothebroadcastingserviceofanycountry.35Footnote NG30wasaninterimmeasurewhichisnolongerneeded.The800-830MHzbandisalso currentlyavailablethroughfootnoteNG43tofixedstationsintheCommonCarrierFixedPoint- 31See47C.F.R.§27.57. 32CoordinationofpublicsafetyandotherlandmobilefrequencieswithCanadaandMexicoaregovernedby specialrules.See,e.g.,47C.F.R.§90.619. 33See47C.F.R.§2.106. 34See47C.F.R.Part23. 35Specifically,footnoteNG30reads:Stationsintheinternationalfixedpublicradiocommunicationservicein Florida,southof25o30'northlatitude,maybeauthorizedtousefrequenciesintheband716-890MHzonthecondi- tionthatharmfulinterferencewillnotbecausedtothebroadcastingserviceofanycountry.Thisisaninterim allocationtheterminationofwhichwilllaterbespecifiedbytheCommissionwhenitisdeterminedthatequipments aregenerallyavailableforuseinbandsallocatedinternationallytothefixedservices. 11 FederalCommunicationsCommission FCC97-245 to-PointMicrowaveService36inthesoutheasterncornerofAlaskaontheconditionthatharmful interferenceisnotcausedtothebroadcastingserviceofanycountry.37Wehavereviewedour recordsanddeterminedthattherearenolicenseesoperatingunderfootnoteNG43.Forthese reasons,andtoprovidepublicsafetylicenseeswithspectrumasfreeofotherusersaspossible, weproposetodeletefootnotesNG30andNG43.Additionally,theTVbroadcastbandsare allocatedtotheFixedServicetopermitsubscriptionTVoperations.38Weproposetodeletethis allocationforthe746-806MHzband.ThiswouldensurethatnosubscriptionTVoperations wouldbepermittedinthepublicsafetyportionoftheband.Atthesametime,becausethenon- publicsafetyportionofthebandisbeingreallocatedtothefixedandmobileservices,aswell asthebroadcastingservice,thisallocationbyfootnoteisnolongerneededtoallowsubscription TVoperationsinthenon-publicsafetyportionoftheband.Weinvitecommentonourproposal toeliminatefootnotesNG30andNG43,andmodifyfootnoteNG149toeliminatethe746-806 MHzbandfromitsprovisions. PROCEDURALMATTERS 25. ThisactionistakenpursuanttoSections4(i),303(c),303(f),303(g),and303(r) oftheCommunicationsActof1934,asamended,47U.S.C.§§154(i),303(c),303(f),303(g), and303(r). 26. InitialRegulatoryFlexibilityAnalysis:Aninitialregulatoryflexibilityanalysisis containedinAppendixC. 27. ExPartePresentations.TherulemakingproposalsinthisSecondNoticeof ProposedRuleMakingconstituteanon-restrictednoticeandcommentrulemakingproceeding. Expartepresentationsarepermitted,exceptduringtheSunshineAgendaperiod,providedthey aredisclosedasprovidedinCommissionrules.Seegenerally47C.F.R.§§1.1202,1.1203,and 1.1206(a). 28. Comments.PursuanttoapplicableproceduressetforthinSections1.415and1.419 oftheCommission'sRules,interestedpartiesmayfilecommentsonorbefore[45daysafter 36MostoftheservicesintheDomesticPublicFixedRadioServicewererecentlymergedintoPart101,Fixed MicrowaveServices.TherulesfortheCommonCarrierFixedPoint-to-PointMicrowaveServiceareat47C.F.R. §101,SubpartI. 37Specifically,footnoteNG43reads:FixedstationsinthedomesticpublicradioservicesinAlaska,southof 56onorthlatitudeandeastof134owestlongitude,maybeauthorizedtousefrequenciesintheband800-830MHz, ontheconditionthatharmfulinterferencewillnotbecausedtothebroadcastingserviceofanycountry.
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  • fixed service operations in the 3650-3700 MHz band are subject to the emission limits set forth in § 101.111 of this chapter. * * * * * 12. Section 27.55 is modified by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows: § 27.55 Field strength limits. * * * * * (c) 3650-3700 MHz band: 54 dBµV/m 13. Section 27.57 is revised to read as follows: § 27.57 International coordination. WCS licensees shall comply with the appropriate coordination agreements between the United States and Canada and the United States and Mexico concerning cross-border sharing and use of WCS bands. Operations in the border areas shall be subject to coordination with bordering countries and provide protection to non-U.S. operations in the
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  • applicable rule parts. 27.4Terms and definitions. 27.5 Frequencies. 27.6Service areas. Federal Communications Commission FCC 97-50 17 Subpart B -- Applications and Licenses 27.11Initial authorization. 27.12Eligibility. 27.13License period. 27.14Construction requirements; Criteria for comparative renewal proceedings. 27.15Geographic partitioning and spectrum disaggregation. Subpart C -- Technical Standards 27.51Equipment authorization. 27.52RF safety. 27.53Emission limits. 27.54Frequency stability. 27.55Field strength limits. 27.56Antenna structures; air navigation safety. 27.57International coordination. 27.59Environmental requirements. 27.61Quiet zones. 27.63Disturbance of AM broadcast station antenna patterns. 27.64Protection from interference. Subpart D -- Competitive Bidding Procedures for WCS 27.201WCS subject to competitive bidding. 27.202Competitive bidding mechanisms. 27.203Withdrawal, default and disqualification payments. 27.204Bidding application and certification procedures; prohibition of collusion. 27.205Submission of upfront payments. 27.206Submission of down payment and filing of long-form applications. 27.207Procedures for filing
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  • $6.23 22.42 Zone 2 $8.15 $6.23 23.56 Zone 3 $8.99 $6.23 30.70 Average: 25.06 Kansas Zone 1 $70.30 $21.40 69.56 Zone 2 $26.55 $17.50 34.09 Zone 3 $19.65 $17.50 10.94 Average: 25.00 Michigan Zone A $9.43 $8.12 13.89 Zone B $12.02 $8.85 26.37 Zone C $14.86 $10.40 30.01 Average: 25.02 Missouri Zone 1 $12.71 $11.00 13.45 Zone 2 $20.71 $15.00 27.57 Zone 3 $33.29 $13.25 60.20 Zone 4 $18.23 $9.20 49.53 Average: 25.40 Nevada Zone 1 $13.10 $11.14 14.96 Zone 2 $18.25 $12.50 31.21 Zone 3 $34.75 $12.50 64.03 Average: 25.00 Ohio Zone B $5.93 $5.34 9.95 Zone C $7.97 $5.34 33.00 Zone D $9.52 $5.34 43.91 Average: 35.94 Oklahoma Zone A $49.30 $23.25 52.84 Zone B $27.75 $19.90 28.29 Zone
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  • programming directly to the public,106 and Part 73 contains rules for broadcasters.107 Federal Communications Commission FCC 99-97 108 Review of the Commission's Broadcast and Cable Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and Policies, MM Docket No. 98-204, and Termination of the EEO Streamlining Proceeding, MM Docket No. 96-16, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 13 FCC Rcd 23004 (1998). 109 Sections 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.59, 27.61, 27.63 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.59, 27.61, 27.63; see also Part 27 Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 10848-65 (paras. 123- 161). PAGE 27 56. We have initiated a rulemaking on our Part 73 EEO rules,108 and seek comment on whether there are any reasons not to apply Part 73
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  • limits. * * * * * (f) For the band 4940-4990 MHz: The peak power of any emission outside the licensee's authorized band, either measured in, or referred to a 1 MHz instrument bandwidth, shall be attenuated below the maximum peak spectral density by at least 43 + 10 log (p) dB or 80 dB, whichever is less. 9. Section 27.57 is revised to read as follows: § 27.57 International coordination. WCS licensees shall comply with the appropriate coordination agreements between the United States and Canada and the United States and Mexico concerning cross-border sharing and use of WCS bands. Operations in the border areas shall be subject to coordination with bordering countries and provide protection to non-U.S. operations in the
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  • is a commercial mobile service shall . . . be treated as a common carrier for purposes of this Act''). See also 47 C.F.R. § 1.815 (stating in relevant part ``[e]ach common carrier licensee or permitee with 16 or more full time employees shall file with the Commission . . . an annual employment report''). See Sections 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.59, 27.61, 27.63 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.59, 27.61, 27.63; see also Part 27 Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 10848-65, paras. 123-161. In a ``coordination'' approach, licensees operating on the same spectrum in adjacent areas would coordinate the location of their stations in order to control interference. The ``field strength'' approach
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  • on a broadcast, common carrier, or non-broadcast, non-common carrier basis with an applicant's self-characterization determinant of the applicable EEO rules. See Policies and Rules for the Direct Broadcast Satellite Service, IB Docket 98-21, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 13 FCC Rcd 6907, 6924-6925 (1998) (``DBS NPRM''). See Section III.A.1. ``Band Plan: Protecting Public Safety Operations,'' supra. See Sections 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.59, 27.61, 27.63 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 27.51, 27.54, 27.56, 27.57, 27.59, 27.61, 27.63. See also 700 MHz First Report and Order at para. 2. See 700 MHz First Report and Order at paras. 96-97. See also AirTouch Comments at 29; SBC Comments at 4-5. See Sections 90.7, 90.689, and 90.671, 47 C.F.R. §§ 90.7, 90.689, and