FCC Web Documents citing 80.479

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  • site-based licensees are entitled to co-channel protection by AMTS geographic area licensees. Among other licensing and technical rules, AMTS geographic area licensees will be required to afford interference protection to incumbent systems, on a fixed separation basis as provided in Section 80.385(b)(1). Geographic area licensees must also provide co-channel interference protection to other geographic area licensees in accordance with Sections 80.479(b) and 80.70(a). Incumbents will be prohibited from renewing, transferring, assigning, or modifying their licenses in any manner that extends their system's service area or results in their acquiring additional frequencies, unless there is consent from each affected geographic area licensee. If an incumbent fails to construct, discontinues operations, or otherwise has its license terminated, the spectrum covered by the incumbent's
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  • site-based licensees are entitled to co-channel protection by AMTS geographic area licensees. Among other licensing and technical rules, AMTS geographic area licensees will be required to afford interference protection to incumbent systems, on a fixed separation basis as provided in Section 80.385(b)(1). Geographic area licensees must also provide co-channel interference protection to other geographic area licensees in accordance with Sections 80.479(b) and 80.70(a). Incumbents will be prohibited from renewing, transferring, assigning, or modifying their licenses in any manner that extends their system's service area or results in their acquiring additional frequencies, unless there is consent from each affected geographic area licensee. If an incumbent fails to construct, discontinues operations, or otherwise has its license terminated, the spectrum covered by the incumbent's
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  • Maritime Telecommunications Systems (AMTS), First Report and Order, GEN Docket No. 88-372, 6 FCC Rcd 437, 437 ¶ 3 (1991). See Amendment of the Commission's Rules Concerning Maritime Communications, Second Memorandum Opinion and Order and Fifth Report and Order, PR Docket No. 92-257, 17 FCC Rcd 6685, 6696 ¶ 24 (2002). See 47 C.F.R. § 80.385(b)(1). See 47 C.F.R. § 80.479(b). Automated Maritime Telecommunications System Spectrum Auction Closes, Public Notice, 19 FCC Rcd 18252, 18252 (WTB 2004). See id. at 18258. See FCC File No. 0002147762, Description of Partitioning and Disaggregation. See FCC File No. 0002147762, Waiver Request. See Petition at 2. See ACL Opposition at 3. Mobex Network Services, LLC, Order, 18 FCC Rcd 12309, 12311 ¶ 6 (WTB PSPWD
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of NORTHEAST UTILITIES SERVICE COMPANY and AMTS CONSORTIUM, LLC Request for Waiver of Section 80.479(b) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) FCC File No. 0003064076 FCC File No. 0003064601 ORDER Adopted: December 3, 2007 Released: December 4, 2007 By the Deputy Chief, Mobility Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau: Introduction. On June 8, 2007, Northeast Utilities Service Company (NUSCO) and AMTS Consortium, LLC (ACL) jointly filed a request for waiver of Section 80.479(b)
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  • references to ships and ship stations; ÿ Section 20.9(b) to expressly include AMTS licensees among those licensees eligible to rebut the presumption that they are CMRS providers; ÿ Sections 80.5 and 80.475(d) by eliminating the interconnection requirement for AMTS stations providing private correspondence service. (The interconnection requirement for CMRS offerings by AMTS licensees is still applicable.) ÿ Sections 80.371(c)(1)(i) and 80.479(a) by removing the "public correspondence" qualifiers to conform with the other rule amendments; ÿ Section 80.5 by removing the words "interconnected" and "integrated" from the definition of AMTS. B. Ensuring that Maritime Communications Have Priority The Commission declined to rule that a separate-channels approach, in any form and withoutregard to the channel capacity designated for maritime use, automatically satisfies the
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  • or aircraft stations), 80.123 (requirement to give priority to marine communications, and other operational and technical requirements for coast stations), 80.215(h)(5)(i) (ship stations transmitter output power and effective radiated power limits), 80.385(a)(2) (AMTS frequency assignments), 80.475(c) (requirement that AMTS systems provide private mobile radio service only to stations whose licensees make cooperative arrangements with the AMTS coast station licensee), and 80.479(c) (requirement that ``all affected licensees'' provide written consent for mobile-to-mobile communications). SCRRA asserts that grant of the requested waivers is warranted under Section 1.925 of the Commission's Rules because there are unique and special circumstances surrounding SCRRA's spectrum requirements to provide positive train control, and grant of the requested waivers would serve the public interest and be consistent with Commission
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  • or aircraft stations), 80.123 (requirement to give priority to marine communications, and other operational and technical requirements for coast stations), 80.215(h)(5)(i) (ship stations transmitter output power and effective radiated power limits), 80.385(a)(2) (AMTS frequency assignments), 80.475(c) (requirement that AMTS systems provide private mobile radio service only to stations whose licensees make cooperative arrangements with the AMTS coast station licensee), and 80.479(c) (requirement that "all affected licensees" provide written consent for mobile-to-mobile communications).16SCRRA asserts that grant of the requested waivers is warranted under Section 1.925 of the Commission's Rules17because there are unique and special circumstances surrounding SCRRA's spectrum requirements to provide positive train control,18and grant of the requested waivers would serve the public interest and be consistent with Commission precedent.19According to SCRRA,
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  • monitor a frequency prior to transmitting; Section 80.123(a) of the Commission's Rules, which requires AMTS licensees that serve stations on land to provide each associated land station a letter indicating that the land station may operate under the authority of the AMTS station's license; Section 80.123(f), which permits AMTS mobile units to communicate only with public coast stations; and Section 80.479(c) of the Commission's Rules, which provides that AMTS frequencies may be used for mobile-to-mobile communications only if written consent is obtained from all affected licensees. For the reasons stated below, we waive Sections 80.92(a) and 80.123(f), but deny the request for waiver of Sections 80.123(a) and 80.479(c). Discussion. Section 1.925(b)(3) of the Commission's Rules provides that we may grant a
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  • 80 licensees to monitor a frequency prior to transmitting;9Section 80.123(a) of the Commission's Rules, which requires AMTS licensees that serve stations on land to provide each associated land station a letter indicating that the land station may operate under the authority of the AMTS station's license;10Section 80.123(f), which permits AMTS mobile units to communicate only with public coast stations;11and Section 80.479(c) of the Commission's Rules, which provides that AMTS frequencies may be used for mobile-to-mobile communications only if written consent is obtained from all affected licensees.12For the reasons stated below, we waive Sections 80.92(a) and 80.123(f), but deny the request for waiver of Sections 80.123(a) and 80.479(c).13 5.Discussion.Section 1.925(b)(3) of the Commission's Rules provides that we may grant a waiver if
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  • Telecommunications Bureau seeks comment on a request by Vermont Transco LLC (Transco) for waiver of certain Part 80 rules to allow Transco to operate a private land mobile radio (PLMR) system on Automated Maritime Telecommunications System (AMTS) spectrum to provide communication services for Transco's electric distribution operations. Specifically, Transco seeks a waiver of Sections 80.92(a), 80.102(a), 80.123(a), 80.123(f), 80.475(c) and 80.479(c) of the Commission's Rules, to the extent applicable. Transco owns Vermont's high-voltage electric transmission system, and provides service throughout Vermont and elsewhere in New England. It acquired AMTS Block B spectrum in Vermont in 2009, and now seeks a waiver to allow it to operate a PLMR system in support of its critical infrastructure utility operations. Transco's communications system will
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  • the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau seeks comment on a request by Vermont Transco LLC (Transco) for waiver of certain Part 80 rules to allow Transco to operate a private land mobile radio (PLMR) system on Automated Maritime Telecommunications System1(AMTS) spectrum to provide communication services for Transco's electric distribution operations.2Specifically, Transco seeks a waiver of Sections 80.92(a), 80.102(a), 80.123(a), 80.123(f), 80.475(c) and 80.479(c) of the Commission's Rules, to the extent applicable.3 Transco owns Vermont's high-voltage electric transmission system, and provides service throughout Vermont and elsewhere in New England. It acquired AMTS Block B spectrum in Vermont in 2009,4and now seeks a waiver to allow it to operate a PLMR system in support of its critical infrastructure utility operations. Transco's communications system will be
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  • MHz Nationwide License to the Association of American Railroads, Order, 18 FCC Rcd 24711 (WTB 2003). Id. at 4. See Attachment 2 to Waiver Request, which list 35 counties from Washington, DC to Boston, Massachusetts included in Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. Specifically, Amtrak seeks a waiver of Sections 80.92(a), 80.102(a), 80.105, 80.106, 80.123, 80.205, 80.207, 80.215(e)(2), 80.215(h)(5), 80.215(i), 80.385(a)(2), 80.475(c) and 80.479(c) of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 80.105, 80.106, 80.123, 80.205, 80.207, 80.371, 80.215(e)(2), 80.215(h)(5), 80.215(i), 80.385(a)(2), 80.475(c) and 80.479(c) to the extent applicable, in order to permit use of the frequencies for exclusive-use private land mobile radio (PLMR) communications. We note that the Commission has offered guidance to prospective waiver applicants regarding some of the factors to be considered
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  • 220 MHz Nationwide License to the Association of American Railroads, Order, 18 FCC Rcd 24711 (WTB 2003). 6Id.at 4. 7See Attachment 2 to Waiver Request, which list 35 counties from Washington, DC to Boston, Massachusetts included in Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. 8Specifically, Amtrak seeks a waiver of Sections 80.92(a), 80.102(a), 80.105, 80.106, 80.123, 80.205, 80.207, 80.215(e)(2), 80.215(h)(5), 80.215(i), 80.385(a)(2), 80.475(c) and 80.479(c) of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 80.105, 80.106, 80.123, 80.205, 80.207, 80.371, 80.215(e)(2), 80.215(h)(5), 80.215(i), 80.385(a)(2), 80.475(c) and 80.479(c) to the extent applicable, in order to permit use of the frequencies for exclusive-use private land mobile radio (PLMR) communications. We note that the Commission has offered guidance to prospective waiver applicants regardingsome of the factors to be considered in
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  • Form 601 is not required for each coast station in a system. However, except as provided in § 80.385(c) of this part and paragraph (b) of this section, the applicant must provide the technical characteristics for each proposed coast station, including transmitter type, operating frequencies, emissions, transmitter output power, antenna arrangement, and location. * * * * * 12. Section 80.479 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows: § 80.479 Assignment and use of frequencies for AMTS. (a) The frequencies assignable to AMTS stations are listed in Subpart H of this part. These frequencies are assignable to ship and public coast stations for voice, facsimile, radioteletypewriter, and data communications. (b) The transmissions from a station of an AMTS
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  • Form 601 is not required for each coast station in a system. However, except as provided in § 80.385(b) of this part and paragraph (b) of this section, the applicant must provide the technical characteristics for each proposed coast station, including transmitter type, operating frequencies, emissions, transmitter output power, antenna arrangement, and location. * * * * * 14. Section 80.479 is revised to read as follows: § 80.479 Assignment and use of frequencies for AMTS. (a) The frequencies assignable to AMTS stations are listed in Subpart H of this part. These frequencies are assignable to ship and public coast stations for public correspondence communications. (b) The transmissions from a station of an AMTS geographic area licensee may not exceed a
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  • Form 601 is not required for each coast station in a system. However, except as provided in § 80.385(b) of this part and paragraph (b) of this section, the applicant must provide the technical characteristics for each proposed coast station, including transmitter type, operating frequencies, emissions, transmitter output power, antenna arrangement, and location. * * * * * 14. Section 80.479 is revised to read as follows: § 80.479 Assignment and use of frequencies for AMTS. (a) The frequencies assignable to AMTS stations are listed in Subpart H of this part. These frequencies are assignable to ship and public coast stations for public correspondence communications. (b) The transmissions from a station of an AMTS geographic area licensee may not exceed a
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  • 18. 47 C.F.R. § 1.934. Supplement to Petition for Declaratory Ruling at 3-5. There are two frequency groups of one MHz each (.5 MHz for coast transmit and .5 MHz for ship transmit) in the 217-220 MHz band available for assignment to AMTS stations (47 C.F.R. § 80.385 (a)(2)) to use for voice, facsimile, and radioteletypewriter communications (47 C.F.R. § 80.479(a)). See Second MO&O and Fifth R&O, 17 FCC Rcd at 6695 ¶ 22. Id. at 6696 ¶ 24. Id. at 6694 ¶ 18. Id. Second MO&O and Fifth R&O, 17 FCC Rcd at 6700-01 ¶¶ 32-33. Id. at 6700 ¶ 32. Id. Proponents had not presented technical data demonstrating that the suggested standard of 38 dBu, which also applies to
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  • prior arrangements. (d) AMTS systems providing private mobile radio service instead of, or in addition to, public correspondence service are not required to be interconnected to the public switched network when providing such private mobile radio service. AMTS systems providing public correspondence service must be interconnected to the public switched network, but the licensee may also offer non-interconnected services. Section 80.479 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows: § 80.479 Assignment and use of frequencies for AMTS. (a) The frequencies assignable to AMTS stations are listed in subpart H of this subpart. * * * * * APPENDIX C Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended (RFA), an Initial Regulatory