Sec.  25.217   Default service rules.

   (a) The technical rules in this section apply only to licenses to operate a
   satellite system in a frequency band granted after a domestic frequency
   allocation has been adopted for that frequency band, but before any
   frequency-band-specific service rules have been adopted for that frequency
   band.

   (b)(1) For all NGSO-like satellite licenses for which the application was
   filed pursuant to the procedures set forth in  Sec. 25.157 after August 27, 2003,
   authorizing operations in a frequency band for which the Commission has not
   adopted frequency band-specific service rules at the time the license is
   granted, the licensee will be required to comply with the following
   technical requirements, notwithstanding the frequency bands specified in
   these rule provisions:  Sec.  Sec. 25.142(d), 25.143(b)(2)(ii), 25.143(b)(2)(iii),
   25.204(g), 25.210(c), 25.210(d), 25.210(f), 25.210(i), 25.210(k), and
   25.210(l).

   (2) In addition to the requirements set forth in paragraph (b)(1) of this
   section, the Commission will coordinate with the National Telecommunications
   and Information Administration (NTIA) regarding the operations of any
   licensees authorized to operate in a shared government/non-government
   frequency band, pursuant to the procedure set forth in  Sec. 25.142(b)(2)(ii).

   (3) Earth station licensees authorized to operate with one or more space
   stations described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section shall comply with the
   requirements in  Sec. 25.136. In addition, earth station licensees authorized to
   operate with one or more space stations described in paragraph (b)(1) of
   this section in frequency bands shared with terrestrial wireless services
   shall comply with the requirements in  Sec. 25.203(c).

   (c)(1) For all GSO-like satellite licenses for which the application was
   filed pursuant to the procedures set forth in  Sec. 25.158 after August 27, 2003,
   authorizing operations in a frequency band for which the Commission has not
   adopted frequency band-specific service rules at the time the license is
   granted, the licensee will be required to comply with the following
   technical requirements, notwithstanding the frequency bands specified in
   these rule provisions:  Sec.  Sec. 25.142(d), 25.143(b)(2)(iv), 25.204(g), 25.210(c),
   25.210(d), 25.210(f), 25.210(i), 25.210(j), 25.210(k), and 25.210(l).

   (2) In addition to the requirements set forth in paragraph (c)(1) of this
   section, the Commission will coordinate with the National Telecommunications
   and Information Administration (NTIA) regarding the operations of any
   licensees authorized to operate in a shared government/non-government
   frequency band, pursuant to the procedure set forth in  Sec. 25.142(b)(2)(ii).

   (3) Earth station licensees authorized to operate with one or more space
   stations described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section shall comply with the
   earth station antenna performance verification requirements in  Sec. 25.132, and
   the antenna gain pattern requirements in  Sec.  Sec. 25.209(a) and (b). In addition,
   earth station licensees authorized to operate with one or more space
   stations described in paragraph (c)(1) of this paragraph in frequency bands
   shared with terrestrial wireless services shall comply with the requirements
   in  Sec. 25.203(c).

   (4) In addition to the requirements set forth in paragraph (c)(3) of this
   section, earth station licensees with a gain equivalent or higher than the
   gain of a 1.2 meter antenna operating in the 14.0–14.5 GHz band, authorized
   to operate with one or more space stations described in paragraph (c)(1) of
   this paragraph in frequency bands greater than 14.5 GHz shall be required to
   comply with the antenna input power density requirements set forth in
    Sec. 25.212(c).

   (d) Applicants requesting authorization of a satellite subject to paragraphs
   (b) or (c) of this section must submit a narrative statement describing the
   debris mitigation design and operational strategies, if any, that they will
   use. Applicants are specifically required to submit a casualty risk
   assessment if planned post-mission disposal involves atmospheric re-entry of
   the spacecraft.

   (e) In the event that the Commission adopts frequency band-specific service
   rules for a particular frequency band after it has granted one or more space
   station or earth station licenses for operations in that frequency band,
   those licensees will be required to come into compliance with the frequency
   band-specific service rules within 30 days of the effective date of those
   rules, unless otherwise specified by either Commission or Bureau Order.

   [ 68 FR 51508 , Aug. 27, 2003]