§ 25.145   Licensing provisions for the Fixed-Satellite Service in the 20/30 GHz
bands.

   (a) [Reserved]

   (b) System License. Applicants authorized to construct and launch a system
   of technically identical non-geostationary satellite orbit satellites will
   be awarded a single “blanket” license covering a specified number of space
   stations to operate in a specified number of orbital planes.

   (c) In addition to providing the information specified in § 25.114, each
   non-geostationary satellite orbit applicant shall demonstrate the following:

   (1) That the proposed system is capable of providing Fixed-Satellite Service
   to all locations as far north as 70�° North Latitude and as far south as 55�°
   South Latitude for at least 75% of every 24-hour period; and

   (2) That the proposed system is capable of providing Fixed-Satellite Service
   on a continuous basis throughout the fifty states, Puerto Rico and the U.S.
   Virgin Islands.

   (3) [Reserved]

   (d) [Reserved]

   (e) Prohibition of certain agreements. No license shall be granted to any
   applicant for a space station in the Fixed-Satellite Service operating in
   the  20/30  GHz  band  if  that applicant, or any persons or companies
   controlling or controlled by the applicant, shall acquire or enjoy any
   right, for the purpose of handling traffic to or from the United States, its
   territories or possession, to construct or operate space segment or earth
   stations, or to interchange traffic, which is denied to any other United
   States company by reason of any concession, contract, understanding, or
   working  arrangement to which the Licensee or any persons or companies
   controlling or controlled by the Licensee are parties.

   (f)(1) [Reserved]

   (2) Licensees shall submit to the Commission a yearly report indicating the
   number of earth stations actually brought into service under its blanket
   licensing authority. The annual report is due to the Commission no later
   than the first day of April of each year and shall indicate the deployment
   figures for the preceding calendar year.

   (g) Protection from interference from terrestrial operation in the 18.3 to
   19.3 GHz band. Fixed-Satellite Service operators are entitled to protection
   from  harmful interference from terrestrial stations operating in this
   frequency band. See § § 21.901(e), 74.502(c), 74.602(g), 78.18(a)(4), and
   101.147(r) of this chapter.

   (h) Replacement of Space Stations within the System License Term. Licensees
   of NGSO FSS systems in the 18.8-19.3 GHz and 28.6-29.1 GHz frequency bands
   authorized through a blanket license pursuant to paragraph (b) of this
   section  need  not  file  separate  applications to launch and operate
   technically identical replacement satellites within the term of the system
   authorization. However, the licensee shall certify to the Commission, at
   least thirty days prior to launch of such replacement(s) that:

   (1)   The  licensee  intends  to  launch  a  space  station  into  the
   previously-authorized  orbit  that  is  technically identical to those
   authorized in its system authorization and

   (2) Launch of this space station will not cause the license to exceed the
   total number of operating space stations authorized by the Commission.

   [ 62 FR 61456 , Nov. 18, 1997, as amended at  65 FR 54171 , Sept. 7, 2000;  66 FR 63515 , Dec. 7, 2001;  67 FR 39310 , June 7, 2002;  68 FR 16966 , Apr. 8, 2003;
    68 FR 51505 , Aug. 27, 2003;  68 FR 59129 , Oct. 14, 2003;  70 FR 59277 , Oct.
   12, 2005;  78 FR 8423 , Feb. 6, 2013;  79 FR 8320 , Feb. 12, 2014]

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