Regulatory Review

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Regulatory Review Prepared for NSMA Annual
Conference Ken Ryan, Comsearch Kam Falkenthal,
Pinnacle Telecom May 22, 2001 Arlington, VA
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Recent Activity

• BAS Service Rules NPRM
• 3G Spectrum Allocation NPRM
• NGSO Ku-BAND Service Rules NPRM
• MVDDS-DBS Report Released
• Ka-band Orbital Allocations
• New Skies Placed on PSSL
• CTIA Petitions for MSS Spectrum

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ET Docket 01-75 BAS Service Rules

• RM 9418 RM 9856
• Revisions to Broadcast Auxiliary Service Rules in
  Part 74 and Conforming Technical Rules for
  Broadcast Auxiliary Service, Cable Television
  Relay Service and Fixed Services in Parts 74, 78
  and 101 of the Commission Rules
• Released January 5, 2001
• Fed. Register January 23, 2001
• Comments February 22, 2001
• Reply Comments March 9, 2001
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ET Docket 00-258 3G Spectrum Allocation

• RM 9920 RM 9911
• Amendment of Part 2 of the Commission's Rules to
  Allocate Spectrum Below 3 GHz for Mobile and
  Fixed Services to Support the Introduction of New
  Advanced Wireless Services, including 3G Wireless
  Systems
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• Released March 20, 2001
• Fed. Register N/A
• Comments 30 days after Federal Register date
• Reply Comments 30 days after FR date
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IB Docket 01-96 NGSO Ku-Band

• Policies and Service Rules Proposed
• Spectrum Sharing - Four Options Proposed
• Flexible Band Segmentation
• Dynamic Band Segmentation
• Avoidance of In-line Interference Events
• Homogeneous Constellations
• Service Rules Including E/S Blanket Licensing,
  Coverage Requirements, Financial Qualifications,
  Regulatory Class, Milestones, License Terms, EPFD
  Limits
• Released May 3, 2001
• Comments Due June 18, 2001
• Reply Comments July 19, 2001

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MVDDS DBS Interference Report Released

• Mitre contracted to performed testing of MVDDS
  operations in 12 GHz BSS band
• Report released April 23, 2001
• Comments due by May 15, 2001
• Reply Comments due May 23, 2001
• File comments under ET Docket 98-206
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• MDS America granted experimental license to
  perform MVDDS testing
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More Recent Activity

• Ka-band Orbital Allocations MOO Released April
  17, 2001
• Denies CAI Petition to Deny
• Denies Norris Satellites Request for Stay
• Four New Skies Satellite Placed on Permitted
  Space Station List
• CTIA Petitions for MSS Spectrum
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On-going Activity

• FWCC ONSAT NPRM
• Fixed Services into FSS Satellites Petition
• Streamline E/S Licensing NPRM
• 2.1 GHz MSS Services Rules
• 18 GHz Band Report and Order

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IB Docket 00-203 FWCC, Onsat, Hughes NPRM

• Partial-Band Licensing of Earth Stations
• Blanket Licensing for Very Small Aperture
  Terminal Satellite Network Operations at C-Band
• Deployment of Geostationary Orbit FSS Earth
  Stations in the Shared Portion of the Ka-band
• Adopted October 13, 2000
• Released October 24, 2000
• Comment Date January 8, 2001
• Reply Comment Date February 9, 2001

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Fixed Service into GSO Satellites Petition

• RM 9830 Amendment of Section 101.145 Regarding
  Interference to Geostationary Satellites from
  Point-to-Point Terrestrial Microwave Stations
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• Filed November 11, 1999
• Public NoticeMarch 8, 2000
• Comments March / April 2000

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IB Docket 00-203 FS-FSS Spectrum Sharing NPRM

• Fixed Wireless Communication Coalition Petition
  on Partial-Band Licensing of FSS Earth Stations
• Require FSS E/S accepting a particular
  interference analysis model during coordination
  accept use of same model for subsequent
  coordinations
• Onsat Petition FCC for streamline VSAT licensing
  in the C-band
• Hughes pleading requesting blanket licensing of
  earth stations in the 18.3-18.8 GHz band

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IB Docket No. 00-248Streamline E/S Licensing
NPRM

• Streamlining and Other Revisions of Part 25 of
  the Commission's Rules Governing the Licensing
  of, and Spectrum Usage by, Satellite Network
  Earth Stations and Space Stations
• Adopted December 11, 2000
• Released December 14, 2000
• Comment Date March 26, 2001
• Reply Comment Date April 23, 2001

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More On-going Activity

• 2.1 GHz MSS Services Rules IB Docket 99-81
• Service Rules for MSS, band sharing scheme
• 18 GHz Band Report and Order - IB Docket 98-172
• Reallocation of 18 GHz FS and FSS spectrum
• Petitions for recondirations filed
• 18 GHz new channel plans filed