Wireless Roundup Spectrum Management 2007 NSMA Presented by David Meyer May 22, 2007

Wireless Activity & Topics  Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) Spectrum  Earth Stations on Vessels (ESVs) (IB 02-10)  Part 25/74/101 Coordination Activity  11 GHz Antenna Proceeding  FCC Proceedings Terminated  Other Areas of Interest

AWS Spectrum Auction 66 (AWS-1) completed September 18, 2006, for the Advanced Wireless Services licenses in the MHz and MHz bands, raising $13.7 Billion (almost equaling the $14B raised by all previous FCC Auctions). 104 winning bidders won a total of 1,087 licenses. Top 10 Winners – by Total Winning Bid Amounts T-Mobile License LLC$ 4.2 B474M Cellco dba Verizon Wireless$ 2.8 B192M SpectrumCo LLC$ 2.4 B267M MetroPCS AWS, LLC$ 1.4 B146M Cingular AWS, LLC$ 1.3 B199M Cricket License Inc.$ 710 M118M Denali Spectrum License, LLC$ 274 M 58M Barat Wireless, L.P.$ 127 M 42M AWS Wireless Inc.$ 116 M 60M Atlantic Wireless, L.P.$ 75 M 36M

AWS Incumbents - Impact  2110 – 2150 MHz band Approximately 5,700 fixed microwave paths Common Carriers and Private Industry (including state and local governments)  2150 – 2155 MHz band Approximately 150 licensed site-based protected systems of fixed point-to-multipoint applications  1710 – 1755 MHz band Approximately 2,240 frequency assignments used by 12 different Federal Agencies to support fixed microwave, transportable (or temporary fixed) systems, and both land and aeronautical mobile systems 81%Fixed Microwave 13%Temporary Fixed 6%Land/Aeronautical Mobile

AWS Incumbents – Negotiation Process  2110 – 2150 MHz band Follows PCS Process Voluntary Period Eliminated 2-Year Mandatory “Good Faith” Negotiation 3-Years for Public Safety Links (approx 25%)  2150 – 2155 MHz band Relocating to new 2.5 GHZ BRS Band  1710 – 1755 MHz band Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act (CSEA) NTIA estimates cost at $935.5M for all 96% to be relocated within 4 years

Earth Stations on Vessels (ESVs) – C-Band Co-Primary 6.1 GHz Routes and Ports Coordinated for Different Carriers – along each coast and the Great Lakes – Frequencies limited on coordinations to band edges (5925 – 5929, MHz) for most – Other coordinations using exclusion zones and variable frequencies – FCC now requesting comments on allowing 11/12/14 GHz Operation on non-interference basis on Land Based Vehicles

Coordination Activity (May ’06 – April ’07) Part 101 Microwave Paths12, % Part 101 – Multiple Address (MAS) % Part 74 Microwave Paths – Auxiliary Broadcast 1, % Part 25 - Earth Station – Temporaries 1, % Part 25 - Earth Station – Permanent Sites % Total16,989 Type # Paths/Sites

Coordination Activity (May ’06 – April ’07) Part 101 Microwave Paths 10,37912, % Part 101 – Multiple Address (MAS) % Part 74 Microwave Paths – Auxiliary Broadcast 1,855 1, % Part 25 - Earth Station – Temporaries 1,061 1, % Part 25 - Earth Station – Permanent % Total14,49616,989 Type May05-Apr06 May06-Apr07 Change

Coordination Activity (1 st Qtr’06 vs 1 st Qtr‘07) Part 101 Microwave Paths 2,8143, % Part 101 – Multiple Address (MAS) % Part 74 Microwave Paths – Auxiliary Broadcast % Part 25 - Earth Station – Temporaries % Part 25 - Earth Station – Permanent Sites % Total 3,816 4, % Type 1 st Qtr ’06 1 st Qtr ’07 Change

Terminated FCC Proceedings  Receiver Interference Immunity Performance Specifications  Interference Temperature Model  Use of Cellular Phones Onboard Aircraft

11 GHz Antenna Proceeding WT Docket 07-54, RM FiberTower petition to allow smaller antennas in the 10.7 – 11.7 GHz point-to-point band Reduce current 1.22 meter requirement down to 0.61 meter Propose to protect Fixed Service users from increased interference by requiring levels from the 1.22 meter to be controlling in an interference situation – smaller antenna licensee would have to upgrade or reduce levels

Other Areas of Interest  MHz – Unlicensed Operation (ET ) Activity around grandfathered facilities  700 MHz Spectrum Panel Discussion Tuesday Morning  Broadband over Power Lines (ET 04-37, ) Panel Discussion Wednesday Afternoon  Broadband Wireless – Impact on Earth Stations Panel Discussion Tuesday Afternoon  Concurrent Coordination Presentation Tuesday Afternoon

Other Areas of Interest  DARPA XG – Program Update Presentation Wednesday Morning  Defense Contractors - Spectrum Management Presentation Tuesday Afternoon  Industry Roundtable Panel Discussion Tuesday Afternoon  National Radio Quiet Zone Presentation Wednesday Morning  Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau Presentation Tuesday Morning

Other Areas of Interest  Spectrum Auctions Presentation Wednesday Morning  Spectrum Management in the Federal Government Presentation Wednesday Morning  Spectrum Monitoring Presentation Tuesday Afternoon  Unlicensed Devices Presentation Tuesday Morning  World Radiocommunication Conference 2007 Presentation Wednesday Morning

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