**Before the**

**Federal Communications Commission**

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

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**ORDER**

**Adopted: March 15, 2004 Released: March 16, 2004**

By the Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology:

1.  On November 4, 2003, the Commission released a *Report and Order*,
    FCC 03-269, in the above captioned proceeding that removed in its
    entirety footnote US269 from the Table of Frequency Allocations in
    the Commission's Rules (47 C.F.R. Section 2.106, footnote US269).
    The National Telecommunications and Information Administration
    (NTIA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce requested, in a letter
    dated March 12, 2004, that we reinstate a revised version of
    footnote US269 in the Commission's Rules. We agree with NTIA that
    reinstatement of the footnote, as amended, serves a valuable
    informational purpose; that is, the footnote would alert the public
    as to the locations of radio astronomy observatories that observe in
    the band 2655-2690 MHz on a secondary basis and would provide
    contact information so that reasonable steps may be taken to protect
    these observatories from harmful interference. Accordingly, revised
    footnote US269 shall read as follows:

> US269 In the band 2655-2690 MHz, radio astronomy observations are
> performed at the locations listed in US311. Licensees are urged to
> coordinate their systems through the Electromagnetic Spectrum
> Management Unit, Division of Astronomical Sciences, National Science
> Foundation, Room 1030, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230.

2.  Consequently, footnote US269 is added to the United States Table of
    Frequency Allocations for the band 2655-2690 MHz, as described in
    the attached Appendix. This change is informational, and not
    substantive, in nature.

3.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Sections 0.31 and 0.241
    of the Commission's rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.31
    and 0.241, footnote US269 IS ADDED to the Table of Frequency
    Allocations, 47 C.F.R. § 2.106, as stated herein.

    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Edmond J. Thomas

Chief

Office of Engineering and Technology

**Appendix**

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| 2655-3700 |           |           |           |           | Page 53 |
| MHz       |           |           |           |           |         |
| (UHF/SHF) |           |           |           |           |         |
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| Inte      |           |           | United    |           | FCC     |
| rnational |           |           | States    |           | Rule    |
| Table     |           |           | Table     |           | Part(s) |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+---------+
| Region 1  | Region 2  | Region 3  | Federal   | No        |         |
|           |           |           | G         | n-Federal |         |
|           |           |           | overnment | G         |         |
|           |           |           |           | overnment |         |
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+---------+
| 2655-2670 | 2655-2670 | 2655-2670 | 2655-2690 | 2655-2690 | D       |
|           |           |           |           |           | omestic |
| FIXED     | FIXED     | FIXED     | Earth     | FIXED     | Public  |
| 5.409     | 5.409     | 5.409     | exp       | US205     | Fixed   |
| 5.410     | 5.411     | 5.411     | loration- |           |         |
| 5.411     |           |           | satellite | MOBILE    | \(21\)  |
|           | FIXED-    | FIXED-    |           | except    |         |
| MOBILE    | SATELLITE | SATELLITE | (passive) |           | Instru  |
| except    |           |           |           | aer       | ctional |
|           | (Earth-   | (Earth-   | Radio     | onautical | TV      |
| aer       | to-space) | to-space) | astronomy | mobile    | Fixed   |
| onautical |           | 5.415     | US269     |           |         |
| mobile    | (space-   |           |           | Earth     | \(74\)  |
| 5.384A    | to-Earth) | MOBILE    | Space     | exp       |         |
|           | 5.415     | except    | research  | loration- |         |
| BRO       |           |           | (passive) | satellite |         |
| ADCASTING | MOBILE    | aer       |           |           |         |
|           | except    | onautical |           | (passive) |         |
| SATELLITE |           | mobile    |           |           |         |
| 5.413     | aer       | 5.384A    |           | Radio     |         |
| 5.416     | onautical |           |           | astronomy |         |
|           | mobile    | BROA      |           |           |         |
| Earth     | 5.384A    | DCASTING- |           | Space     |         |
| exp       |           |           |           | research  |         |
| loration- | BROA      | SATELLITE |           | (passive) |         |
| satellite | DCASTING- | 5.413     |           |           |         |
|           |           | 5.416     |           |           |         |
| (passive) | SATELLITE |           |           |           |         |
|           | 5.413     | Earth     |           |           |         |
| Radio     | 5.416     | exp       |           |           |         |
| astronomy |           | loration- |           |           |         |
|           | Earth     | satellite |           |           |         |
| Space     | exp       |           |           |           |         |
| research  | loration- | (passive) |           |           |         |
| (passive) | satellite |           |           |           |         |
|           |           | Radio     |           |           |         |
| 5.149     | (passive) | astronomy |           |           |         |
| 5.412     |           |           |           |           |         |
| 5.420     | Radio     | Space     |           |           |         |
|           | astronomy | research  |           |           |         |
|           |           | (passive) |           |           |         |
|           | Space     |           |           |           |         |
|           | research  | 5.149     |           |           |         |
|           | (passive) | 5.420     |           |           |         |
|           |           |           |           |           |         |
|           | 5.149     |           |           |           |         |
|           | 5.420     |           |           |           |         |
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| 2670-2690 | 2670-2690 | 2670-2690 | US205     | US269     |         |
|           |           |           |           |           |         |
| FIXED     | FIXED     | FIXED     |           |           |         |
| 5.409     | 5.409     | 5.409     |           |           |         |
| 5.410     | 5.411     | 5.411     |           |           |         |
| 5.411     |           |           |           |           |         |
|           | FIXED-    | FIXED-    |           |           |         |
| MOBILE    | SATELLITE | SATELLITE |           |           |         |
| except    |           |           |           |           |         |
|           | (Earth-   | (Earth-   |           |           |         |
| aer       | to-space) | to-space) |           |           |         |
| onautical |           | 5.415     |           |           |         |
| mobile    | (space-   |           |           |           |         |
| 5.384A    | to-Earth) | MOBILE    |           |           |         |
|           | 5.415     | except    |           |           |         |
| MOBILE-   |           |           |           |           |         |
| SATELLITE | MOBILE    | aer       |           |           |         |
|           | except    | onautical |           |           |         |
| (Earth-   |           | mobile    |           |           |         |
| to-space) | aer       | 5.384A    |           |           |         |
|           | onautical |           |           |           |         |
| Earth     | mobile    | MOBILE-   |           |           |         |
| exp       | 5.384A    | SATELLITE |           |           |         |
| loration- |           |           |           |           |         |
| satellite | MOBILE-   | (Earth-   |           |           |         |
|           | SATELLITE | to-space) |           |           |         |
| (passive) |           |           |           |           |         |
|           | (Earth-   | Earth     |           |           |         |
| Radio     | to-space) | exp       |           |           |         |
| astronomy |           | loration- |           |           |         |
|           | Earth     | satellite |           |           |         |
| Space     | exp       |           |           |           |         |
| research  | loration- | (passive) |           |           |         |
| (passive) | satellite |           |           |           |         |
|           |           | Radio     |           |           |         |
| 5.149     | (passive) | astronomy |           |           |         |
| 5.419     |           |           |           |           |         |
| 5.420     | Radio     | Space     |           |           |         |
|           | astronomy | research  |           |           |         |
|           |           | (passive) |           |           |         |
|           | Space     |           |           |           |         |
|           | research  | 5.149     |           |           |         |
|           | (passive) | 5.419     |           |           |         |
|           |           | 5.420     |           |           |         |
|           | 5.149     | 5.420A    |           |           |         |
|           | 5.419     |           |           |           |         |
|           | 5.420     |           |           |           |         |
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| 2690-2700 |           |           | 2690-2700 |           |         |
|           |           |           |           |           |         |
| EARTH     |           |           | EARTH     |           |         |
| EXP       |           |           | EXP       |           |         |
| LORATION- |           |           | LORATION- |           |         |
| SATELLITE |           |           | SATELLITE |           |         |
| (passive) |           |           | (passive) |           |         |
|           |           |           |           |           |         |
| RADIO     |           |           | RADIO     |           |         |
| ASTRONOMY |           |           | ASTRONOMY |           |         |
|           |           |           | US74      |           |         |
| SPACE     |           |           |           |           |         |
| RESEARCH  |           |           | SPACE     |           |         |
| (passive) |           |           | RESEARCH  |           |         |
|           |           |           | (passive) |           |         |
| 5.340     |           |           |           |           |         |
| 5.421     |           |           | US246     |           |         |
| 5.422     |           |           |           |           |         |
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| 2700-2900 |           |           | 2700-2900 | 2700-2900 |         |
|           |           |           |           |           |         |
| AER       |           |           | AER       | 5.423     |         |
| ONAUTICAL |           |           | ONAUTICAL | US18      |         |
| RADION    |           |           | RADIO-    |           |         |
| AVIGATION |           |           |           |           |         |
| 5.337     |           |           | N         |           |         |
|           |           |           | AVIGATION |           |         |
| Radi      |           |           | 5.337     |           |         |
| olocation |           |           |           |           |         |
|           |           |           | METEO     |           |         |
| 5.423     |           |           | ROLOGICAL |           |         |
| 5.424     |           |           | AIDS      |           |         |
|           |           |           |           |           |         |
|           |           |           | Radi      |           |         |
|           |           |           | olocation |           |         |
|           |           |           | G2        |           |         |
|           |           |           |           |           |         |
|           |           |           | 5.423     |           |         |
|           |           |           | US18 G15  |           |         |
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