**Before the**

**Federal Communications Commission**

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

In the Matter of )

)

Rechannelization of the 17.7-19.7 GHz ) WT Docket No. 04-143

Frequency Band for Fixed Microwave Services )

under Part 101 of the Commission's Rules )

**REPORT AND ORDER**

**Adopted: September 22, 2006 Released: September 29, 2006**

By the Commission: Commissioner Adelstein issuing a separate statement.

Table of Contents

Heading Paragraph \#

I. INTRODUCTION AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

II\. BACKGROUND 3

III\. DISCUSSION 9

A. Adding smaller channels for FS operations in the terrestrial 18 GHz
band 9

B. 220 megahertz channels 12

C. Aggregation 13

D. Use of the 17.7-17.74 GHz sub-band 14

E. Multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) 15

1\. Background 15

2\. MVPD Designation at 17.8-18.3 GHz 16

3\. MVPD Designation at 17.7-17.8 GHz 18

4\. Protection of Federal Government Operations near Denver, Colorado,
and Washington, D.C. 20

5\. MVPD Flexibility at 17.7-18.3 GHz 24

6\. 18.3-18.58 GHz 27

7\. Streamlined process for MVPD conversion to digital modulation 29

IV\. Conclusion 30

V. PROCEDURAL MATTERS 31

VI\. Ordering clauses 34

Appendix A -- Existing Paired Channels Remaining After Relocation

Appendix B -- Additional Channels for Terrestrial (FS) 18 GHz Band Plan

Appendix C -- Final Rules

Appendix D -- Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Appendix E -- List of Commenting Parties

# INTRODUCTION AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.  In this *Report and Order,* we revise our rules to reduce regulatory
    burdens for 18 GHz band[^1] terrestrial Fixed Microwave Services
    (FS) licensees that are subject to involuntary relocation from the
    18.3-19.3 GHz band pursuant to the Commission's reallocation of that
    band for exclusive satellite services use in IB Docket No.
    98-172.[^2] These FS licensees will relocate to spectrum at
    17.7-18.3 GHz and 19.3-19.7 GHz, where Part 101 currently designates
    channel sizes that are too large relative to the needs of some
    relocating point-to-point microwave licensees and too small relative
    to the needs of relocating private cable operators (PCOs) and other
    multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs). The instant
    *Report and Order* revises the rules to add new channel sizes in
    both bands along with special rules for MVPDs within the 17.7-18.3
    GHz band, thereby facilitating the relocation.

2.  In this *Report and Order* we adopt the following actions regarding
    FS channels in the terrestrial 18 GHz band:

-   We adopt a revised band plan for the FS paired and unpaired spectrum
    from 17.7-18.3 GHz and 19.3‑19.7 GHz, consisting of a variety of
    channel bandwidths, primarily narrower bandwidths, and a block of
    unpaired spectrum from 17.7-17.74 GHz.

-   We designate a contiguous 600 megahertz block of one-way spectrum
    from 17.7-18.3 GHz for use by MVPDs, who will have flexibility
    within such block to determine the appropriate bandwidths and other
    technical parameters of their MVPD operations.

-   In the 17.7-17.8 GHz band, we protect Federal earth stations in the
    fixed-satellite service (space-to-Earth) that may be authorized in
    Denver, Colorado, and Washington, D.C., and require all MVPD
    applications (under Parts 74, 78, or 101) within the 17.7-17.8 GHz
    band near those areas to be coordinated with the Federal Government
    by the Commission before an authorization will be issued.[^3]

-   We provide channel flexibility to grandfathered MVPDs in the
    18.3-18.58 GHz band, which was previously designated for non-primary
    use by MVPDs.

# BACKGROUND

3.  *Reallocation from Terrestrial Services to Satellite Services* (*18
    GHz SAT R&O*). Previously, in a separate proceeding, the Commission
    reallocated portions of the 18 GHz band to accommodate sharing among
    the terrestrial, Geostationary Satellite Orbit Fixed-Satellite
    Service ("GSO/FSS"), Non-Geostationary Satellite Orbit
    Fixed-Satellite Service ("NGSO/FSS"), and Mobile-Satellite Service
    feeder links ("MSS/FL").[^4] As part of that action, the Commission
    reallocated the one thousand megahertz of spectrum from 18.3-19.3
    GHz solely to Fixed-Satellite Service (FSS). The terrestrial
    services, including FS, continue to have shared (co-primary) access
    to the terrestrial 18 GHz band and today we revise the FS channel
    plan, under Part 101, to ensure that the FS community can
    effectively and efficiently utilize this spectrum. Rechannelization
    of CARS and BAS, which share the terrestrial 18 GHz band with FS (as
    well as satellite services) will be addressed in a separate
    proceeding. Accordingly, the discussion below focuses on the
    terrestrial Fixed Microwave Services (FS) licensed under Part 101,
    except where we address NTIA's request to protect certain Federal
    Government earth stations relative to all applications for new or
    modified MVPD operations whether under Parts 74, 78, or 101.

4.  The 18 GHz band currently serves a variety of terrestrial
    communications needs and is an important band for the growth of FS
    services.[^5] Prior to the rule changes adopted in the *18 GHz SAT
    R&O,* the 18 GHz band (two-thousand megahertz of spectrum at
    17.7-19.7 GHz) was allocated on a co-primary basis for FS, CARS,
    BAS, and satellite services.[^6] In the *18 GHz SAT R&O*, the
    Commission reallocated one-thousand megahertz of spectrum for FS use
    as follows: the 17.7-18.3 GHz band and the 19.3-19.7 GHz band, both
    on a co-primary basis with satellite services.[^7]

5.  *Ten-year relocation reimbursement sunset*. Recognizing the
    importance of existing FS systems in the 18 GHz band, the Commission
    adopted a ten-year transition plan that permits FS stations
    currently operating within the one-thousand megahertz of spectrum at
    18.3-19.3 GHz, that was reallocated for exclusive satellite services
    use, to continue operating on a co-primary basis until the
    applicable sunset date.[^8] Under these rules, satellite operators
    have the option to relocate FS stations in the event of
    interference[^9] and, during this ten-year period, existing FS
    stations may be relocated in accordance with the reimbursement and
    involuntary relocation procedures set forth in Sections 101.85 and
    101.91of the Commission's Rules.[^10] After the sunset, existing FS
    stations may continue to operate on a non-interference basis, but
    FSS licensees are not required to pay relocation costs and may
    require an incumbent FS licensee to cease operations, provided that
    the FSS licensee intends to turn on a system within interference
    range of the incumbent FS licensee.[^11]

6.  The following chart (Chart 1) shows at the top of the chart the
    bandwidth and allocation of 18 GHz FS channels prior to the *18 GHz
    SAT R&O*. The bottom of the chart shows the satellite services
    blocks and indicates the two blocks that were reallocated for
    exclusive satellite services use by the *18 GHz SAT R&O* in IB
    Docket No. 98-172.\
    \
    **Chart 1** ![](media/image1.wmf){width="6.554166666666666in"
    height="5.285416666666666in"}

7.  Chart 1 illustrates that the 18 GHz band spectrum available for FS
    containing the narrowest (five megahertz) paired channels
    (18.76-19.16 GHz band frequencies) was reallocated exclusively to
    satellite services. Under current rules, ten megahertz is the
    smallest channel size available for licensing to FS in the
    terrestrial 18 GHz band. As a result, under the existing band plan
    some FS operators will not be able to relocate to replacement
    channels in the terrestrial 18 GHz band of the same bandwidth as
    their currently licensed channels at 18.76-19.16 GHz. Moreover, some
    FS operators would not be able to be licensed without a waiver of
    the minimum efficiency requirements specified in Part 101 of our
    rules.[^12] Requiring such licensees to be licensed for
    larger-than-necessary bandwidths would be spectrally inefficient.

8.  The Commission recognized in the *18 GHz* *SAT R&O* that the already
    high demand for 18.14-18.58 GHz band will increase.[^13] However,
    Chart 1 also shows that most of the 18 GHz band spectrum from
    18.142-18.58 GHz, which consists of six megahertz channels[^14] used
    mainly by private cable operators ("PCOs") and other MVPDs, was
    reallocated to satellite services. Accordingly, when the Commission
    reallocated this portion of the 18 GHz band, it noted that PCOs and
    other MVPDs were eligible to use other spectrum either below 18.3
    GHz in the terrestrial 18 GHz band[^15] or in the CARS (12.7‑13.2
    GHz) band.[^16] Although the *Second Order on Reconsideration*
    recognized that the *CARS Eligibility Order* allowed non-cable MVPDs
    access to the terrestrial 18 GHz band, the Commission did not, in
    those proceedings, remove the restriction for video in Section
    101.603 of the Commission's rules,[^17] nor amend the size of the
    channels in the terrestrial 18 GHz band below 18.142 GHz to
    accommodate such use.[^18] Rather, the Commission explained in the
    *First Order on Reconsideration* that it would undertake a separate
    proceeding to rechannelize the terrestrial 18 GHz band to facilitate
    the relocation.[^19] Accordingly, on April 19, 2004, the Commission
    released the *18 GHz Rechannelization Notice*.[^20]

# DISCUSSION

## Adding smaller channels for FS operations in the terrestrial 18 GHz band

9.  In the *18 GHz Rechannelization Notice*[^21] (based largely on a
    filing by the Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition
    ("FWCC")),[^22] the Commission proposed a revised FS channel plan
    for the terrestrial 18 GHz band that included paired and unpaired
    channels from 17.7-18.3 GHz and 19.3-19.7 GHz, as well as a variety
    of channel bandwidths including narrower bandwidths, *e.g*., 1.25,
    2.5 and 5 megahertz (as well as those of thirty and fifty megahertz)
    and a block of unpaired spectrum from 17.7-17.74 GHz.

10. All commenters generally support our efforts to provide relief to
    relocated point-to-point microwave FS licensees by modifying the
    existing FS channel plan in the terrestrial 18 GHz band.[^23] Based
    on the information available in the record, we conclude that our
    decisions herein will promote more efficient use of the terrestrial
    18 GHz band by allowing FS licensees to request the amount of
    spectrum that they need, rather than having to request larger
    bandwidth channels or seek a waiver of the Commission's Rules.[^24]
    This in turn promotes access to spectrum for FS operations, both by
    relocating incumbents and new entrants.[^25]

11. The following chart (Chart 2) shows the spectral location, size, and
    number of channels that comprise the revised band plan under which
    "new" channels are superimposed on the same spectrum that comprises
    previously designated FS channels. Specifics considered in
    developing the revised band plan are discussed below.

**Chart 2** (Revised Channel Plan for Fixed Terrestrial Microwave
Services at 18 GHz)

![](media/image2.wmf){width="6.429166666666666in"
height="5.199305555555555in"}

## 220 megahertz channels

12. In the *18 GHz* *Rechannelization* *Notice*, the Commission
    recognized that the reallocation of the 18 GHz band eliminated
    portions of all three FS 220 megahertz channel pairs, and the
    Commission sought comments on whether a need exists to maintain any
    220 megahertz channel pair.[^26] Commenters state that maintaining
    220 megahertz channel pairs is no longer necessary because, due to
    advances in modulation, the services that were provided over these
    channel pairs are no longer used and, accordingly, the equipment
    needed to provide these services is no longer manufactured.[^27]
    Moreover, commenters maintain that the proposed assignment would
    effectively block the use of narrower channels for two-way links
    within the terrestrial 18 GHz band.[^28] We also note that the
    Commission's licensing records reflect that no incumbents are
    licensed for a 220 megahertz channel pair. Based on the record
    before us, we agree with the commenters and find that maintaining a
    220 megahertz channel pair serves no useful purpose, especially
    given our decision below regarding aggregation. Accordingly, we
    change our rules to eliminate this size channel designation.

## Aggregation

13. We also proposed, in the *18 GHz* *Rechannelization* *Notice*, to
    permit applicants to request any amount of available spectrum based
    on their specific needs, on the condition that aggregated channels
    are contiguous channels, except for channels that are already
    licensed to someone else in the area, and are thus blocked.[^29]
    Comsearch asks us to clarify whether applicants also may skip any
    segments that would be affected by interference with other
    links.[^30] We conclude that allowing aggregation conditioned upon
    the proposed requirement that aggregated channels be contiguous is
    necessary to prevent licensees from spacing their channels in a
    manner that effectively could prevent others from using the
    remaining spectrum in the same area. We also, however, agree with
    Comsearch that where an applicant seeks to operate in a particular
    segment that is unavailable in the relevant area, whether due to
    co-channel licenses or adjacent channel interference as determined
    under our rules (including requirements to comply with any
    applicable agreements with Canada or Mexico in these bands), then it
    is appropriate to allow the applicant to skip that "blocked" segment
    of spectrum.

## Use of the 17.7-17.74 GHz sub-band

14. The *18 GHz* *Rechannelization* *Notice* also proposed to permit
    unpaired use by any FS licensee of the 17.7-17.74 GHz sub-band,
    which was previously paired with the 19.26-19.3 GHz sub-band that
    was reallocated to FSS. We also asked whether to allow licensees to
    pair channels in the 17.7-17.74 GHz sub-band with other channels in
    the terrestrial 18 GHz band where, for example, the return pair is
    already in use and therefore blocked.[^31] Only one commenter, IMCC,
    addressed these proposals and supported them.[^32] We conclude that
    these approaches will provide FS licensees additional operational
    flexibility within the terrestrial 18 GHz band without compromising
    our efforts to facilitate effective and expeditious relocation of
    those licensees from other portions of the 18 GHz band. We
    accordingly adopt these changes to our rules.

## Multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs)

### Background

15. Prior to the reallocation to satellite services in IB Docket No.
    98-172, PCOs and other MVPDs had co-primary access to 438 megahertz
    of spectrum (18.142-18.58 GHz) and non-MVPDs had co-primary access
    to 442 megahertz of spectrum (17.7-18.142 GHz).[^33] Although MVPD
    and non-MVPD each shared spectrum with satellite and other
    terrestrial services, these Part 101 licensees did not share with
    one another. In the *18 GHz* *Rechannelization* *Notice,* the
    Commission noted that MVPDs no longer will have primary access to
    the 18.3-18.58 GHz band frequencies, leaving MVPDs subject to
    involuntary relocation and access to only 158 megahertz of spectrum
    in the 18 GHz range. In this connection, the Commission proposed for
    MVPDs a contiguous 500 megahertz block of one-way spectrum, from
    17.8-18.3 GHz, consisting of the 158 megahertz of spectrum at
    18.142-18.3 GHz and 342 megahertz of spectrum immediately below
    18.142 GHz which MVPDs and non-MVPDs would share. The Commission
    also proposed removing the prohibition on video operations[^34] and
    allowing MVPDs to be licensed for up to all five-hundred megahertz
    of this spectrum, subject to coordination, along with flexibility to
    channelize contiguous segments of licensed spectrum as needed. [^35]
    The Commission further proposed emission flexibility for MVPDs
    within the 17.8 to 18.3 GHz band to accommodate and streamline
    conversions to digital transmissions. The *18 GHz Rechannelization
    Notice* did not propose to designate 17.7-17.8 GHz for MVPDs, which
    under the current rules would leave this one-hundred megahertz of
    spectrum designated for non-MVPDs. We discuss each proposal or issue
    below.

### MVPD Designation at 17.8-18.3 GHz

16. Alcatel and FWCC/NSMA initially opposed designating the 17.8-18.3
    GHz sub-band for use by MVPDs because MVPDs use one-way,
    hub-and-spoke architecture that these commenters contend will
    effectively block the use of the entire sub-band for more efficient
    two-way FS use in the vicinity of MVPDs systems.[^36] FWCC/NSMA
    further contended that the combination of MVPDs' widespread
    geographic dispersion and high occupied bandwidth resulting from
    low-efficiency modulation effectively prevents FS use over the
    entire bandwidth.[^37]

17. The main difference between non-MVPD use and MVPD use is that the
    latter often utilizes analog video channels, which are typically six
    megahertz, and have a larger amplitude (peak power) at the location
    of the main video carrier. As a result, the power is not spread as
    evenly across the bandwidth as is the case for most non-MVPD
    operations. Typically, MVPDs also use several contiguous channels to
    backhaul their services whereas non-MVPD operators usually meet
    their needs with one or two channels. After taking these differences
    into account, however, we reject any claim that these operational
    differences preclude sharing given that MVPDs are required to
    coordinate with other service providers, and thus will not be able
    to uniformly block or otherwise interfere with other, non-MVPD
    licensees. Moreover, given MVPDs' "late arrival" to this band, they
    will only operate where the spectrum is still available, *i.e.*, can
    be coordinated with existing licensees. We also note that in the
    *Second Order on Reconsideration*, the Commission determined that if
    PCOs relocate to the 12.7-13.2 GHz and 17.7-18.3 GHz frequency
    bands, the geographic separation between the incumbent systems and
    the relocated PCOs would result in only rare instances where the
    frequency paths would intersect in a way that would require site
    shielding or other mitigating measures necessary to prevent mutually
    unacceptable interference.[^38] As such, the Commission determined
    in the *Second Order on Reconsideration* that MVPDs could relocate
    to either the CARS band (12.7-13.2 GHz) or to 17.7-18.3 GHz.[^39] In
    view of these prior determinations in the allocation proceeding, we
    conclude that it is not within the scope of the instant
    service-rules proceeding to reconsider wholesale determinations
    regarding acceptable designations of terrestrial operations for
    these bands made in IB Docket No. 98-172.[^40] In this connection,
    we note that Alcatel and FWCC/NSMA subsequently informed the
    Commission that they no longer oppose expanding 18 GHz spectrum for
    final video links.[^41] As such, and in accordance with the
    determination made in IB Docket No. 98-172 that terrestrial users,
    *e.g.*, MVPDs and other FS users, could and would share portions of
    the terrestrial 18 GHz band, we are adopting the proposal in the *18
    GHz Rechannelization Notice* to allow the 17.8-18.3 GHz sub-band to
    be used for the final radio frequency link to distribute video.

### MVPD Designation at 17.7-17.8 GHz

18. *MVPD Designation at 17.7-17.8 GHz*. As noted, the *18 GHz
    Rechannelization Notice* did not propose to designate for MVPDs the
    one-hundred megahertz of spectrum at 17.7-17.8 GHz.[^42] IMCC
    contends, however, that to have a reasonably cost effective
    transmission solution to compete with large telecommunications and
    cable companies, PCOs need access to the full 600 megahertz of
    spectrum contemplated for MVPDs in the *CARS Eligibility Order* and
    the *Second Order on Reconsideration*.[^43] This appears to be a
    reasonable assertion as cable systems usually use 550 MHz or more of
    spectrum.[^44] Moreover, in a particular location, even the full 600
    megahertz may not be available contiguously due to the presence of
    other users.[^45] Additionally, we acknowledge IMCC's point that the
    OET CARS Study (the Study)[^46] that found sufficient capacity (in
    the 12 GHz and the terrestrial 18 GHz bands) to accommodate the
    relocation of terrestrial licensees adopted in IB Docket No. 98-172
    included the 100 megahertz of spectrum at 17.7-17.8 GHz.[^47]

19. As noted above, some commenters initially objected to use of
    spectrum below 18.142 MHz by video providers but these objections
    were subsequently withdrawn. IMCC has persuaded us that providing
    MVPDs access to the full 600 megahertz of spectrum, as contemplated
    in the OET CARS Band Study, is necessary and appropriate to promote
    competition in the video distribution industry.

### Protection of Federal Government Operations near Denver, Colorado, and Washington, D.C. 

20. On March 3, 2006, the National Telecommunications and Information
    Administration (NTIA) filed a letter with the Commission in the
    captioned proceeding stating concerns with the possibility of
    harmful interference to a limited number of Federal Government earth
    station facilities near Denver, Colorado and Washington, DC, from
    MVPD operations in the 17.7-17.8 GHz sub-band.[^48]

21. NTIA requests that if the Commission chooses to permit MPVDs in the
    band, the Commission extend protection of these receiving Federal
    Government earth stations to the band 17.7-\
    17.8 GHz in the geographic areas identified in Section 1.924(e) of
    the Commission's Rules for the 17.8-20.2 GHz band.[^49] NTIA avers
    that this result would be implemented with minimum impact on MVPDs
    through the adoption of the following footnote to the Table of
    Allocations, 47 C.F.R. § 2.106, and the implementation of associated
    changes to existing rules in Parts 1, 74, and 78, and Section
    101.31, the last by extending to MVPDs at 17.7-17.8 GHz the existing
    prohibition on the early commencement of operations at 17.8-19.7 GHz
    pending coordination with the Federal Government.

USXXX -In the band 17.7-17.8 GHz, Federal earth stations in the
fixed-satellite service (space-to-Earth) may be authorized in the
Denver, CO and Washington, DC areas on a primary basis. Before
commencement of operations, non-Federal fixed service applications
supporting Multichannel Video Programming Distributors (MVPD) shall be
coordinated through the Frequency Assignment Subcommittee of the
Interdepartmental Radio Advisory Committee.

22. NTIA acknowledges that many fixed services with differing
    characteristics already operate in the band 17.7-17.8 GHz without
    coordination with the Federal Government earth stations in the
    specified locations. Accordingly, NTIA emphasizes that it does not
    seek to require coordination of fixed services already authorized in
    the band 17.7-17.8 GHz, for which coordination has not been
    previously required.[^50]

23. Based on the record before us, we find that adopting the protections
    that NTIA has requested would serve the public interest. We find
    that NTIA's request is a reasonable mechanism to protect Federal
    Government earth stations that may be authorized in the Denver
    Colorado, and Washington, D.C. areas. Accordingly, we make changes
    to Parts 1, 2, 74, 78, and 101 of the Commission's Rules to
    implement NTIA's request with respect to applications for new (or
    major modifications to existing) MVPD operations. In this regard, we
    acknowledge that the *18 GHz Rechannelization Notice* stated that
    rechannelization of Broadcast Auxiliary Services (Part 74) and Cable
    Television Relay Service (Part 78) spectrum, which share the
    terrestrial 18 GHz band with FS (Part 101) would be addressed in a
    separate proceeding. The Commission also, however, gave notice that
    licensees in Parts 74 and 78 could be affected because of the shared
    use of these terrestrial services.[^51] Given the important public
    policy objective of protecting federal facilities from interference,
    we are implementing NTIA's proposal for the 17.7-17.8 GHz band for
    all three rule parts (Parts 74, 78 and 101).

### MVPD Flexibility at 17.7-18.3 GHz

24. In the *18 GHz Rechannelization Notice*, the Commission proposed
    rules permitting MVPD providers to use whatever size channels in
    contiguous spectrum that they deem necessary to accommodate analog
    or digital transmission techniques provided that they have properly
    coordinated the necessary emission designators and power
    criteria.[^52] We adopt that proposal herein for the entire band
    17.7-18.3 GHz for MVPD operators.

25. Comsearch disagrees with the Commission's flexibility approach and
    states that cable television distribution and MVPDs are closely tied
    to a 6 megahertz channel plan.[^53] Comsearch contends that orderly
    spectrum management demands that a 6 megahertz channel plan should
    be added to this segment to accommodate MVPDs.[^54] Comsearch
    further states that PCOs and MVPDs could use either this 6 megahertz
    plan or any of the other plans (5 megahertz, 10 megahertz, etc), but
    should not have total flexibility to use whatever channels and
    bandwidth they choose.[^55]

26. We are not persuaded that adopting a six megahertz plan is
    necessary. In furtherance of our spectrum management goals for the
    terrestrial 18 GHz band, we adopt rules for permitting MVPD
    providers to use contiguous blocks of spectrum in order to
    accommodate their video delivery needs. The Commission recognizes
    that a *de*-*facto* six-megahertz channelization scheme exists
    because the current availability of both analog and digital video
    processing equipment, in-home set-top boxes, and television sets is
    designed for six megahertz channels. However, we do believe that
    providing MVPDs with channel flexibility does not inhibit them from
    still operating within the existing, *de-facto* channelization
    scheme if they so choose. Adding operational flexibility to
    accommodate operators who wish to use alternate channel plans,
    should the opportunity or need arise, does not prevent the continued
    use of the six megahertz scheme and is therefore in the public
    interest.

### 18.3-18.58 GHz

27. We find that it is in the public interest to adopt the proposal in
    the *18 GHz Rechannelization Notice*[^56] to retain the 18.3-18.58
    GHz sub-band for grandfathered MVPDs given its adjacency to the
    17.7-18.3 GHz band that we are designating for MVPDs today.[^57] We
    believe this approach is appropriate because it preserves the status
    of the grandfathered terrestrial licensees in the 18.3-18.58 GHz
    sub-band and their ability to continue operating. Together with the
    17.7-18.3 GHz band, this provides MVPDs with access to a total of
    880 megahertz (17.7-18.58 GHz), albeit with 280 megahertz limited to
    grandfathered licensees that operate on a co-primary basis with FSS
    until 2012, after which they will operate on a non-protected and
    non-interfering basis to FSS.[^58]

28. In furtherance of our spectrum management goals of encouraging
    efficient use of spectrum for the 18 GHz band, we adopt rules
    allowing emission and channelization flexibility from 18.3 to 18.58
    GHz for MVPDs. We find that extending emission and channelization
    flexibility will allow MVPDs to efficiently use spectrum in this
    sub-band without causing unacceptably high levels of interference
    with other licensees.[^59] In the event that a FSS licensee intends
    to turn on a system within interference range of the incumbent
    licensee, the incumbent licensee would have to cease operations or
    relocate in accordance with our rules. Also, incumbent licensees are
    cautioned that all major modifications and certain extensions of
    existing systems will render those links secondary to FSS operations
    pursuant to Section 101.97(a) of the Commissions Rules.[^60] We
    believe that providing emission and channelization flexibility in
    the 18.3 to 18.58 GHz segment, in conjunction with flexible usage
    rules for the 17.7-18.3 GHz band, will give MVPD licensees access to
    large blocks of spectrum to more effectively provide video services
    in an efficient manner for the duration of their grandfathered
    status.[^61] We note that IMCC filed comments supporting our
    proposal to extend flexible use to the 18.3-18.58 GHz sub-band.[^62]
    We conclude, based on the evidence available in the record, and the
    amount of spectrum available to MVPDs licensees, that such changes
    are necessary to fully effectuate the Commission's efforts to
    provide MVPD licensees additional operational flexibility and
    increased access to the terrestrial 18 GHz band.

### Streamlined process for MVPD conversion to digital modulation

29. In furtherance of our goals to provide regulatory relief to
    licensees transitioning to the 18 GHz band and encourage efficient
    use of spectrum, we conclude that MVPD licensees should have
    flexibility to move from analog to digital emissions, choose the
    size of each channel, and use whatever compression techniques they
    wish. Our licensing records reflect that most of the MVPD operations
    subject to relocation are analog systems. As discussed above, we
    anticipate that many of these systems will convert to digital either
    at the end of their analog-equipment lifecycle or in response to
    market incentives. In this connection, we are concerned that MVPDs
    that must relocate prior to converting to digital could incur
    significant, duplicative costs associated with the coordination and
    licensing process for (1) spectral relocation and, later, (2) for
    digital conversion. To minimize the potential for duplicative costs,
    we conclude that MVPD licensees should have the option to specify
    analog and digital emission designators (each of which must be
    coordinated) on one application. In this connection, we are adopting
    a revision to Section 101.63 of the Commission's rules to allow MVPD
    licensees to meet their construction requirement and not
    automatically surrender their license as long as they are operating
    a system using either an authorized analog or digital emissions.
    Accordingly, such MVPD licensees will be authorized to operate using
    one or both modulations, *e.g.,* the licensee can operate its analog
    system and later convert to digital without having to file another,
    coordinated application. Once the licensee has completed the
    transition to digital, the license can remove the unused analog
    emission designator(s) the next time a modification or renewal
    application is filed.[^63] In adopting these measures we reduce the
    regulatory burden on licensees and encourage flexible and more
    efficient use of spectrum.

# Conclusion

30. In this *Report and Order*, we adopt rules that rechannelize FS
    channels in the terrestrial 18 GHz band to new channel-size options
    for FS operations along with channelization and emission flexibility
    for MVPDs below 18.3 GHz. We believe these actions will encourage
    efficient use of the spectrum by all FS licensees and provide a
    regulatory environment that will allow MVPDs to provide competitive
    services while protecting Federal earth stations referenced in the
    *NTIA Letter*.

# PROCEDURAL MATTERS

31. *Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis.* The Final Regulatory
    Flexibility Analysis for this *Report and Order*, as required by the
    Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. § 603, is contained in
    Appendix D.

32. *Paperwork Reduction Analysis*. This Report and Order does not
    contain either a proposed or modified information collection.

33. *Further Information*. For further information concerning this
    *Report and Order*, contact Brian Michael Wondrack at (202)
    418-0653, e-mail: <brian.wondrack@fcc.gov>, or via TTY (202)
    418-7233, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications
    Commission, Washington, D.C. 20554. Alternative formats (computer
    diskette, large print, audio cassette, and Braille) are available to
    persons with disabilities by contacting Brian Millin at (202)
    418-7426, TTY (202) 418-7365, or via e-mail to <bmillin@fcc.gov>.
    This *Report and Order* can be downloaded at:
    <http://wireless.fcc.gov/releases.html>.

# Ordering clauses

34. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Sections 1, 4(i), 302,
    and 303(f) and (r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47
    U.S.C. §§ 1, 154(i), 302, and 303(f) and (r), the regulatory changes
    described in this *Report and Order* are ADOPTED.

35. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Parts 1, 2, 74, 78, and 101 of the
    Commission\'s Rules ARE AMENDED as specified in Appendix C,
    effective 30 days after publication in the Federal Register.

36. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Commission\'s Consumer and Government
    Affairs Bureau, Reference Information Center, SHALL SEND a copy of
    this *Report and Order*, including the Final Regulatory Flexibility
    Analysis, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business
    Administration.

    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

    Marlene H. Dortch\
    Secretary

    **APPENDIX A**

    **[Existing Paired Channels Remaining After Relocation (Center
    Frequency)]{.smallcaps}**

  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **80                   **40                   **20                   **10         
  Megahertz              Megahertz              Megahertz              Megahertz    
  Channels**             Channels**             Channels**             Channels**   
  ------------ --------- ------------ --------- ------------ --------- ------------ ---------
  **T/R**      **R/T**   **T/R**      **R/T**   **T/R**      **R/T**   **T/R**      **R/T**

  17820        19380     17760        19320     17750        19310     17745        19305

  17900        19460     17800        19360     17770        19330     17755        19315

  17980        19540     17840        19400     17790        19350     17765        19325

  18060        19620     17880        19440     17810        19370     17775        19335

                         17920        19480     17830        19390     17785        19345

                         17960        19520     17850        19410     17795        19355

                         18000        19560     17870        19430     17805        19365

                         18040        19600     17890        19450     17815        19375

                         18080        19640     17910        19470     17825        19385

                         18120        19680     17930        19490     17835        19395

                                                17950        19510     17845        19405

                                                17970        19530     17855        19415

                                                17990        19550     17865        19425

                                                18010        19570     17875        19435

                                                18030        19590     17885        19445

                                                18050        19610     17895        19455

                                                18070        19630     17905        19465

                                                18090        19650     17915        19475

                                                18110        19670     17925        19485

                                                18130        19690     17935        19495

                                                                       17945        19505

                                                                       17955        19515

                                                                       17965        19525

                                                                       17975        19535

                                                                       17985        19545

                                                                       17995        19555

                                                                       18005        19565

                                                                       18015        19575

                                                                       18025        19585

                                                                       18035        19595

                                                                       18045        19605

                                                                       18055        19615

                                                                       18065        19625

                                                                       18075        19635

                                                                       18085        19645

                                                                       18095        19655

                                                                       18105        19665

                                                                       18115        19675

                                                                       18125        19685

                                                                       18135        19695
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

17.7-17.74 GHz remains unpaired due to the reassignment of 19.26-19.3
GHz to satellite services.

**APPENDIX B**

**[Additional Channels for Terrestrial (FS) 18 GHz Band Plan (Center
Frequency)]{.smallcaps}**

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **50                   **30                   **5                    **2.5                   **1.25       
  Megahertz              Megahertz              Megahertz              Megahertz               Megahertz    
  Channels**             Channels**             Channels**             Channels**              Channels**   
  ------------ --------- ------------ --------- ------------ --------- ------------ ---------- ------------ -----------
  **T/R**      **R/T**   **T/R**      **R/T**   **T/R**      **R/T**   **T/R**      **R/T**    **T/R**      **R/T**

  17765        19325     17715        N/A       17702.5      N/A       17701.25     N/A        18060.625    19620.625

  17815        19375     17755        19315     17707.5      N/A       17703.75     N/A        18061.875    19621.875

  17865        19425     17785        19345     17712.5      N/A       17706.25     N/A        18063.125    19623.125

  17915        19475     17815        19375     17717.5      N/A       17708.75     N/A        18064.375    19624.375

  17965        19525     17845        19405     17722.5      N/A       17711.25     N/A        18065.625    19625.625

  18015        19575     17875        19435     17727.5      N/A       17713.75     N/A        18066.875    19626.875

  18065        19625     17905        19465     17732.5      N/A       17716.25     N/A        18068.125    19628.125

  18115        19675     17935        19495     17737.5      N/A       17718.75     N/A        18069.375    19629.375

                         17965        19525     18062.5      19622.5   17721.25     N/A        18070.625    19630.625

                         17995        19555     18067.5      19627.5   17723.75     N/A        18071.875    19631.875

                         18025        19585     18072.5      19632.5   17726.25     N/A        18073.125    19633.125

                         18055        19615     18077.5      19637.5   17728.75     N/A        18074.375    19634.375

                         18085        19645     18082.5      19642.5   17731.25     N/A        18075.625    19635.625

                         18115        19675     18087.5      19647.5   17733.75     N/A        18076.875    19636.875

                                                18092.5      19652.5   17736.25     N/A        18078.125    19638.125

                                                18097.5      19657.5   17738.75     N/A        18079.375    19639.375

                                                18102.5      19662.5   18061.25     19621.25   18080.625    19640.625

                                                18107.5      19667.5   18063.75     19623.75   18081.875    19641.875

                                                18112.5      19672.5   18066.25     19626.25   18083.125    19643.125

                                                18117.5      19677.5   18068.75     19628.75   18084.375    19644.375

                                                18122.5      19682.5   18071.25     19631.25   18085.625    19645.625

                                                18127.5      19687.5   18073.75     19633.75   18086.875    19646.875

                                                18132.5      19692.5   18076.25     19636.25   18088.125    19648.125

                                                18137.5      19697.5   18078.75     19638.75   18089.375    19649.375

                                                                       18081.25     19641.25   18090.625    19650.625

                                                                       18083.75     19643.75   18091.875    19651.875

                                                                       18086.25     19646.25   18093.125    19653.125

                                                                       18088.75     19648.75   18094.375    19654.375

                                                                       18091.25     19651.25   18095.625    19655.625

                                                                       18093.75     19653.75   18096.875    19656.875

                                                                       18096.25     19656.25   18098.125    19658.125

                                                                       18098.75     19658.75   18099.375    19659.375

                                                                       18101.25     19661.25   18100.625    19660.625

                                                                       18103.75     19663.75   18101.875    19661.875

                                                                       18106.25     19666.25   18103.125    19663.125

                                                                       18108.75     19668.75   18104.375    19664.375

                                                                       18111.25     19671.25   18105.625    19665.625

                                                                       18113.75     19673.75   18106.875    19666.875

                                                                       18116.25     19676.25   18108.125    19668.125

                                                                       18118.75     19678.75   18109.375    19669.375

                                                                       18121.25     19681.25   18110.625    19670.625

                                                                       18123.75     19683.75   18111.875    19671.875

                                                                       18126.25     19686.25   18113.125    19673.125

                                                                       18128.75     19688.75   18114.375    19674.375

                                                                       18131.25     19691.25   18115.625    19675.625

                                                                       18133.75     19693.75   18116.875    19676.875

                                                                       18136.25     19696.25   18118.125    19678.125

                                                                       18138.75     19698.75   18119.375    19679.375

                                                                                               18120.625    19680.625

                                                                                               18121.875    19681.875

                                                                                               18123.125    19683.125

                                                                                               18124.375    19684.375

                                                                                               18125.625    19685.625

                                                                                               18126.875    19686.875

                                                                                               18128.125    19688.125

                                                                                               18129.375    19689.375

                                                                                               18130.625    19690.625

                                                                                               18131.875    19691.875

                                                                                               18133.125    19693.125

                                                                                               18134.375    19694.375

                                                                                               18135.625    19695.625

                                                                                               18136.875    19696.875

  Note:                                                                                        18138.125    19698.125
  Unpaired                                                                                                  
  channels are                                                                                              
  available                                                                                                 
  for one-way                                                                                               
  use or TDD                                                                                                
  systems                                                                                                   

                                                                                               18139.375    19699.375
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

**APPENDIX C\
\
FINAL RULES**

For the reasons set forth herein, parts 1, 2, 74, 78, and 101 of title
47 of the Code of Federal Regulations are amended as follows:

**Part 1 -- Practice and Procedure**

1.  The authority citation for Part 1 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 79 et seq.; 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155,
157, 225, and 303(r).

37. Section 1.924 is amended by adding a new paragraph (e)(4) to read as
    follows:\
    \
    **§ 1.924 Quiet Zones.**

\* \* \* \* \*

\(e\) \* \* \*

\(4\) In the band 17.7-17.8 GHz, fixed service applications, under parts
74, 78, or 101 of this chapter, supporting Multichannel Video
Programming Distributors shall be coordinated with the Federal
Government by the Commission before an authorization will be issued if
the station or proposed station is located in whole or in part within
any of the areas defined in paragraphs (1) or (2).

\* \* \* \* \*

**PART 2---FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS; GENERAL RULES
AND REGULATIONS**

38. The authority citation for Part 2 continues to read as follows:\
    \
    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303, and 336, unless otherwise
    noted.

39. Section 2.106, the Table of Frequency Allocations, is amended as
    follows:

    a\. Revise page 49.

    b\. In the list of United States (US) footnotes, add footnote
    US401.\
    \
    **[§ 2.106 Table of Frequency Allocations]{.underline}.**

    The revisions and additions read as follows:

    \* \* \* \* \*

+----------+------------+-----------+----------+-------------+-------+
| Table of |            |           |          |             | Page  |
| F        |            |           |          |             | 49    |
| requency |            |           |          |             |       |
| All      |            |           |          |             |       |
| ocations |            |           |          |             |       |
| 1        |            |           |          |             |       |
| 7.7-23.6 |            |           |          |             |       |
| GHz      |            |           |          |             |       |
| (SHF)    |            |           |          |             |       |
+----------+------------+-----------+----------+-------------+-------+
| Inter    |            |           | United   |             | FCC   |
| national |            |           | States   |             | Rule  |
| Table    |            |           | Table    |             | Pa    |
|          |            |           |          |             | rt(s) |
+----------+------------+-----------+----------+-------------+-------+
| Region 1 | Region 2   | Region 3  | Federal  | Non-Federal |       |
| Table    | Table      | Table     | Table    | Table       |       |
+----------+------------+-----------+----------+-------------+-------+
| 1        | 17.7-17.8  | 17.7-18.1 | 1        | 17.7-17.8   | Sate  |
| 7.7-18.1 |            |           | 7.7-17.8 |             | llite |
|          | FIXED      | FIXED     |          | FIXED       |       |
| FIXED    |            |           | US401    |             | Comm  |
|          | FIXED      | FIXED-    |          | FIXE        | unica |
| FIXED-S  | -SATELLITE | SATELLITE |          | D-SATELLITE | tions |
| ATELLITE | (space     | (space-   |          | (Eart       | (25)  |
| (space-t | -to-Earth) | to-Earth) |          | h-to-space) |       |
| o-Earth) |            |           |          |             | Auxi  |
|          | (Earth     | 5.484A    |          | US271       | liary |
| 5.484A   | -to-space) | (Earth-   |          |             | Br    |
| (Earth-t | 5.516      | to-space) |          | US401 NG144 | oadca |
| o-space) |            | 5.516     |          |             | sting |
| 5.516    | BR         |           |          |             |       |
|          | OADCASTING | MOBILE    |          |             | \     |
| MOBILE   | -SATELLITE |           |          |             | (74\) |
|          |            |           |          |             |       |
|          | Mobile     |           |          |             | Cable |
|          | 5.518      |           |          |             | TV    |
|          |            |           |          |             | Relay |
|          | 5.515      |           |          |             | (78)  |
|          | 5.517      |           |          |             |       |
|          |            |           |          |             | Fixed |
|          |            |           |          |             | Micr  |
|          |            |           |          |             | owave |
|          |            |           |          |             | (101) |
+----------+------------+-----------+----------+-------------+-------+
|          | 17.8-18.1  |           | 1        | 17.8-18.3   | Auxi  |
|          |            |           | 7.8-18.3 |             | liary |
|          | FIXED      |           |          | FIXED       | Br    |
|          |            |           | FIXED-S  |             | oadca |
|          | FIXED      |           | ATELLITE |             | sting |
|          | -SATELLITE |           |          |             |       |
|          | (space     |           | (space-t |             | \     |
|          | -to-Earth) |           | o-Earth) |             | (74\) |
|          |            |           | G117     |             |       |
|          | 5.484A     |           |          |             | Cable |
|          | (Earth     |           |          |             | TV    |
|          | -to-space) |           |          |             | Relay |
|          | 5.516      |           |          |             | (78)  |
|          |            |           |          |             |       |
|          | MOBILE     |           |          |             | Fixed |
|          |            |           |          |             | Micr  |
|          |            |           |          |             | owave |
|          |            |           |          |             | (101) |
+----------+------------+-----------+----------+-------------+-------+
| 1        |            |           | 5.519    | 5.519 US334 |       |
| 8.1-18.4 |            |           | US334    | NG144       |       |
|          |            |           |          |             |       |
| FIXED    |            |           |          |             |       |
|          |            |           |          |             |       |
| FIXED-S  |            |           |          |             |       |
| ATELLITE |            |           |          |             |       |
| (space-t |            |           |          |             |       |
| o-Earth) |            |           |          |             |       |
| 5.484A   |            |           |          |             |       |
| 5.516B   |            |           |          |             |       |
| (Earth-t |            |           |          |             |       |
| o-space) |            |           |          |             |       |
| 5.520    |            |           |          |             |       |
|          |            |           |          |             |       |
| MOBILE   |            |           |          |             |       |
|          |            |           |          |             |       |
| 5.519    |            |           |          |             |       |
| 5.521    |            |           |          |             |       |
+----------+------------+-----------+----------+-------------+-------+
|          |            |           | 1        | 18.3-18.6   | Sate  |
|          |            |           | 8.3-18.6 |             | llite |
|          |            |           |          | FIXE        |       |
|          |            |           | FIXED-S  | D-SATELLITE | Comm  |
|          |            |           | ATELLITE | (spac       | unica |
|          |            |           |          | e-to-Earth) | tions |
|          |            |           | (space-t |             | (25)  |
|          |            |           | o-Earth) | NG164       |       |
|          |            |           | G117     |             |       |
+----------+------------+-----------+----------+-------------+-------+
| 1        |            |           |          |             |       |
| 8.4-18.6 |            |           |          |             |       |
|          |            |           |          |             |       |
| FIXED    |            |           |          |             |       |
|          |            |           |          |             |       |
| FIXED-S  |            |           |          |             |       |
| ATELLITE |            |           |          |             |       |
| (space-t |            |           |          |             |       |
| o-Earth) |            |           |          |             |       |
| 5.484A   |            |           |          |             |       |
| 5.516B   |            |           |          |             |       |
|          |            |           |          |             |       |
| MOBILE   |            |           |          |             |       |
+----------+------------+-----------+----------+-------------+-------+
|          |            |           |          | US334 NG144 |       |
+----------+------------+-----------+----------+-------------+-------+
|          |            |           | US334    |             |       |
+----------+------------+-----------+----------+-------------+-------+
| 1        | 18.6-18.8  | 18.6-18.8 | 1        | 18.6-18.8   |       |
| 8.6-18.8 |            |           | 8.6-18.8 |             |       |
|          | EARTH      | EARTH     |          | EARTH       |       |
| EARTH    | E          | EXP       | EARTH    | EXPLORATIO  |       |
| EXPLO    | XPLORATION | LORATION- | EXPL     | N-SATELLITE |       |
| RATION-S | -SATELLITE | SATELLITE | ORATION- |             |       |
| ATELLITE |            |           |          | (passive)   |       |
|          | (passive)  | (passive) | S        |             |       |
| (        |            |           | ATELLITE | FIXE        |       |
| passive) | FIXED      | FIXED     | (        | D-SATELLITE |       |
|          |            |           | passive) | (spac       |       |
| FIXED    | FIXED      | FIXED-    |          | e-to-Earth) |       |
|          | -SATELLITE | SATELLITE | FIXED-S  |             |       |
| FIXED-S  | (space     | (space-   | ATELLITE | US255 NG164 |       |
| ATELLITE | -to-Earth) | to-Earth) |          |             |       |
| (space-t |            |           | (space-t | SPACE       |       |
| o-Earth) | 5.516B     | 5.522B    | o-Earth) | RESEARCH    |       |
|          | 5.522B     |           | US255    | (passive)   |       |
| 5.522B   |            | MOBILE    | G117     |             |       |
|          | MOBILE     | except    |          | US254 US334 |       |
| MOBILE   | except     | aer       | SPACE    | NG144       |       |
| except   | ae         | onautical | RESEARCH |             |       |
| aero     | ronautical | mobile    | (        |             |       |
| nautical | mobile     |           | passive) |             |       |
| mobile   |            | Space     |          |             |       |
|          | SPACE      | research  | US254    |             |       |
| Space    | RESEARCH   | (passive) | US334    |             |       |
| research | (passive)  |           |          |             |       |
| (        |            | 5.522A    |          |             |       |
| passive) | 5.522A     |           |          |             |       |
|          |            |           |          |             |       |
| 5.522A   |            |           |          |             |       |
| 5.522C   |            |           |          |             |       |
+----------+------------+-----------+----------+-------------+-------+
| 1        |            |           | 1        | 18.8-19.3   |       |
| 8.8-19.3 |            |           | 8.8-20.2 |             |       |
|          |            |           |          | FIXE        |       |
| FIXED    |            |           | FIXED-S  | D-SATELLITE |       |
|          |            |           | ATELLITE | (spac       |       |
| FIXED-S  |            |           |          | e-to-Earth) |       |
| ATELLITE |            |           | (space-t |             |       |
| (space-t |            |           | o-Earth) | NG165       |       |
| o-Earth) |            |           | G117     |             |       |
| 5.516B   |            |           |          | US334 NG144 |       |
| 5.523A   |            |           |          |             |       |
|          |            |           |          |             |       |
| MOBILE   |            |           |          |             |       |
+----------+------------+-----------+----------+-------------+-------+
| 1        |            |           |          | 19.3-19.7   | Sate  |
| 9.3-19.7 |            |           |          |             | llite |
|          |            |           |          | FIXED       |       |
| FIXED    |            |           |          |             | Comm  |
|          |            |           |          | FIXE        | unica |
| FIXED-S  |            |           |          | D-SATELLITE | tions |
| ATELLITE |            |           |          | (spac       | (25)  |
| (space-t |            |           |          | e-to-Earth) |       |
| o-Earth) |            |           |          |             | Auxi  |
| (Earth-t |            |           |          | NG166       | liary |
| o-space) |            |           |          |             | Broa  |
| 5.523B   |            |           |          | US334 NG144 | dcast |
| 5.523C   |            |           |          |             | (74)  |
| 5.523D   |            |           |          |             |       |
| 5.523E   |            |           |          |             | Cable |
|          |            |           |          |             | TV    |
| MOBILE   |            |           |          |             | Relay |
|          |            |           |          |             | (78)  |
|          |            |           |          |             |       |
|          |            |           |          |             | Fixed |
|          |            |           |          |             | Micr  |
|          |            |           |          |             | owave |
|          |            |           |          |             | (101) |
+----------+------------+-----------+----------+-------------+-------+
| 1        | 19.7-20.1  | 19.7-20.1 |          | 19.7-20.1   | Sate  |
| 9.7-20.1 |            |           |          |             | llite |
|          | FIXED      | FIXED-    |          | FIXE        |       |
| FIXED-S  | -SATELLITE | SATELLITE |          | D-SATELLITE | Comm  |
| ATELLITE | (space     | (space-   |          | (spac       | unica |
| (space-t | -to-Earth) | to-Earth) |          | e-to-Earth) | tions |
| o-Earth) |            |           |          |             | (25)  |
|          | 5.484A     | 5.484A    |          | MOBIL       |       |
| 5.484A   | 5.516B     | 5.516B    |          | E-SATELLITE |       |
| 5.516B   |            |           |          | (spac       |       |
|          | MOBILE     | Mobile-   |          | e-to-Earth) |       |
| Mobile-s | -SATELLITE | satellite |          |             |       |
| atellite | (space     | (space-   |          | 5.525 5.526 |       |
| (space-t | -to-Earth) | to-Earth) |          | 5.527 5.528 |       |
| o-Earth) |            |           |          | 5.529 US334 |       |
|          | 5.524      | 5.524     |          |             |       |
| 5.524    | 5.525      |           |          |             |       |
|          | 5.526      |           |          |             |       |
|          | 5.527      |           |          |             |       |
|          | 5.528      |           |          |             |       |
|          | 5.529      |           |          |             |       |
+----------+------------+-----------+----------+-------------+-------+
| 2        |            |           | US334    | 20.1-20.2   |       |
| 0.1-20.2 |            |           |          |             |       |
|          |            |           |          | FIXE        |       |
| FIXED-S  |            |           |          | D-SATELLITE |       |
| ATELLITE |            |           |          | (spac       |       |
| (space-t |            |           |          | e-to-Earth) |       |
| o-Earth) |            |           |          |             |       |
| 5.484A   |            |           |          | MOBIL       |       |
| 5.516B   |            |           |          | E-SATELLITE |       |
|          |            |           |          | (spac       |       |
| MOBILE-S |            |           |          | e-to-Earth) |       |
| ATELLITE |            |           |          |             |       |
| (space-t |            |           |          | 5.525 5.526 |       |
| o-Earth) |            |           |          | 5.527 5.528 |       |
|          |            |           |          | US334       |       |
| 5.524    |            |           |          |             |       |
| 5.525    |            |           |          |             |       |
| 5.526    |            |           |          |             |       |
| 5.527    |            |           |          |             |       |
| 5.528    |            |           |          |             |       |
+----------+------------+-----------+----------+-------------+-------+

\* \* \* \* \*

[UNITED STATES (US) FOOTNOTES]{.smallcaps}

\* \* \* \* \*

US401 In the band 17.7-17.8 GHz, Federal earth stations in the
fixed-satellite service (space-to-Earth) may be authorized in the
Denver, CO and Washington, DC areas on a primary basis. Before
commencement of operations, non-Federal fixed service applications
supporting Multichannel Video Programming Distributors (MVPD) shall be
coordinated through the Frequency Assignment Subcommittee of the
Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee.

\* \* \* \* \*

**PART 74---EXPERIMENTAL RADIO, AUXILIARY, SPECIAL BROADCAST AND OTHER
PROGRAM DISTRIBUTIONAL SERVICES**

40. The authority citation for Part 74 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 307, 336(f), 336(h) and 554.

41. Section 74.25 is revised by amending paragraph (c) as follows:

**§ 74.25 Temporary conditional operating authority.**

**\* \* \* \* \***

\(c\) *Conditions applicable to aural and television broadcast auxiliary
stations.* (1) The applicable frequency coordination procedures have
been successfully completed and the filed application is consistent with
that coordination.

\(2\) The station site does not lie within an area requiring
international coordination.

\(3\) If operated on frequencies in the 17.8--19.7 GHz band for any
services or on frequencies in the 17.7-17.8 GHz band for MVPD
operations, the station site does not lie within any of the areas
identified in §1.924 of this chapter.

\* \* \* \* \*

42. Section 74.32 is revised as follows:

**§ 74.32 Operation in the 17.7-17.8 GHz and 17.8--19.7 GHz bands.**

\(a\) To minimize or avoid harmful interference to Federal Government
Satellite Earth Stations located in the Denver, Colorado and Washington,
DC areas, any application for a new station license to provide MVPD
operations in the 17.7-17.8 GHz band or to operate in the 17.8--19.7 GHz
band for any service, or for modification of an existing station license
in these bands which would change the frequency, power, emission,
modulation, polarization, antenna height or directivity, or location of
such a station, must be coordinated with the Federal Government by the
Commission before an authorization will be issued, if the station or
proposed station is located in whole or in part within any of the areas
defined by the following rectangles or circles:

*Denver, CO Area*

Rectangle 1:

41°30\'00\" N. Lat. on the north

103°10\'00\" W. Long. on the east

38°30\'00\" N. Lat. on the south

106°30\'00\" W. Long. on the west

Rectangle 2:

38°30\'00\" N. Lat. on the north

105°00\'00\' W. Long. on the east

37°30\'00\" N. Lat. on the south

105°50\'00\" W. Long. on the west

Rectangle 3:

40°08\'00\" N. Lat. on the north

107°00\'00\" W. Long. on the east

39°56\'00\" N. Lat. on the south

107°15\'00\" W. Long. on the west

*Washington, DC Area*

Rectangle

38°40\'00\" N. Lat. on the north

78°50\'00\" W. Long. on the east

38°10\'00\" N. Lat. on the south

79°20\'00\" W. Long. on the west

or

\(b\) Within a radius of 178 km of 38°48\'00\" N. Lat./76°52\'00\" W.
Long.

\(c\) In addition, no application seeking authority for MVPD operations
in the 17.7-17.8 GHz band or to operate in the 17.8--19.7 GHz band for
any service will be accepted for filing if the proposed station is
located within 20 km of the following coordinates:

Denver, CO area: 39°43\'00\" N. Lat./104°46\'00\" W. Long.

Washington, DC area: 38°48\'00\" N. Lat. / 76°52\'00\" W. Long.

\* \* \* \* \*

**PART 78-** **CABLE TELEVISION RELAY SERVICE**

43. The authority citation for Part 78 continues to read as follows:\
    \
    Authority: Secs. 2, 3, 4, 301, 303, 307, 308, 309, 48 Stat., as
    amended, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1084, 1085; 47 U.S.C.
    152, 153, 154, 301, 303, 307, 308, 309.

44. Section 78.19 is revised by amending paragraph (f) as follows:

**§ 78.19 Interference.**

\* \* \* \* \*

\(f\) Protection to the Federal Government\'s receive earth station
operations in the Denver, Colorado and Washington D.C. areas in the
17,700 to 19,700 MHz band.

\(1\) With the exception of applicants for a station authorization to
operate within a 5 km radius of 39°40\'23\" N Lat. and 105°13\'03\" W
Long (Morrison, CO), applicants will not be authorized to operate within
a 50 km radius of 39°43\'00\" N Lat. and 104°46\'00\" W Long. (Denver,
CO) and within a 50 km radius of 38°48\'00\" N Lat. and 76°52\'00\" W
Long. (Washington, DC).

\(2\) To minimize or avoid harmful interference to Government Satellite
Earth Stations located in the Denver, Colorado and Washington, DC areas,
any application for a new station license for MVPD operations in the
17.7-17.8 GHz band or to operate in the 17.8-19.7 GHz band for any
service, or for modification of an existing station license in these
bands which would change the frequency, power, emission, modulation,
polarization, antenna height or directivity, or location of such a
station, must be coordinated with the Federal Government by the
Commission before an authorization will be issued, if the station or
proposed station is located in whole or in part within any of the areas
defined by the following rectangles or circles:

\(i\) A circular area within a 5 km radius of 39°40\'23\" N Lat. and
105°13\'03\" W Long. (Morrison, CO)

\(ii\) Within the rectangular areas defined as follows (vicinity of
Denver, CO):

Rectangle 1:

41°30\'00\" N. Lat. on the north

103°10\'00\" W. Long. on the east

38°30\'00\" N. Lat. on the south

106°30\'00\" W. Long. on the west

Rectangle 2:

38°30\'00\" N. Lat. on the north

105°00\'00\" W. Long. on the east

37°30\'00\" N. Lat. on the south

105°50\'00\" W. Long. on the west

Rectangle 3:

40°08\'00\" N. Lat. on the north

107°00\'00\" W. Long. on the east

39°56\'00\" N. Lat. on the south

107°15\'00\" W. Long. on the west

\(iii\) Within the rectangle and circle areas as follows (vicinity of
Washington, DC):

Rectangle

38°40\'00\" N. Lat. on the north

78°50\'00\" W. Long. on the east

38°10\'00\" N. Lat. on the south

79°20\'00\" W. Long. on the west

or

\(iv\) Within a radius of 178 km of 38°48\'00\" N. Lat. / 76°52\'00\" W.
Long.

Note to §78.19: The coordinates cited in this section are specified in
terms of the "North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83)" with an accuracy of
-30 meters with respect to the "National Spacial Reference System."

\* \* \* \* \*

**PART 101---FIXED MICROWAVE SERVICES**

45. The authority citation for Part 101 continues to read as follows:

AUTHORITY: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303.

46. Section 101.31 is amended by changing paragraphs (a)(3) and
    (b)(1)(v) as follows:

**§ 101.31 Temporary and conditional authorizations.**

[]{.mark}

\(a\) *Operation at temporary locations.*

\* \* \*

\(3\) Operations in the 17.8--19.7 GHz band for any services and in the
17.7-17.8 GHz band for MVPD operations are prohibited in the areas
defined in §1.924 of this chapter. Operations proposed in the areas
defined in §1.924 of this chapter may not commence without prior
specific notification to, and authorization from, the Commission.

\(b\) *Conditional authorization.*

\(1\) \* \* \*

\(v\) The station site does not lie within 56.3 kilometers of any
international border, within areas identified in §§1.924(a) through (d)
of this chapter unless the affected entity consents in writing to
conditional operation or, if for any services on frequencies in the
17.8--19.7 GHz band and for MVPD operations in the 17.7-17.8 GHz band,
within any of the areas identified in §1.924 of this chapter;

\* \* \* \* \*

47. Section 101.63 is amended by adding paragraph (g) as follows:

**§ 101.63 Period of construction; certification of completion of
construction.**

\* \* \* \* \*

\(g\) MVPD licensees which have both analog and digital emissions
designators specified on the license and which already have, or may
transition from analog to digital operations, or a combination of both,
meet their completion of construction requirements and do not
automatically surrender their license provided they are using either set
of emissions. If the licensee has completed the transition to digital,
the license can remove the unused analog emission designators the next
time a modification or renewal application is filed.

\* \* \* \* \*

48. The introductory paragraph of Section 101.147(r) is amended to read
    as follows:

**§ 101.147 Frequency assignments.**

\* \* \* \* \*

\(r\) *17,700 to 19,700 and 24,250 to 25,250 MHz:* Operation of stations
using frequencies in these bands is permitted to the extent specified in
this paragraph. Until November 19, 2012, stations operating in the band
18.3--18.58 GHz that were licensed or had applications pending before
the Commission as of November 19, 2002 shall operate on a shared
co-primary basis with other services under parts 21, 25, 74, and 78 of
this chapter. Until October 31, 2011, operations in the band 19.26--19.3
GHz and low power systems operating pursuant to § 101.147(r)(10) shall
operate on a co-primary basis. Until June 8, 2010, stations operating in
the band 18.58--18.8 GHz that were licensed or had applications pending
before the Commission as of June 8, 2000 may continue those operations
on a shared co-primary basis with other services under parts 21, 25, 74,
and 78 of this chapter. Until June 8, 2010, stations operating in the
band 18.8--19.3 GHz that were licensed or had applications pending
before the Commission as of September 18, 1998 may continue those
operations on a shared co-primary basis with other services under parts
21, 25, 74, and 78 of this chapter. After November 19, 2012, stations
operating in the band 18.3--18.58 GHz are not entitled to protection
from fixed-satellite service operations and must not cause unacceptable
interference to fixed-satellite service station operations. After June
8, 2010, operations in the 18.58--19.30 GHz band are not entitled to
protection from fixed-satellite service operations and must not cause
unacceptable interference to fixed-satellite service station operations.
After November 19, 2002, no applications for new stations for part 101
licenses will be accepted in the 18.3--18.58 GHz band. After June 8,
2000, no applications for new stations for part 101 licenses will be
accepted in the 18.58--19.3 GHz band. Licensees, except 24 GHz band
licensees, may use either a two-way link or one frequency of a frequency
pair for a one- way link and must coordinate proposed operations
pursuant to the procedures required in § 101.103 of this subpart. (Note,
however, that stations authorized as of September 9, 1983, to use
frequencies in the band 17.7--19.7 GHz may, upon proper application,
continue to be authorized for such operations, consistent with the above
conditions related to the 18.58--19.3 GHz band.) Applicants for one-way
spectrum from 17.7-18.58 GHz for multichannel video programming
distribution are governed by § 101.147(r)(6). Licensees are also allowed
to use one-way (unpaired) channels in the 17.7-17.74 GHz sub-band to
pair with other channels in the FS portions of the 18 GHz band where,
for example, the return pair is already in use and therefore blocked or
in TDD systems. Stations used for MVPD operations in the 17.7-17.8 GHz
band must coordinate with the Federal Government before operating in the
zones specified in Section 1.924(e).

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\(6\) MVPD use: Multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) can
use any size channels for one-way operations in the 17.7-18.58 GHz band
for any permissible communications specified for this band in § 101.603
provided that they have coordinated the appropriate emission designators
and power, but must request contiguous spectrum (minus spectrum that is
already licensed or prior coordinated in the area and thus blocked).
MVPD systems must meet the efficiency requirements of § 101.141 of this
part. Spectrum at 18.3-18.58 GHz is only available for grandfathered
stations. See § 101.85 of this part.

\(7\) 10 Megahertz maximum authorized bandwidth channels:

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\(13\) The following frequencies on channels 35-39 are available for
point-to-multipoint systems and are available by geographic area
licensing in the 24 GHz Service to be used as the licensee desires. The
24 GHz spectrum can be aggregated or disaggregated and does not have to
be used in the transmit/receive manner shown except to comply with
international agreements along the US borders. Channels 35 through 39
are licensed in the 24 GHz Service by Economic Areas for any digital
fixed service. Channels may be used at either nodal or subscriber
station locations for transmit or receive but must be coordinated with
adjacent channel and adjacent area users in accordance with the
provisions of Section 101.509 of this subpart. Stations also must comply
with international coordination agreements.

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\(14\) *Special provision for low power systems in the 17,700-19,700 MHz
band:* Notwithstanding other provisions in Part 101 and except for
specified areas around Washington, D.C., and Denver, Colorado, licensees
of point-to-multipoint channel pairs 25-29 identified in paragraph
(r)(13) of this section may continue to operate in accordance with the
requirements of section 101.85 and may operate multiple low power
transmitting devices within a defined service area. Operations are
prohibited within 55 km when used outdoor and within 20 km when used
indoor of the coordinates 38 deg.48\' N/76 deg.52\' W (Washington, D.C.
area) and 39 deg.43\' N/104 deg.46\' W (Denver, Colorado area). The
service area will be a 28 kilometer omni directional radius originating
from specified center reference coordinates. The specified center
coordinates must be no closer than 56 kilometers from any co-channel
nodal station or the specified center coordinates of another co-channel
system. Applicants/licensees do not need to specify the location of each
individual transmitting device operating within their defined service
areas. Such operations are subject to the following requirements on the
low power transmitting devices:

\(i\) Power must not exceed one watt EIRP and 100 milliwatts transmitter
output power;

\(ii\) A frequency tolerance of 0.001% must be maintained; and

\(iii\) The mean power of emissions shall be attenuated in accordance
with the following schedule:

\(A\) In any 4 kHz band, the center frequency of which is removed from
the center frequency of the assigned channel by more than 50 percent of
the channel bandwidth and is within the bands 18,820-18870 MHz or
19,19160-19,210 MHz:

A = 35 + .003(F - 0.5B) dB

or,

80 dB (whichever is the lesser attenuation).

Where

A = Attenuation (in decibels) below output power level contained within
the channel for a given polarization.

B = Bandwidth of channel in kHz.

F = Absolute value of the difference between the center frequency of the
4 kHz band measured at the center frequency of the channel in kHz.

\(B\) In any 4 kHz band the center frequency of which is outside the
bands 18.820-18.870 GHz: At least 43+10 log P (mean output power in
watts) decibels.

\(iv\) Low power stations authorized in the band 18.8-19.3 GHz after
June 8, 2000, are restricted to indoor use only. No new licenses will be
authorized for applications received after April 1, 2002.

\* \* \* \* \*

49. Section 101.603 is amended by revising paragraphs (a)(2) and (b)(3)
    to read as follows:

**§ 101.603 Permissible communications.**

\(a\) \* \* \* \* \*

\(2\) In the frequency bands 6425-6525 MHz, 17,700-18,580 MHz, and on
frequencies above 21,200 MHz, licensees may deliver any of their own
products and services to any receiving location;

\* \* \* \* \*

\(b\) \* \* \* \* \*

\(3\) Be used to provide the final RF link in the chain of transmission
of program material to multichannel video programming distributors,
except in the frequency bands 6425-6525 MHz and 17,700-18,580 MHz and on
frequencies above 21,200 MHz.

\* \* \* \* \*

**APPENDIX D**

**\
Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis**

As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended
(RFA),[^64] an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) was
incorporated in the *18 GHz Rechannelization Notice* in WT Docket
00-143.[^65] The Commission sought written public comment on the
proposals in the *18 GHz Rechannelization Notice*, including comment on
the IRFA. This present Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (FRFA)
conforms to the RFA.[^66]

## Need for, and Objectives of, the Report and Order 

In this *Report and Order,* we revise our rules to reduce regulatory
burdens for 18 GHz band[^67] terrestrial Fixed Microwave Services (FS)
licensees that are subject to involuntary relocation from the 18.3-19.3
GHz band pursuant to the Commission's reallocation of that band for
exclusive satellite services use in IB Docket No. 98-172.[^68] These FS
licensees will relocate to spectrum at 17.7-18.3 GHz and 19.3-19.7 GHz,
where Part 101 currently designates channel sizes that are too large
relative to the needs of some relocating point-to-point microwave
licensees and too small relative to the needs of relocating private
cable operators (PCOs) and other multichannel video programming
distributors (MVPDs). The instant *Report and Order* revises the rules
to add new channel sizes in both bands along with special rules for
MVPDs within the 17.7-18.3 GHz band, thereby facilitating the
relocation.

Specifically, we adopt a revised band plan for the FS paired and
unpaired spectrum at 17.7-\
18.3 GHz and 19.3-19.7 GHz, consisting of a variety of channel
bandwidths, primarily by adding narrower bandwidths and a block of
unpaired spectrum from 17.7-17.74 GHz. In addition, we designate a
contiguous 600 megahertz block of one-way spectrum from 17.7-18.3 GHz
for use by MVPDs, who will have flexibility within this block to
determine the appropriate bandwidths and other technical parameters of
their MVPD operations. We also provide channel flexibility to
grandfathered MVPDs in the 18.3-18.58 GHz band, which was previously
designated for non-primary use by MVPDs. In the 17.7-17.8 GHz band, we
protect Federal earth stations in the fixed-satellite service
(space-to-Earth) that may be authorized in Denver, Colorado, and
Washington, D.C., and require all MVPD applications (under Parts 74, 78,
or 101) within the 17.7-17.8 GHz band near those areas to be coordinated
with the Federal Government by the Commission before an authorization
will be issued.

## Summary of Significant Issues Raised by Public Comments in Response to the Supplemental IRFA

There were no comments filed that specifically addressed the rules and
policies proposed in the IRFA

## Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities To Which Rules Will Apply

The RFA directs agencies to provide a description of and, where
feasible, an estimate of the number of entities that will be affected by
the rules.[^69] The RFA defines "small entity" as having the same
meaning as the term "small business," "small organization," and "small
governmental jurisdiction."[^70] In addition, the term "small business"
has the same meaning as the term "small business concern" under the
Small Business Act, unless the Commission has developed one or more
definitions that are appropriate to its activities.[^71] Under the Small
Business Act, a "small business concern" is one that: (1) is
independently owned and operated; (2) is not dominant in its field of
operation; and (3) meets any additional criteria established by the
Small Business Administration (SBA).[^72]

**Fixed Microwave Services.** The rechannelization will affect all
common carrier and private operational fixed microwave licensees who are
authorized under Part 101 of the Commission's Rules for use of the 18
GHz spectrum. Microwave services include common carrier,[^73]
private-operational fixed,[^74] and broadcast auxiliary radio
services.[^75] At present, there are approximately 36,708 common carrier
fixed licensees and 59,291 private operational-fixed licensees and
broadcast auxiliary radio licensees in the microwave services. The
Commission has not yet defined a small business with respect to
microwave services. For purposes of the FRFA, we will use the SBA's
definition applicable to Cellular and other Wireless Telecommunications
companies -- *i.e.*, an entity with no more than 1,500 persons.[^76]
According to Census Bureau data for 1997, there were 977 firms in this
category, total, that operated for the entire year.[^77] Of this total,
965 firms had employment of 999 or fewer employees, and an additional
twelve firms had employment of 1,000 employees or more.[^78] Thus, under
this size standard, a majority of firms can be considered small. We note
that the number of firms does not necessarily track the number of
licensees. We estimate that all of the fixed microwave licensees
(excluding broadcast auxiliary licensees) would qualify as small
entities under the SBA definition.

> **Small MVPDs**: SBA has developed a small business size standard for
> cable and other program distribution services, which includes all such
> companies generating \$13.0 million or less in revenue annually.[^79]
> This category includes, among others, cable operators, direct
> broadcast satellite ("DBS") services, home satellite dish ("HSD")
> services, multipoint distribution services ("MDS"), multichannel
> multipoint distribution service ("MMDS), Instructional Television
> Fixed Service ("ITFS"), local multipoint distribution service
> ("LMDS"), satellite master antenna television ("SMATV") systems and
> open video systems ("OVS"). According to the Bureau of Census, there
> were 1,311 total cable and other pay television service firms that
> operate throughout the year of which 1,180 have less than \$10 million
> in revenue.[^80] We will address each service individually to provide
> as precise of an estimate of small entities as available data allows.
>
> **Cable Operator:** The Commission has developed, with SBA's approval,
> its own definition of a small cable system operator for the purposes
> of rate regulation. Under the Commission's Rules, a "small cable
> company," is one serving fewer than 400,000 subscribers
> nationwide.[^81] Based on our most recent information, we last
> estimated that there were 1,439 cable operators that qualified as
> small cable companies.[^82] Since then, some of those companies may
> have grown to serve over 400,000 subscribers, and others may have been
> involved in transactions that caused them to be combined with other
> cable operators. Consequently, we estimate that there are fewer than
> 1,439 small entity cable system operators that may be affected by the
> decisions and rules adopted in this *Report and Order*. The
> Communications Act of 1934, as amended, also contains a definition of
> a small cable system operator, which is "a cable operator that,
> directly or through an affiliate, serves in the aggregate fewer than
> one percent of all subscribers in the United States and is not
> affiliated with any entity or entities whose gross annual revenues in
> the aggregate exceed \$250,000,000."[^83] The Commission has
> determined that there are 68,500,000 subscribers in the United
> States.[^84] Therefore, we found that an operator serving fewer than
> 685,000 subscribers shall be deemed a small operator, if its annual
> revenues, when combined with the total annual revenues of all of its
> affiliates, do not exceed \$250 million in the aggregate.[^85] Based
> on available data, we find that the number of cable operators serving
> 677,000 subscribers or less totals 1,450.[^86] Although it seems
> certain that some of these cable system operators are affiliated with
> entities whose gross annual revenues exceed \$250,000,000, we are
> unable at this time to estimate with greater precision the number of
> cable system operators that would qualify as small cable operators
> under the definition in the Communications Act.
>
> **Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service ("MMDS").** MMDS
> Systems, often referred to as "wireless cable," transmit video
> programming to subscribers using microwave frequencies.[^87] In
> connection with the 1996 MMDS auction, the Commission defined small
> businesses as entities that had annual average gross revenues of less
> than \$40 million in the previous three calendar years.[^88] This
> definition of a small entity in the context of MDS auctions has been
> approved by the SBA.[^89] The MDS auctions resulted in 67 successful
> bidders obtaining licensing opportunities for 493 Basic Trading Areas
> ("BTAs"). Of the 67 auction winners, 61 met the definition of a small
> business. Information available to us indicates that no MMDS facility
> generates revenue in excess of \$11 million annually. We conclude that
> there are approximately 1634 small MMDS providers as defined by the
> SBA and the Commission's auction rules.
>
> **Satellite Master Antenna Television ("SMATV") Systems**. The SBA
> definition of small entities for cable and other program distribution
> services includes SMATV services and, thus, small entities are defined
> as all such companies generating \$13.0 million or less in annual
> receipts.[^90] Industry sources estimate that approximately 5,200
> SMATV operators were providing service as of December 1995.[^91] Other
> estimates indicate that SMATV operators serve approximately 1.5
> million residential subscribers as of July 2001.[^92] The best
> available estimates indicate that the largest SMATV operators serve
> between 15,000 and 55,000 subscribers each. Most SMATV operators serve
> approximately 3,000-4,000 customers. Because these operators are not
> rate regulated, they are not required to file financial data with the
> Commission. Furthermore, we are not aware of any privately published
> financial information regarding these operators. Based on the
> estimated number of operators and the estimated number of units served
> by the largest ten SMATVs, we believe that a substantial number of
> SMATV operators qualify as small entities.
>
> **Open Video Systems ("OVS").** Because OVS operators provide
> subscription services, OVS falls within the SBA-recognized definition
> of cable and other program distribution services. This definition
> provides that a small entity is one with \$13.0 million or less in
> annual receipts.[^93] The Commission has certified 25 OVS operators
> with some now providing service. Affiliates of Residential
> Communications Network, Inc. (RCN) received approval to operate OVS
> systems in New York City, Boston, Washington, D.C. and other areas.
> RCN has sufficient revenues to assure us that they do not qualify as
> small business entities. Little financial information is available for
> the other entities authorized to provide OVS service but have not yet
> begun to generate revenues, we conclude that at least some of the OVS
> operators qualify as small entities.

## Description of Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Other Compliance Requirements

Under the decisions contained in the *Report and Order*, we are
effecting a change wherein we will allow 18 GHz band applicants to
operate on spectrum utilizing different bandwidth channels in addition
to the ones already in existence. The decisions herein do not include
any changes in the language of FCC Forms nor do they require extra
filings. We are also allowing certain flexibility for some future
modifications to be achieved without the necessity of filing further
applications. To protect Federal Government earth stations that may be
authorized in the Denver, Colorado, and Washington, D.C., areas, we
adopt provisions requested by the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA) whereby the Commission will coordinate
through the Frequency Assignment Subcommittee of the Interdepartment
Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC) applications in the 17.7-17.8 GHz band
for MVPD operations.

## Steps Taken to Minimize Significant Economic Impact on Small Entities and Significant Alternatives Considered

The RFA requires an agency to describe any significant alternatives that
it has considered in reaching its proposed approach, which may include
the following four alternatives (among others): (1) the establishment of
differing compliance or reporting requirements or timetables that take
into account the resources available to small entities; (2) the
clarification, consolidation, or simplification of compliance or
reporting requirements under the rule for small entities; (3) the use of
performance, rather than design, standards; and (4) an exemption from
coverage of the rule, or any part thereof, for\
small entities.[^94]

In this *Report and Order,* we revise our rules to reduce regulatory
burdens for 18 GHz band terrestrial FS licensees that are subject to
involuntary relocation from the 18.3-19.3 GHz band pursuant to the
Commission's reallocation of that band for exclusive satellite services
use in IB Docket No. 98-172. These FS licensees will relocate to
spectrum at 17.7-18.3 GHz and 19.3-19.7 GHz, where Part 101 currently
designates channel sizes that are too large relative to the needs of
some relocating point-to-point microwave licensees and too small
relative to the needs of relocating PCOs and other MVPDs. The instant
*Report and Order* revises the rules to add new channel sizes in both
bands along with special rules for MVPDs within the 17.7-18.3 GHz band,
thereby facilitating the relocation.

Specifically, we adopt a revised band plan for the FS paired and
unpaired spectrum at 17.7-\
18.3 GHz and 19.3‑19.7 GHz, consisting of a variety of channel
bandwidths, primarily by adding narrower bandwidths, and a block of
unpaired spectrum from 17.7-17.74 GHz. In addition, we permit applicants
to request any amount of spectrum available based on their specific
needs. We find that this flexibility will promote the more efficient use
of the terrestrial 18 GHz band by allowing FS licensees to request the
amount of spectrum that they need, rather than having to request larger
bandwidth channels or seek a waiver of the Commission's Rules. The
additional flexibility and the elimination of the regulatory burden of
seeking waivers will also promote small entities' access to spectrum for
FS operations, both as relocating incumbents and as new entrants.
Further, we find that permitting unpaired use by any FS licensee of the
17.7-17.74 GHz sub-band will provide additional opportunities for small
entities to access spectrum. Moreover, licensees will be permitted to
pair channels in the 17.7-17.74 GHz sub-band with other channels in the
terrestrial 18 GHz band.

In addition, the *Report and Order* designates a contiguous 600
megahertz block of one-way spectrum from 17.7-18.3 GHz for use by MVPDs,
who will have flexibility within such block to determine the appropriate
bandwidths and other technical parameters of their MVPD operations.
Although the Commission originally proposed to designate only a 500
megahertz block for use by MVPDs, we conclude in this *Report and Order*
that the additional 100 megahertz of spectrum will offer small entities
a reasonably cost effective transmission solution to compete with large
telecommunications and cable companies.

In this *Report and Order,* we also provide channel flexibility to
grandfathered MVPDs in the 18.3-18.58 GHz band, which was previously
designated for non-primary use by MVPDs. Specifically, we find that it
is in the public interest to adopt the proposal in the *18 GHz
Rechannelization Notice*[^95] to retain the 18.3-18.58 GHz sub-band for
grandfathered MVPDs given its adjacency to the 17.7-18.3 GHz band that
we are designating for MVPDs today.[^96] We believe this approach is
appropriate because it preserves the status of the grandfathered
terrestrial licensees in the 18.3-18.58 GHz sub-band, many of which are
small entities.

We also adopt a requirement that all MVPD applications (under Parts 74,
78, or 101) seeking authority to operate in the 17.7-17.8 GHz band near
Denver, Colorado, and Washington, D.C. be coordinated with the Federal
Government by the Commission before an authorization will be issued in
order to protect government satellite operations in those areas. The
Commission considered requiring applicants to coordinate their
applications directly with IRAC at the same time of filing their
applications with the Commission. However, we find that it may be less
burdensome on small entities if the Commission were to coordinate the
applications through IRAC rather than requiring applicants to do so. In
addition, we sought to minimize the potential burden on all entities by
limiting both the scope of operations and geographical areas that will
be subject to this requirement.

## Report to Congress

The Commission will send a copy of the *Report and Order*, including
this FRFA, in a report to be sent to Congress pursuant to the
SBREFA.[^97] In addition, the Commission will send a copy of the *Report
and Order*, including the FRFA, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the
SBA. A copy of the *Report and Order* and the FRFA (or summaries
thereof) will also be published in the Federal Register.[^98]

**APPENDIX E**

**LIST OF COMMENTING PARTIES (WT Docket No. 04-143)**

**A. Comments**

(1) Alcatel

(2) Comsearch

(3) Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition and the National Spectrum
    Managers Association (FWCC/NSMA)

**B. Reply Comment**

> \(1\) FWCC/NSMA

**C. *Ex Parte*/Late Filed Comments/Other**

> \(1\) Independent Multi-Family Communications Council (IMCC)
>
> \(2\) FWCC
>
> \(3\) National Telecommunications and Information Administration
> (NTIA)

**STATEMENT OF**

**COMMISSIONER JONATHAN S. ADELSTEIN**

*Re: Rechannelization of the 17.7-19.7 GHz Frequency Band for Fixed
Microwave Services under Part 101 of the Commission's Rules; Report and
Order, WT Docket No. 04-143*

Earlier this year, in a speech to the National Spectrum Managers
Association, I noted that the Commission was long overdue on ruling on a
petition to rechannelize the 18 GHz band. While this item may be a
little "under the radar screen," it is a long-awaited decision for the
fixed wireless community, and I wholeheartedly support our action today.

Our item serves dual purposes. Not only will it facilitate relocation of
fixed microwave facilities in and around the band, equally as important,
our decision puts in place a new channelization plan for the 18 GHz band
that promotes spectrum efficiency by allowing licensees to use smaller
channels for the capacity needs. As the demand for spectrum grows on a
daily basis, the Commission should always do what we can to encourage
more efficient use of the spectrum resource.

[^1]: The term "18 GHz band" refers to those frequencies between 17.7
    and 19.7 GHz. Herein, we use the term "terrestrial 18 GHz band" to
    refer to those frequencies between 17.7-18.3 GHz and between
    19.3-19.7 GHz that are allocated on a co-primary basis for the
    following terrestrial services: Fixed Microwave Services (FS) under
    Part 101, Cable Television Relay Service ("CARS") under Part 78, and
    Broadcast Auxiliary Services ("BAS") under Part 74. We recognize
    that 17.7-18.3 GHz and 19.3-19.7 GHz are also allocated on a
    co-primary basis for satellite services; we are using the term
    "*terrestrial* 18 GHz band" herein for convenience only given that
    the instant re-channelization concerns terrestrial services under
    Part 101.

[^2]: *See* Redesignation of the 17.7-19.7 GHz Frequency Band, Blanket
    Licensing of Satellite Earth Stations in the 17.7-20.2 GHz and
    27.5-30.0 GHz Frequency Bands, and the Allocation of Additional
    Spectrum in the 17.3‑17.8 GHz and 24.75-25.25 GHz Frequency Bands
    for Broadcast Satellite-Service Use, IB Docket No. 98-172, *Report
    and Order*, 15 FCC Rcd 13430 (2000) ("*18 GHz SAT R&O"*), *recon.
    granted in part, First Order on Reconsideration*, 16 FCC Rcd 19808
    (2001), *further recon. granted in part*, *Second Order on
    Reconsideration*, 17 FCC Rcd 24248 (2002) ("*Second Order on
    Reconsideration"*), *further recon. denied, Third Order on
    Reconsideration*, 19 FCC Rcd 10777 (2003) ("*Third Order on
    Reconsideration*").

[^3]: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration
    (NTIA) filed a letter with the Commission, dated March 3, 2006,
    requesting that we protect certain Federal operations. *See* ¶¶
    20-23 , *infra*.

[^4]: *See 18 GHz SAT R&O*, 15 FCC Rcd at 13430 ¶ 1.

[^5]: *Id* at 13431 ¶ 2.

[^6]: *See* 47 C.F.R. § 2.106 (1999); *see also* 47 C.F.R. Parts 21, 25,
    74, 78, and 101. *See* *18 GHz SAT R&O*, 15 FCC Rcd 13430.

[^7]: *18 GHz Sat R&O,* 15 FCC Rcd at 13432 ¶ 4. The *18 GHz SAT R&O*
    also designated the 18.3-18.58 GHz band as co-primary between FS and
    GSO/FSS, but the Commission subsequently reallocated this sub-band
    exclusively for satellite services use. *See Second Order on
    Reconsideration*, 17 FCC Rcd at 24257-58 ¶ 22.

[^8]: 47 C.F.R. § 101.85 (Transition of the 18.3-19.3 GHz band from the
    terrestrial fixed services to the fixed- satellite services (FSS)).
    Certain FS operations in the 18.58-19.3 GHz band remain co-primary
    until June 8, 2010, while certain FS operations and low-power
    systems in the 19.26-19.3 GHz band remain co-primary until October
    31, 2011, and certain FS operations in the 18.3-18.58 GHz band
    remain co-primary until November 19, 2012. *Id.*

[^9]: *18 GHz SAT R&O*, 15 FCC Rcd at 13433 ¶ 5.

[^10]: 47 C.F.R. §§ 101.85 and 101.91.

[^11]: 47 C.F.R. § 101.95 (Sunset provisions for licensees in the
    18.30-19.30 GHz Band). *See also 18 GHz SAT R&O,* 15 FCC Rcd at 1346
    ¶ 63, *First Order on Reconsideration*, 16 FCC Rcd at 19821 ¶ 26.

[^12]: Under the efficiency rules in Section 101.141 of the Commission's
    rules, a FS licensee must utilize its channel to the required limit.
    *See* 47 C.F.R. § 101.141. The *18 GHz Rechannelization Notice* set
    forth criteria for waiver of the channel-size rules pending the
    outcome of this proceeding.

[^13]: *18 GHz SAT R&O,* 15 FCC Rcd 13445-46 ¶ 33. The Commission stated
    that this portion of the 18 GHz band is vital to the success of FS
    relocation efforts and the continued viability of wireless cable
    providers that provide direct competition to traditional cable
    operators. *Id.*

[^14]: Six megahertz is the standard channel bandwidth used by almost
    all MVPDs to deliver analog channels and digital video streams.

[^15]: 18 GHz band spectrum is shared with CARS and BAS. MVPDs are
    eligible for CARS licenses.

[^16]: *Second Order on Reconsideration*, 17 FCC Rcd at 24250 ¶ 6. This
    "enhanced eligibility" was the result of the Commission's decision
    in another proceeding. *See* Amendment of Eligibility Requirements
    in Part 78 Regarding 12 GHz Cable Television Relay Service, CS
    Docket No. 99-250, *Report and Order*, 17 FCC Rcd 9930, 9930 ¶ 1
    (2002) ("*CARS Eligibility Order"*).

[^17]: *See* 47 C.F.R. § 101.603(b)(3) (prohibiting use of 18 GHz
    frequencies, other than 18.142-18.580 GHz, for the final link in the
    chain of transmission of program material).

[^18]: *See* 47 C.F.R. § 101.147(r).

[^19]: *First Order on Reconsideration*, 16 FCC Rcd at 19821 ¶ 26.

[^20]: Rechannelization of the 17.7-19.7 GHz Frequency Band for Fixed
    Microwave Services under Part 101 of the Commission's Rules, *Notice
    of Proposed Rulemaking*, WT Docket No. 04-13, 19 FCC Rcd 7260 (2004)
    ("*18 GHz Rechannelization* *Notice*").

[^21]: *See, e.g., id.,* 19 FCC Rcd at 7264 ¶ 6.

[^22]: *See* Letter from Mitchell Lazarus, counsel for FWCC, to Magalie
    Salas, Secretary, FCC (May 4, 2001); *see also* Petition for
    Reconsideration from Leonard R. Raish and Andrew Kreig, Co-Chairs of
    the FWCC, filed on October 10, 2000, at 4-6 (asking Commission to
    address rechannelization of the 18 GHz band). *See* *also* Fixed
    Wireless Communications Coalition and National Spectrum Managers
    Association, Request for Waiver of Sections 101.31(b)(1)(iii) and
    101.147(r) of the Commission's Rules to Promote More Efficient Use
    of Spectrum, Request for Blanket Waiver (filed May 29, 2002)
    ("FWCC/NSMA Waiver Request").

[^23]: Alcatel Comments at 1; Comsearch Comments at 1; FWCC/NSMA
    Comments at 1-3; IMCC Reply Comments at 4.

[^24]: *See supra* note Error: Reference source not found.

[^25]: *Id*.

[^26]: *18 GHz Rechannelization Notice*, 19 FCC Rcd at 7265 ¶ 8.

[^27]: Alcatel Comments at 2; FWCC/NSMA Comments at 4.

[^28]: *Id*.

[^29]: *18 GHz Rechannelization Notice*, 19 FCC Rcd at 7265 ¶ 9.

[^30]: Comsearch Comments at 3.

[^31]: *18 GHz Rechannelization Notice*, 19 FCC Rcd at 7265 ¶ 9.

[^32]: IMCC Reply Comment at 4.

[^33]: As noted, *see, e.g*. ¶ 3, *supra*, the instant *Report and
    Order* addresses Part 101 service rules so references in this
    section to "MVPD" and "non-MVPD" refer to FS operations under Part
    101.

[^34]: *See* 47 C.F.R. §§ 101.603(a)(1), 101.603(b)(3) (prohibiting use
    of 18 GHz frequencies, other than 18.142-18.580 GHz, for the final
    link in the chain of transmission of program material). *See also 18
    GHz Rechannelization Notice*, 19 FCC Rcd at 7266 ¶ 11.

[^35]: *18 GHz Rechannelization Notice*, 19 FCC Rcd at 7266 ¶ 12.

[^36]: Alcatel Comments at 2; FWCC/NSMA Comments at 4-5.

[^37]: FWCC/NSMA Comments at 4-5.

[^38]: *Id*.

[^39]: *Second Order on Reconsideration*, 17 FCC Rcd at 24255-56 ¶¶
    17-19.

[^40]: A request to reconsider, or further reconsider, these decisions
    would have been the proper subject of a reconsideration petition in
    IB Docket No. 98-172. Likewise, to the extent these claims
    indirectly challenge earlier Commission decisions they are also
    procedurally flawed because they are an impermissible collateral
    attack, *see e.g.*, MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. Pacific
    Northwest Bell Telephone Co., *Memorandum Opinion and Order*, 5 FCC
    Rcd 216, 228, n.38 (1990), *recon. denied*, 5 FCC Rcd 3463 (1990),
    appeal dismissed sub nom. *Mountain States Tel. and Tel. Co. v.
    FCC*, 951 F.2d 1259 (10th Cir. 1991) (per curiam), on final
    Commission decisions, *see* 47 U.S.C. §§ 402(c), 405(a); 47 C.F.R. §
    1.429(d).

[^41]: *See* Letter from Mitchell Lazarus, counsel for Alcatel, FWCC and
    NSMA, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC (May 31, 2005).

[^42]: The 17.7-17.8 GHz band is allocated on a shared, co-primary basis
    to FS (Parts 74, 78 and 101) and FSS (Earth-to-space), with the FSS
    allocation limited to feeder links for broadcasting satellite
    service. *See* 47 C.F.R. § 2.106 (Table of Allocations) and US
    Footnote 271. Coordination is required between FS and FSS because
    there is a potential for interference from FSS uplinks into
    receiving FS facilities.

[^43]: IMCC Reply Comments at 5 citing *CARS Eligibility Order,* CS
    Docket No. 99-250, and *Second Order on Reconsideration*, IB Docket
    No. 98-172. See also IMCC Reply Comments at 6-8 (removing PCO access
    to the 100 megahertz of spectrum at 17.7-17.8 GHz will significantly
    harm the ability of PCOs to provide adequate competitive services).

[^44]: The cable industry has upgraded almost 91 percent of its plant to
    750 MHz capacity or higher. *See* Annual Assessment of the Status of
    Competition in the Market for the Delivery of Video Programming, MB
    Docket No. 04-227, *Eleventh Annual Report*, 20 FCC Rcd 2755, 2773 ¶
    14 (2005). The average bandwidth of systems in the *2004 Price
    Survey* is approximately 734 MHz and the Commission calculated that
    the average system used 513 to 588 MHz of bandwidth to provide video
    service. *Id.*, 20 FCC Rcd at 2789 ¶ 24. For cable systems with
    5,000 or fewer subscribers, 16 percent have cable plants with
    capacities of 750 MHz or greater and for cable systems with between
    5,000 and 20,000 subscribers, 68 percent have capacities of 750 MHz
    or greater. *See* Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in
    the Market for the Delivery of Video Programming, MB Docket No.
    05-255, *Twelfth Annual Report*, FCC 06-11 (rel. March 3, 2006), at
    ¶ 68.

[^45]: "Access to the full 600 \[megahertz at\] 17.7-18.3 GHz is
    necessary . . . if PCOs are to have . . . any chance of managing the
    'patchwork quilt' of unblocked and blocked frequencies . . . as PCO
    services grow . . . and PCOs are forced to abandon use of the
    18.3-18.58 band." IMCC Reply Comments at 7.

[^46]: IMCC Reply Comments at 5 and 7. *See also Third Order on
    Reconsideration*, 19 FCC Rcd at 10783-84 ¶¶ 16-17; *Second Order on
    Reconsideration*, 18 FCC Rcd at 24255 ¶ 17.

[^47]: *Id. Third Order on Reconsideration* at 10785 ¶ 19.

[^48]: *See* Letter from Fredrick R. Wentland, Associate Administrator,
    Office of Spectrum Management, NTIA, U.S. Department of Commerce, to
    Julius Knapp, Deputy Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology,
    FCC, dated March 3, 2006 (*NTIA Letter*). NTIA explains that while
    the rechannelization proposed in the *18 GHz Rechannelization
    Notice* would not adversely impact Federal operations, comments in
    this proceeding from the fixed services community request that the
    Commission allow MVPD operations in the 17.7-17.8 GHz band. *NTIA
    Letter* at 1.

[^49]: *NTIA Letter* at 1, n2.

[^50]: *Id.* at 2-3.

[^51]: *See 18 GHz Rechannelization Notice*, 19 FCC Rcd at 7265 ¶ 8. We
    also note that in the *Second Order on Reconsideration*, the
    Commission determined that MVPDs licensed under Part 101 could
    relocate to specified bands that are administered under Part 78 or
    Part 101. *See* note Error: Reference source not found, *supra*.

[^52]: As required by 47 C.F.R. § 1.924(e), modification of an existing
    station license in this band which would change the frequency,
    power, emission, modulation, polarization, antenna height or
    directivity, or location of such a station, must be coordinated with
    the Federal Government by the Commission before an authorization
    will be issued. Compression techniques can be changed within certain
    emission designations without requiring an application.

[^53]: Comsearch Comments at 2-3.

[^54]: *Id*.

[^55]: *Id*.

[^56]: *18 GHz Rechannelization Notice*, 19 FCC Rcd at 7266 ¶ 11.

[^57]: The Commission decided in IB Docket No. 98-172 that no
    applications for new Part 101 stations in the 18.3-18.58 GHz band
    would be accepted after November 19, 2002. *See, e.g., Second Order
    on Reconsideration*, 17 FCC Rcd at 24252 ¶ 11. Then-existing Part
    101 applications and licenses were grandfathered. *See* 47 C.F.R.
    §§ 101.85, 101.147(r).

[^58]: *See* 47 C.F.R. §§ 101.85, 101.95, 101.147(r).

[^59]: *See* 47 C.F.R. §§ 101.83 (noting that certain "stations that
    remain co-primary \[in the 18.3-19.3 GHz band\] may not make
    modifications to their systems that increase interference to
    satellite earth stations, or result in a facility that would be more
    costly to relocate").

[^60]: 47 C.F.R. § 101.97(a) (stating "All major modifications and
    extensions to existing FS systems in the 18.3-18.58 GHz band after
    November 19, 2003, . . . will be authorized on a secondary basis to
    FSS systems.")

[^61]: As IMCC notes, modification to *existing* links from *existing*
    hubs for the purposes of emission and channelization flexibility
    would be allowed without having to apply for waivers. *Id.* at 5.
    However, as we stated in the *Third Order on Reconsideration*, MVPDs
    must still submit waiver applications for permission to add new
    links from existing hubs or add channels to existing links, provided
    that their waiver applications present circumstance that satisfy our
    waiver standards. *See Third Order on Reconsideration*, 19 FCC Rcd
    at 10787-88 ¶ 24.

[^62]: IMCC Reply Comments at 4. Specifically, IMCC maintains that
    changes to modulation type, bandwidth or compression would require
    changes to headend equipment and subscriber equipment, but microwave
    radio equipment would not need modification and thus would not
    increase the cost of relocation. *Id*.

[^63]: 47 C.F.R. § 101.63(f) (Period of construction; certification of
    completion of construction). "Construction of any authorized
    facility or frequency must be completed by the date specified in the
    license as pursuant to § 1.946.

[^64]: *See* 5 U.S.C. § 603. The RFA, *see* 5 U.S.C. § 601-612, has been
    amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of
    1996 (SBREFA), Pub. L. No. 104-121, Title II, 110 Stat. 857 (1996).

[^65]: Rechannelization of the 17.7-19.7 GHz Frequency Band for Fixed
    Microwave Services under Part 101 of the Commission's Rules, *Notice
    of Proposed Rulemaking*, WT Docket No. 04-13, 19 FCC Rcd 7260 (2004)
    ("*18 GHz Rechannelization* *Notice*").

[^66]: 5 U.S.C. § 604.

[^67]: The term "18 GHz band" refers to those frequencies between 17.7
    and 19.7 GHz. Herein, we use the term "terrestrial 18 GHz band" to
    refer to those frequencies between 17.7-18.3 GHz and between
    19.3-19.7 GHz that are allocated on a co-primary basis for the
    following terrestrial services: Fixed Microwave Services (FS) under
    Part 101, Cable Television Relay Service ("CARS") under Part 78, and
    Broadcast Auxiliary Services ("BAS") under Part 74. We recognize
    that 17.7-18.3 GHz and 19.3-19.7 GHz are also allocated on a
    co-primary basis for satellite services; we are using the term
    "*terrestrial* 18 GHz band" herein for convenience only given that
    the instant re-channelization concerns terrestrial services under
    Part 101.

[^68]: *See* Redesignation of the 17.7-19.7 GHz Frequency Band, Blanket
    Licensing of Satellite Earth Stations in the 17.7-20.2 GHz and
    27.5-30.0 GHz Frequency Bands, and the Allocation of Additional
    Spectrum in the 17.3‑17.8 GHz and 24.75-25.25 GHz Frequency Bands
    for Broadcast Satellite-Service Use, IB Docket No. 98-172, *Report
    and Order*, 15 FCC Rcd 13430 (2000) ("*18 GHz SAT R&O"*), *recon.
    granted in part, First Order on Reconsideration*, 16 FCC Rcd 19808
    (2001), *further recon. granted in part*, *Second Order on
    Reconsideration*, 17 FCC Rcd 24248 (2002) ("*Second Order on
    Reconsideration"*), *further recon. denied, Third Order on
    Reconsideration*, 19 FCC Rcd 10777 (2003) ("*Third Order on
    Reconsideration*").

[^69]: 5 U.S.C. §§ 603(b)(3), 604(a)(3).

[^70]: 5 U.S.C. § 601(6).

[^71]: 5 U.S.C. § 601(3) (incorporating by reference the definition of
    "small business concern" in 15 U.S.C. § 632). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C §
    601(3), the statutory definition of a small business applies "unless
    an agency after consultation with the Office of Advocacy of the
    Small Business Administration and after opportunity for public
    comment, established one or more definitions of such term which are
    appropriate to the activities of the agency and publishes such
    definition in the Federal Register."

[^72]: 15 U.S.C. § 632.

[^73]: 47 C.F.R. Part 101 *et seq*. (formerly, part 21 of the
    Commission's Rules) for common carrier fixed microwave services
    (except MDS).

[^74]: Persons eligible under Parts 80 and 90 of the Commission's rules
    can use Private-Operational Fixed Microwave services. *See* 47
    C.F.R. Parts 80 and 90. Stations in this service are called
    operational-fixed to distinguish them from common carrier and public
    fixed stations. Only the licensee may use the operational-fixed
    station, and only for communications related to the licensee's
    commercial, industrial, or safety operations.

[^75]: Auxiliary Microwave Service is governed by Part 74 of Title 47 of
    the Commission's Rules. *See* 47 C.F.R. Part 74 *et seq*. Available
    to licensees of broadcast stations and to broadcast and cable
    network entities, broadcast auxiliary microwave stations are used
    for relaying broadcast television signals from the studio to the
    transmitter, or between two points such as a main studio and an
    auxiliary studio. The service also includes mobile TV pickups, which
    relay signals from a remote location back to the studio.

[^76]: 13 C.F.R. § 121.201, NAICS code 517212.

[^77]: U.S. Census Bureau, 1997 Economic Census, Subject Series:
    Information, "Employment Size of Firms Subject to Federal Income
    Tax: 1997," Table 5 (issued Oct. 2000).

[^78]: *Id*. The census data do not provide a more precise estimate of
    the number of firms that have employment of 1,500 or fewer
    employees; the largest category provided is "Firms with 1,000
    employees or more."

[^79]: 13 C.F.R. § 12.201 (NAICS Code 513220). This NAICS Code applies
    to all services listed in this paragraph.

[^80]: Economics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of Census, U.S.
    Department of Commerce, 1997 Economic Census, Subject Series --
    Establishment and Firm Size, Information Sector 51, Table 4 at 50
    (2000). The amount of \$10 million was used to estimate the number
    of small business firms because the relevant Census categories
    stopped at \$9,999,999 and began at \$10,000,000. No category for
    \$12.5 million existed. Thus, the number is as accurate as it is
    possible to calculate with the available information.

[^81]: 47 C.F.R. § 76.901(e). The Commission developed this definition
    based on its determination that a small cable system operator is one
    with annual revenues of \$100 million or less. *Sixth Report and
    Order and Eleventh Order on Reconsideration,* 10 FCC Rcd. 7393
    (1995).

[^82]: Paul Kagan Associates, Inc. Cable TV Investor, February 29, 1996
    (based on figures for December 30, 1995.)

[^83]: 47 U.S.C. § 543(m)(2).

[^84]: See FCC Announces New Subscriber Count for the Definition of
    Small Cable Operator, 16 FCC Rcd 2225 (2001).

[^85]: 47 C.F.R. § 76.1403(b).

[^86]: Paul Kagan Associates, Inc., Cable TV Investor, Feb. 29, 1996
    (based on figures for Dec. 30, 1995).

[^87]: Amendment of Parts 21 and 74 of the Commission's Rules with
    regard to Filing Procedures in the Multipoint Distribution Service
    and in the Instructional Television Fixed Service and Implementation
    of Section 309(j) of the Communications Act-Competitive Bidding, 10
    FCC Rcd 9589, 9593 (1995) ("*ITFS* *Order*").

[^88]: 47 C.F.R. § 21.961(b)(1).

[^89]: *See ITFS Order*, 10 FCC Rcd at 9589.

[^90]: 13 C.F.R. § 121.201 (NCAIS Code 517510).

[^91]: *See* Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in Markets
    for the Delivery of Video Programming, 12 FCC Rcd 4358, 4403-04
    (1996)

[^92]: *See* Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in Markets
    for the Delivery of Video Programming, 17 FCC Rcd 1244, 1281 (2001).

[^93]: 13 C.F.R. § 121.201 (NCAIS Code 517510).

[^94]: 5 U.S.C. § 603(c).

[^95]: *18 GHz Rechannelization Notice*, 19 FCC Rcd at 7266 ¶ 11.

[^96]: The Commission decided in IB Docket No. 98-172 that no
    applications for new Part 101 stations in the 18.3-18.58 GHz band
    would be accepted after November 19, 2002. *See, e.g., Second Order
    on Reconsideration*, 17 FCC Rcd at 24252 ¶ 11. Then-existing Part
    101 applications and licenses were grandfathered. *See* 47 C.F.R.
    §§ 101.85, 101.147(r).

[^97]: *See* 5 U.S.C*.* § 801(a)(1)(A).

[^98]: *See* 5 U.S.C. § 604(b).