# Presentation: 448466

## Overview of Service Rules:Technical Issues

**Phase II 220 MHz Service**
** ****(Auction No. 72)**
**Gary Devlin (gary.devlin@fcc.gov)**
**Engineer, Mobility Division **
** ****Wireless Telecommunications Bureau**
**(717) 338-2618**

## Auction #72 Information Websites

- Auctions:
- _[http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions](http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions)_
- General Information.
- Pre Auction, Auction, and Post Auction Links.
- Maps and Band Plans.
- Wireless Telecommunications Bureau: _[http://](http://wireless.fcc.gov/)__[wireless.fcc.gov](http://wireless.fcc.gov/)_
- FCC Rules and Regulations.
- 220 MHz Service.

## Auction #72 Information Websites

- Universal Licensing System: _[http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls](http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls)_
- Incumbent Licensee database (Site-based).
- Auctioned Licensee database (Market-based).
- International Coordination Agreements: _[http://www.fcc.gov/ib/sand/agree](http://www.fcc.gov/ib/sand/agree)_
- Agreements with Mexico.
- Agreements with Canada.

## Auction #72 Information Websites

- Antenna Structure Registration:
- _[http://](http://wireless.fcc.gov/)__[wireless.fcc.gov](http://wireless.fcc.gov/)_
- ASR Home.
- Major Environmental Action:
- _[http://wireless.fcc.gov](http://wireless.fcc.gov/)_
- Environmental and Historic Preservation.

## Service Areas

- Incumbent Service Areas
- Incumbent Licenses are Phase I site specific authorizations on channels from the QT, QO, and QD radio services.
- An incumbent service area is defined by the 38dBu contour of its initially authorized station.
- 38 dBu contours are calculated using the F50/50 field strength chart from rule section 73.699 with a 9 dB correction for antenna height differential.

## Service Areas

- Geographic Service Areas
- 175 Economic areas (EA) defined by the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
- These areas overlap incumbent service areas on co-channel frequencies:  Auction winners must protect these incumbents.
- Larger Economic Area Grouping (EAGs) developed by the FCC are composed of multiple EAs.

## ULS Search

- Incumbent Search
- Go to wireless.fcc.gov/uls and from the Search box select Licenses.
- Click on advanced License Search.
- Select the Radio Service codes to include in your search (i.e. QT, QO, or QD).

## ULS Search

- Geographic (Market-based) Search
- Go to wireless.fcc.gov/uls and from the Search box select Licenses.
- Click on Market Based from the Specialized Search column.
- Select the Radio Service Code QA.

## Band Plan

- Block	Type of Area		(C)hannels or (G)roups
- A		EA			G 2 & 13
- B		EA			G 3 & 16
- C		EA			G 5 & 18
- D		EA			G 8 & 19
- E		EA			C 171 - 180
- F		EAG			G 1, 6, & 11
- G		EAG			G 4, 9, & 14
- H		EAG			G 7, 12, & 17
- I		EAG			G 10, 15, & 20
- J		EAG			C 186 – 200
- 	- Blocks F, G, H, and J are not available for auction #72
- 	- See rule section 90.721(b), Table 2

## Permissible Uses

- Land Mobile operations.
- One way or two way paging operations on a primary basis.
- Fixed operations on a primary basis.
- Contiguous channels may be combined.

## Licensing and Operating Rules

- Rules for 220-222 MHz Radio Service: 90.701-90.771 and 90.1001-90.1025.
- License Term for Phase II licensees is 10 years from the license grant date.
- Partitioning and disaggregation are permitted.

## Licensing and Operating Rules

- ERP and Antenna height limitations
- HAAT (meters)		ERP (watts)
- Up to 150			500
- 150 to 225			250
- 225 to 300			125
- 300 to 450			60
- 450 to 600			30
- 600 to 750			20
- 750 to 900			15
- 900 to 1050			10
- Above 1050			5

## Licensing and Operating Rules

- ERP and Antenna height limitations
- Mobiles operate with a maximum ERP of 50 watts.
- Base side frequencies on channels 196-200 are limited to an ERP of 2 watts and an HAAT of 6.1 meters.
- Fixed, base, or paging stations operating on mobile side frequencies are limited to an ERP of 50 watts and an HAAT of 7 meters.

## Licensing and Operating Rules

- Protection for incumbent licensees
- Incumbent stations are stations for which applications were filed on or prior to May 24, 1991.  (i.e. Phase I licenses)
- Geographic area licensees must protect Phase I licensees with a fixed separation of 120 kilometers.
- Separations less than 120 kilometers will be considered if the Geographic area licensee demonstrates 10 dB of protection to the Phase I licensees’ 38 dBu contour.  (see Rule 90.763)
- Geographic area licensees may have separations less than 120 kilometers if they submit written consent from the Phase I licensee.
- A Phase I licensee’s spectrum will revert to the geographic area licensee if the Phase I license is cancelled or terminated.

## Licensing and Operating Rules

- Protection for co-channel Phase II licensees in adjacent geographic areas
- A licensee may not extend its predicted 38 dBu field strength contour beyond its geographic border unless it has an agreement with all affected co-channel geographic area licensees.
- Licensees must coordinate to minimize interference at or near their geographic borders.

## Licensing and Operating Rules

- Build out requirements for 220 MHz Phase II licensees (90.767)
- EA or EAG licensees must provide coverage to 1/3 of the population of its geographic area within 5 years of its initial license grant.
- EA or EAG licensees must provide coverage to 2/3 of the population of its geographic area within 10 years of its initial license grant.
- EA or EAG Licensees, as an alternative, may provide substantial service to their licensed area at the appropriate 5 and 10 year benchmarks.

## Border Requirements

- Operating within 120 kilometers of the US/Mexican border
- Channels are designated as primary US, primary Mexican, or shared.
- The shared channels:
- Channels 195-200.
- Limited to an ERP of 2 watts.
- Limited to an HAAT of 6.1 meters above ground.
- Primary US channels:
- Licensees use the same values in the ERP table that is used for non-border areas.

## Border Requirements

- Operating within 120 kilometers of the US/Mexican border
- Primary Mexican channels:
- Licensees use the same HAAT/ERP table that is used for non-border areas.
- US licensees may operate on these channels.
- Stations on these channels are secondary to Mexican users.
- Licensees must limit the power flux density at the US/Mexican border to -86 dB watts/square meter.

## Border Requirements

- Operating within 120 kilometers of the US/Canadian border
- There are 3 regions: General Area, Sector 1, and Sector 2.
- Channels are designated as either primary US channels, primary Canadian channels, or shared/unprotected channels.  The channel designation depends on the region.
- Primary Canadian Channels
- US licensees may operate on these channels.
- Operations on these channels are secondary to Canadian operations.
- The maximum power flux density at any point at or beyond the border shall not exceed -108 dB watts/square meter.

## Border Requirements

## Border Requirements

- Operating within 120 kilometers of the US/Canadian border
- Primary US Channels
- Licensees may use the same table for ERP/HAAT that is used for non-border areas except within 6 kilometers of the US/Canadian border on the base side frequencies for channels 161-195.
- Mobile units are limited to an ERP of 50 watts.
- Fixed stations that operate on the mobile side frequencies are limited to an ERP of 50 watts and an HAAT of 7 meters.
- The Shared Channels
- Channels 196-200.
- Limited to an ERP of 2 watts.
- Limited to an antenna height of 6.1 meters.

## Border Requirements

- Operating within 120 kilometers of the US/Canadian border
- Maximum ERP for base side frequencies on channels 161-195.
- Distance from border (KM)		ERP (Watts)
- Less than 0.3			Operations						not permitted
- 0.3 – 0.5				5
- 0.5 – 0.6				10
- 0.6 – 0.8				20
- 0.8 – 2.0				25
- 2.0 – 4.0				50
- 4.0 – 5.0				100
- 5.0 – 6.0				200
- Beyond 6.0				500