# Presentation: 696606

## Overview of Service Rules: Technical Issues

- Gary Devlin
- Engineer
- Mobility Division, WTB
- December 3, 2003

- 900 MHz SMR
- Auction No. 55 Seminar

## Disclaimer

- Nothing herein is intended to supersede any provision of the Commission's rules or public notices.  These slides should not be used as a substitute for a prospective applicant's review of the Commission's relevant orders, rules, and public notices.  Prospective applicants must familiarize themselves thoroughly and remain current with the Commission's rules relating to 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio (“SMR”) Service, rules relating to application and auction procedures, and the procedures, terms and conditions contained in the Auction No. 55 public notices.

## AUCTION  #55 INFORMATION WEBSITES

- Auctions : http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions
- General Information
- Pre Auction, Auction, and Post Auction Links
- Wireless Telecommunications Bureau: http://wireless.fcc.gov
- 		FCC Rules and Regulations
- 		900 MHz SMR
- 		International Agreements
- Universal Licensing System: http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls
- 		Incumbent Licensee database
- 		Auctioned Licensee database
- 		MTA/County Cross reference

**Notes:**
Users can search for International Agreements at www.fcc.gov/ib by clicking on International agreements
Cross reference is at wireless.fcc.gov/uls/utilities/mta.html

## 900 MHz SMR CHANNELS

_**Block / Channels / Description                    **__**	**__**Frequency Bands                       Bandwidth**_** ****	**
- A   1-10  12.5 kHz paired    	896.00625-896.13125, 935.00625-935.13125 MHz	250 kHz
- B  21-30 12.5 kHz paired	896.25625-896.38125, 935.25625-935.38125 MHz	250 kHz
- C  41-50 12.5 kHz paired 	896.50625-896.63125, 935.50625-935.63125 MHz	250 kHz
- D  61-70 12.5 kHz paired 	896.75625-896.88125, 935.75625-935.88125 MHz	250 kHz
- E  81-90 12.5 kHz paired 	897.00625-897.13125, 936.00625-936.13125 MHz	250 kHz
- F  101-110 12.5 kHz paired 	897.25625-897.38125, 936.25625-936.38125 MHz	250 kHz
- G   121-130 12.5 kHz paired 	897.50625-897.63125, 936.50625-936.63125 MHz	250 kHz
- H   141-150 12.5 kHz paired 	897.75625-897.88125, 936.75625-936.88125 MHz	250 kHz
- I   161-170 12.5 kHz paired 	898.00625-898.13125, 937.00625-937.13125 MHz	250 kHz
- J   181-190 12.5 kHz paired 	898.25625-898.38125, 937.25625-937.38125 MHz	250 kHz
- K   201-210 12.5 kHz paired 	898.50625-898.63125, 937.50625-937.63125 MHz	250 kHz
- L   221-230 12.5 kHz paired 	898.75625-898.88125, 937.75625-937.88125 MHz	250 kHz
- M   241-250 12.5 kHz paired 	899.00625-899.13125, 938.00625-938.13125 MHz	250 kHz
- N   261-270 12.5 kHz paired 	899.25625-899.38125, 938.25625-938.38125 MHz	250 kHz
- O   281-290 12.5 kHz paired 	899.50625-899.63125, 938.50625-938.63125 MHz	250 kHz
- P   301-310 12.5 kHz paired 	899.75625-899.88125, 938.75625-938.88125 MHz	250 kHz
- Q   321-330 12.5 kHz paired 	900.00625-900.13125, 939.00625-939.13125 MHz	250 kHz
- R   341-350 12.5 kHz paired 	900.25625-900.38125, 939.25625-939.38125 MHz	250 kHz
- S   361-370 12.5 kHz paired 	900.50625-900.63125, 939.50625-939.63125 MHz	250 kHz
- T   381-390 12.5 kHz paired 	900.75625-900.88125, 939.75625-939.88125 MHz	250 kHz

## Licensing and Operating Rules 

- Rules for 935-940 MHz SMR : 90.601 – 90.689 and 90.801 – 90.816
- License Term : 10 years from initial license grant date
- Partitioning (dividing geographic areas) and disaggregation (dividing spectrum) are permitted
- Protection for incumbent licensees
- Protection for all sites for which applications were filed on or prior to August 9, 1994 (Rule 90.663)
- Protection to incumbents is based on a fixed separation criteria (Rule 90.621(b))

**Notes:**
Protection is provided to incumbent primary and secondary sites

## Licensing and Operating Rules 

- Build-out Requirements for MTA licenses
- Within 3 years, must provide coverage to one-third of the population of the MTA.
- Within 5 years, must provide coverage to two-thirds of the population of the MTA.
- In the alternative to these requirements, licensees may provide “substantial service” to the MTA 5 years from the license grant.  If the licensee chooses this option then it must provide written notification at the three year benchmark that it has elected to show “substantial service” at the 5 year benchmark.

**Notes:**
My discussion of the service rules will include:
1) Band plan
2) Geographic area licenses
3) Permissible operations
4) Licensing rules

## Application Filings

- Antenna Structure Registration
-       http://wireless.fcc.gov : Antenna Structure Registration
- Major Environmental Action
-       http://wireless.fcc.gov : Rules and Regs, Rules 1.1307-1.1311
- International Coordination Agreements
- http://www.fcc.gov/ib/sand/agree/

## ULS Search

- Go to wireless.fcc.gov/uls and select License Search.
- Select Advanced License Search
- Select the radio service codes to include in your search
- GR, YS (SMR)
- YD (auctioned)
- Select auth. type and status criteria from License Detail
- Enter a frequency range
- Select the GeoSearch button
- Select the desired search area (e.g. State/County)
- Submit

**Notes:**
MTA counties are provided on the uls website

GI, YI, GU, YU are business and Industrial frequencies in the band and are not shared in any way with the SMR channels

## AUCTION  #55 INFORMATION WEBSITES

- Auctions : http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions
- General Information
- Pre Auction, Auction, and Post Auction Links
- Wireless Telecommunications Bureau: http://wireless.fcc.gov
- 		FCC Rules and Regulations
- 		900 MHz SMR
- 		International Agreements
- Universal Licensing System: http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls
- 		Incumbent Licensee database
- 		Auctioned Licensee database
- 		MTA/County Cross reference

**Notes:**
Users can search for International Agreements at www.fcc.gov/ib by clicking on International agreements
Cross reference is at wireless.fcc.gov/uls/utilities/mta.html