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Schedule 6—Sample spectrum licence
(section 22)
This Schedule sets out a sample spectrum licence, and the conditions that may be included in a spectrum licence, issued in the 3.6 GHz band, in accordance with this instrument.

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY

Radiocommunications Act 1992

Sample Spectrum Licence for the 3.6 GHz band

Prepared under section 61 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 ('the Act') in accordance with the
Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (3.6 GHz Band) 2018

This licence is issued under Part 3.2 of the Act to the person named at Item 1 of Part 1, Licence Schedule 1 of this licence.

   1. The person named at Item 1 of Part 1, Licence Schedule 1 of this licence ('the licensee'), or a person authorised under subsection 68(1) of the Act, is authorised, under this licence, to operate radiocommunications devices in accordance with:

      (a) the Act;
      (b) the core conditions set out in Licence Schedule 2;
      (c) the statutory conditions set out in Licence Schedule 3; and
      (d) the other conditions set out in Licence Schedule 4.

   2. This licence comes into force on the date shown at Item 5 of Part 1, Licence Schedule 1 and remains in force until the end of the date shown at Item 6 of Part 1, Licence Schedule 1.
   Definitions
   3. In this licence, unless the contrary intention appears:

    3.4 GHz band means the following frequency bands:

     (a) 3425 MHz to 3492.5 MHz; and
     (b) 3542.5 MHz to 3700 MHz.
   3.6 GHz band means the frequency range 3575 MHz to 3700 MHz.

   3GPP TS 36.211 means the document entitled "LTE; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Physical channels and modulation (3GPP TS 36.211 version 14.6.0 Release 14)" published by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), as it existed at the time the Australian Communications and Media Authority (Radiocommunications Licence Conditions – 3.4 GHz and 3.6 GHz Bands Interference Management) Direction 2018 was made.

         Note: 3GPP TS 36.211 is available free of charge on the ETSI website at: www.etsi.org.

   Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

   active antenna system or AAS refers to a base station antenna system where the amplitude and/or phase between antenna elements is continually adjusted, resulting in an antenna pattern that varies in response to short term changes in the radio environment.

   area-adjacent spectrum licences means spectrum licences that authorise the operation of radiocommunications devices in the geographic areas adjacent to the geographic areas described in Tables 1 and 2 of Part 2 of Licence Schedule 1 of this licence.

    earth station has the meaning given in Schedule 1 of the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2015 (as in force from time to time).

    earth station protection zones has the meaning given