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National Spectrum Managers Association
Industry Round Table –Fixed Wireless Service
May 20, 2008
Mitchell Lazarus | 703-812-0440 | [email protected]
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Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition
Membership: microwave manufacturers (all sizes) frequency coordinators; engineering and support carriers; service providers; backhaul providers,
etc. user associations (railroads, utilities, pipelines,
public safety, cable TV, etc.) interested individuals
“Unincorporated association” no separate legal existence apart from members.
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FWCC Administration
No office, no paid staff, no executive committee all decisions are open to all members all members review and comment on all
pleadings Meetings: 8 times/year in Washington
many members participate by telephone much business conducted by email
Forms of support: voluntary financial contributions – no fixed dues volunteered technical expertise, administration
Votes are rare – most decisions by consensus.
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FWCC Goals
Purposes: defend fixed service spectrum against
reallocation to other services defend fixed service users against
interference from other services assist FCC in keeping fixed service rules
current with technology defend fixed service interests in ITU
deliberations Forums: FCC, FAA, ITU, courts.
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FWCC – Proceedings (1)
RM-11417 30 MHz Channels in the Upper 6 GHz Band
Adding Channel Pairs at 23 GHz
Support for Extension of LMDS Buildout Deadlines
IB 7-101 VMES in the Fixed Satellite Service
WT 07-54 Antenna Require-ments in the 11 GHz Band
RM 11341 Federal Earth Stations Communicating with Non-Federal Satellites
FAA 2006-25002 FAA Spectrum & Tower Issues
IB 06-123 Broadcasting-Satellite Service 18 & 24 GHz
ET 06-103 MSSI, Request for a Waiver of Part 15
DA 05-1524 Repeal of Sec. 101.139(f)
ET 05-183 Remington Arms Co., Request for Waiver
ET 04-373 SafeView, Inc. Request for Waiver
IB 04-286 WRC Agenda WT 04-143 Rechannelization
of the 17.7-19.7 GHz Band Audit of Satellite Earth
Stations ET 03-237 Interference
Temperature Metric ET 03-254 Coordination in
the 7, 10, 13 GHz Bands
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FWCC – Proceedings (2) IB 02-10 Earth Station Vessels ET 02-135 Spectrum Policy
Task Force WT 02-146 71-76,81-86,92-95
GHz Bands WT 00-19 Streamline
Microwave Application Processing
IB 00-32 Redesignation of 4.9 GHz
IB 00-203 Partial-Band Licensing of Earth Stations
ET 00-258 Advanced Mobile and Fixed Terrestrial below 3 GHz
IB 99-81 2 GHz MSS Service WT 99-217, CC 96-98 Antennas
at Subscriber Locations
ET 99-261 Rules for 50.2-50.4 GHz & 51.4-71.0 GHz
WT 99-327 Fixed Service Rule Amendments at 24 GHz
RM 9830 Interference from FS into GSO FSS
IB 98-172 Redesignation of 18 GHZ Band
ET 98-206 NGSO FSS with GSO & FS in the Ku-Band
CC 97-95 Reallocation Between 37.5 and 50.2 GHz
RM 9650 NSGO FSS Gateways at C Band
ET 95-18 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Service
ET 95-183 Rules for the 37.0-38.6 and 38.6-40.0 GHz Bands
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Current Fixed ServiceDevelopments
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Two-Foot Antennas at 11 GHz
FiberTower requested rule change to allow two-foot antennas in the 11 GHz band previous patterns required four-foot antennas two-foot antenna is 1/4 the weight, 1/3 the cost FWCC participated
FCC amended rule (took 3 ½ years): Category A specifications unchanged Category B relaxed to accommodate two-foot
pattern In case of interference, Category B user (any size)
can either upgrade to Category A or reduce EIRP.
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Adding Pairs at 23 GHz
NTIA approved two additional 23 GHz frequency pairs for conditional licensing (for total of six)
11/07/07: FWCC filed rulemaking petition to add the new pairs asked the FCC to bypass putting petition on
public notice, and proceed directly to an NPRM simultaneously filed request for waiver pending
rulemaking Awaiting FCC action.
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30 MHz Channels in Upper 6 GHz
Present rules: 5925-6425 MHz (“Lower 6”) allows 30 MHz
channels• 4,200 earth stations limit FS coordination
6525-5975 MHz (“Upper 6”) provides for only 10 MHz channels• 30 MHz possible under waiver• but waiver bars conditional licensing
2/04/08: FWCC filed rulemaking petition requesting 30 MHz channels in the 6525-5975 MHz band
American Petroleum Institute opposed; FWCC replied.
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Other Matters
FCC granted LMDS operators extension of build-out deadline to June 1, 2012 signals possible flexibility as to other auctioned
services FCC granted Multispectral Solutions, Inc. waiver to
increase peak power at 5925-7250 MHz ultra-wideband-like operation under Sec. 15.250 FWCC and MSSI negotiated limitations on
waiver; FCC adopted.
