Operators of nongeostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) fixed satell...
Operators of nongeostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) fixed satellite service (FSS) gateways and incumbent broadcast auxiliary service (BAS) and cable TV relay service (CARS) operators should use existing coordination procedures for operations in the 12.75-13.25 GHz bands, SkyBridge told the…
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FCC. The Commission had asked in Dec. for comment on sharing among the services, basing several proposals on a SkyBridge/Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition (FWCC) plan for growth zones (CD Dec 24 p11). SkyBridge said FSS operators should initiate coordination with BAS and CARS operators when deploying a new gateway, while BAS/CARS operators should initiate coordination for their new operations. Meanwhile, SkyBridge and the FWCC asked the Commission not to adopt rules varying significantly from the joint proposal the groups submitted: “[T]he joint proposal balanced the competing interests of these 2 services, based upon practical technical considerations and the need for regulatory certainty.” For example, while the SkyBridge/FWCC proposal suggested the creation of Growth Zones based on county boundaries, the Commission asked whether a better method exists to define the zones. SkyBridge/FWCC said while county boundaries aren’t the perfect solution, “it appeared to the joint parties to be the most rational, efficacious, generally fair, and easily administered solution.” They said one of their related proposals, which would update the list of zones every 6 months, “takes a considerable amount of time, money and effort” but is necessary to avoid imposing unexpected regulatory obligations on a new gateway operator.