Gordy, found the following regarding earth station licenses here
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_08/47cfr25_08.htm
Lots more info there also...
Thought it may prove interesting.....
[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR25.115]
[Page 184-187]
TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
PART 25_SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS--Table of Contents
Subpart B_Applications and Licenses
Sec. 25.115 Application for earth station authorizations.
(a)(1) Transmitting earth stations. Commission authorization must be
obtained for authority to operate a transmitting earth station.
Applications shall be filed electronically on FCC Form 312, Main Form
and Schedule B, and include the information specified in Sec. 25.130,
except as set forth in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
(2) Applicants for licenses for transmitting earth station
facilities are required to file on Form 312EZ, to the extent that form
is available, in the following cases:
(i) The earth station will transmit in the 3700-4200 MHz and 5925-
6425 MHz band, and/or the 11.7-12.2 GHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz band; and
(ii) The earth station will meet all the applicable technical
specifications set forth in part 25 of this chapter.
(iii) The earth station is not an ESV.
(3) If Form 312EZ is not available, earth station license applicants
specified in paragraph (a)(2) must file on FCC Form 312, Main Form and
Schedule B, and include the information specified in Sec. 25.130.
(4) Applications for earth station authorizations must be filed in
accordance with the pleading limitations, periods and other applicable
provisions of Sec. Sec. 1.41 through 1.52 of this chapter, except that
such earth station applications must be filed electronically through the
International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) in accordance with the
applicable provisions of part 1, subpart Y of this chapter;
(b) Receive-only earth stations. Applications to license or register
receive only earth stations shall be filed on FCC Form 312, Main Form
and Schedule B, and conform to the provisions of Sec. 25.131.
(c)(1) Large Networks of Small Antennas operating in the 11.7-12.2
GHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz frequency bands with U.S.-licensed or non-U.S.-
licensed satellites for domestic or international services. Applications
to license small antenna network systems operating in the 11.7-12.2 GHz
and 14.0-14.5 GHz frequency band under blanket operating authority shall
be filed on FCC Form 312 and Schedule B, for each large (5 meters or
larger) hub station, and Schedule B for each representative type of
small antenna (less than 5 meters) operating within the network.
(c)(2) Large Networks of Small Antennas operating in the 4/6 GHz
frequency bands with U.S.-licensed or non-U.S. licensed satellites for
domestic services (CSATs). Applications to license small antenna network
systems operating in the standard C-Band, 3700-4200 MHz and 5925-6425
MHz frequency band shall be filed electronically on FCC Form 312, Main
Form and Schedule B.
(i) An initial lead application providing a detailed overview of the
complete network shall be filed. Such lead applications shall fully
identify the scope and nature of the service to be provided, as well as
the complete technical details of each representative type of small
antenna (less than 4.5 meters) that will operate within the network.
Such lead applications for a single CSAT system must identify:
(A) No more than three discrete geostationary satellites to be
accessed;
(B) The amount of frequency bandwidth sought, up to a maximum of 20
MHz of spectrum in each direction at each of the satellites (The same 20
MHz of uplink and 20 MHz of downlink spectrum at each satellite would be
accessible by all CSAT earth stations in the system. The 20 MHz of
uplink and 20 MHz of downlink spectrum need not be the same at each
satellite location);
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(C) The maximum number of earth station sites;
(ii) Following the issuance of a license for the lead application,
the licensee shall notify the Commission of the complete technical
parameters of each individual earth station site before that site is
bought into operation under the lead authorization. Full frequency
coordination of each individual site (e.g., for each satellite and the
spectrum associated therewith) shall be completed prior to filing
Commission notification. The coordination must be conducted in
accordance with Sec. 25.203. Such notification shall be done by
electronic filing and shall be consistent with the technical parameters
of Schedule B of FCC Form 312.
(iii) Following successful coordination of such an earth station, if
the earth station operator does not file a lead application or a
Schedule B within six months after it successfully completes
coordination, it will be assumed that such frequency use is no longer
desired, unless a second notification has been received within ten days
prior to the end of the six month period. Such renewal notifications
must be sent to all parties concerned. If the lead application or
Schedule B, or renewal notification, is not timely received, the
coordination will lapse and the licensee must re-coordinate the relevant
earth stations if it still wishes to bring them into operation.
(iv) Operation of each individual site may commence immediately
after the public notice is released that identifies the notification
sent to the Commission and if the requirements of paragraph (c)(2)(vi)
of this section are met. Continuance of operation of each station for
the duration of the lead license term shall be dependent upon successful
completion of the normal public notice process. If any objections are
received to the new station prior to the end of the 30 day comment
period of the Public Notice, the licensee shall immediately cease
operation of those particular stations until the coordination dispute is
resolved and the CSAT licensee informs the Commission of the resolution.
If the requirements of paragraph (c)(2)(vi) of this section are not met,
operation may not commence until the Commission issues the public notice
acting on the CSAT terminal authorization.
(v) Each CSAT licensee shall annually provide the Commission an
updated list of all operational earth stations in its system. The annual
list shall also include a list of all earth stations deactivated during
the year and identification of the satellites providing service to the
network as of the date of the report.
(vi) Conditional authorization. (A) An applicant for a new CSAT
radio station or modification of an existing CSAT station authorized
under paragraph (c)(2)(i) of this section in the 3700-4200; or 5925-6425
MHz bands may operate the proposed station during the pendency of its
application after the release of the public notice accepting the
notification for filing that complies with paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of this
section. The applicant, however, must first certify that the following
conditions are satisfied:
(1) The frequency coordination procedures of Sec. 25.203 have been
successfully completed;
(2) The antenna structure has been previously studied by the Federal
Aviation Administration and determined to pose no hazard to aviation
safety as required by subpart B of part 17 of this chapter; or the
antenna or tower structure does not exceed 6.1 meters above ground level
or above an existing man-made structure (other than an antenna
structure), if the antenna or tower has not been previously studied by
the Federal Aviation Administration and cleared by the FCC;
(3) The grant of the application(s) does not require a waiver of the
Commission's rules (with the exception of a request for waiver
pertaining to fees);
(4) The applicant has determined that the facility(ies) will not
significantly affect the environment as defined in Sec. 1.1307 of this
chapter;
(5) The station site does not lie within 56.3 kilometers of any
international border or within a radio ``Quiet Zone'' identified in
Sec. 1.924 of this chapter; and
(6) The filed application is consistent with the proposal that was
coordinated pursuant to Sec. 25.251.
(B) Conditional authority ceases immediately if the Schedule B is
returned
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by the Commission because it is not accepted for filing.
(C) A conditional authorization pursuant to paragraphs (c)(2)(vi)(A)
and (c)(2)(vi)(B) of this section is evidenced by retaining a copy of
the Schedule B notification with the station records. Conditional
authorization does not prejudice any action the Commission may take on
the subject application(s) or the Schedule B notifications.
(D) Conditional authority is accepted with the express understanding
that such authority may be modified or cancelled by the Commission at
any time without hearing if, in the Commission's discretion, the need
for such action arises. An applicant operating pursuant to this
conditional authority assumes all risks associated with such operation,
the termination or modification of the conditional authority, or the
subsequent dismissal or denial of its application(s).
(E) The copy of the Schedule B notification form must be posted at
each station operating pursuant to this section.
(vii) Period of construction. Construction of each earth station
must be completed and the station must be brought into regular operation
within twelve months from the date that action is taken to authorize
that station to operate under the lead authorization, except as may be
otherwise determined by the Commission for any particular application.
(d) User transceivers in the NVNG, 1.6/2.4 GHz Mobile-Satellite
Service, and 2 GHz Mobile-Satellite Service need not be individually
licensed. Service vendors may file blanket applications for transceivers
units using FCC Form 312, Main Form and Schedule B, and specifying the
number of units to be covered by the blanket license. Each application
for a blanket license under this section shall include the information
described in Sec. 25.136.
(e) Earth stations operating in the 20/30 GHz Fixed-Satellite
Service with U.S.-licensed or non-U.S. licensed satellites: Applications
to license individual earth stations operating in the 20/30 GHz band
shall be filed on FCC Form 312, Main Form and Schedule B, and shall also
include the information described in Sec. 25.138. Earth stations
belonging to a network operating in the 18.3-18.8 GHz, 19.7-20.2 GHz,
28.35-28.6 GHz or 29.25-30.0 GHz bands may be licensed on a blanket
basis. Applications for such blanket authorization may be filed using
FCC Form 312, Main Form and Schedule B, and specifying the number of
terminals to be covered by the blanket license. Each application for a
blanket license under this section shall include the information
described in Sec. 25.138.
(f) User transceivers in the non-geostationary satellite orbit
fixed-satellite service in the 11.7-12.2 GHz, 12.2-12.7 GHz and 14.0-
14.5 GHz bands need not be individually licensed. Service vendors may
file blanket applications for transceiver units using FCC Form 312, Main
Form and Schedule B, and shall specify the number of terminals to be
covered by the blanket license. Each application for a blanket license
under this section shall include the information described in Sec.
25.146. Any earth stations that are not user transceivers, and which
transmit in the non-geostationary satellite orbit fixed-satellite
service in the 10.7-11.7 GHz, 12.75-13.15 GHz, 13.2125-13.25 GHz, and
13.75-14.0 GHz bands must be individually licensed, pursuant to
paragraph (a) of this section.
(g) Applications for feeder link earth stations operating in the
24.75--25.25 GHz band (Earth-to-space) and providing service to
geostationary satellites in the 17/24 GHz BSS must include, in addition
to the particulars of operation identified on Form 312 and associated
Schedule B, the information specified in either paragraph (g)(1) or
(g)(2) below for each earth station antenna type:
(1) A series of EIRP density charts or tables, calculated for a
production earth station antenna, based on measurements taken on a
calibrated antenna range at 25 GHz, with the off-axis EIRP envelope set
forth in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(iv) of this section
superimposed, as follows:
(i) Showing off-axis co-polarized EIRP spectral density in the
azimuth plane, for off-axis angles from minus 10[deg] to plus 10[deg]
and from minus 180[deg] to plus 180[deg];
(ii) Showing off-axis co-polarized EIRP spectral density in the
elevation
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plane, at off-axis angles from 0[deg]to plus 30[deg];
(iii) Showing off-axis cross-polarized EIRP spectral density in the
azimuth plane, at off-axis angles from minus 10[deg] to plus 10[deg];
and
(iv) Showing off-axis cross-polarized EIRP spectral density in the
elevation plane, at off-axis angles from minus 10[deg] to plus 10[deg]
(2) A certification on Schedule B that the antenna conforms to the
gain pattern criteria of Sec. Sec. 25.209(a) and (b), that when
combined with input power density (computed from the maximum on-axis
EIRP density per carrier less the antenna gain entered in Schedule B),
demonstrates that the off-axis EIRP spectral density envelope set forth
in Sec. Sec. 25.223(b)(1) through (4) of this part will be met.
[62 FR 5928, Feb. 10, 1997, as amended at 62 FR 64172, Dec. 4, 1997; 65
FR 54169, Sept. 7, 2000; 65 FR 59142, Oct. 4, 2000; 66 FR 31559, June
12, 2001; 67 FR 53510, Aug. 16, 2002; 68 FR 16966, Apr. 8, 2003; 68 FR
63998, Nov. 12, 2003; 69 FR 29901, May 26, 2004; 69 FR 47794, Aug. 6,
2004; 70 FR 4783, Jan. 31, 2005; 70 FR 32253, June 2, 2005; 72 FR 50027,
Aug. 29, 2007]
