National Spectrum Managers Association Industry Round Table Fixed

National Spectrum Managers Association Industry Round Table – Fixed Wireless Service May 20, 2008 Mitchell Lazarus | 703 -812 -0440 | lazarus@fhhlaw. com Slide

Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition q Membership: Ø microwave manufacturers (all sizes) Ø frequency coordinators; engineering and support Ø carriers; service providers; backhaul providers, etc. Ø user associations (railroads, utilities, pipelines, public safety, cable TV, etc. ) Ø interested individuals q “Unincorporated association” Ø no separate legal existence apart from members. 1 Slide 1

FWCC Administration q No office, no paid staff, no executive committee Ø all decisions are open to all members Ø all members review and comment on all pleadings q Meetings: 8 times/year in Washington Ø many members participate by telephone Ø much business conducted by email q Forms of support: Ø voluntary financial contributions – no fixed dues Ø volunteered technical expertise, administration q Votes are rare – most decisions by consensus. 2 Slide 2

FWCC Goals q Purposes: Ø defend fixed service spectrum against reallocation to other services Ø defend fixed service users against interference from other services Ø assist FCC in keeping fixed service rules current with technology Ø defend fixed service interests in ITU deliberations q Forums: FCC, FAA, ITU, courts. 3 Slide 3

FWCC – Proceedings (1) q RM-11417 30 MHz Channels in the Upper 6 GHz Band q Adding Channel Pairs at 23 GHz q Support for Extension of LMDS Buildout Deadlines q IB 7 -101 VMES in the Fixed Satellite Service q WT 07 -54 Antenna Requirements in the 11 GHz Band q RM 11341 Federal Earth Stations Communicating with Non-Federal Satellites q FAA 2006 -25002 FAA Spectrum & Tower Issues q IB 06 -123 Broadcasting-Satellite Service 18 & 24 GHz q ET 06 -103 MSSI, Request for a q q q q 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 Safe. View, 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 4 Slide 4

FWCC – Proceedings (2) q IB 02 -10 Earth Station Vessels q ET 02 -135 Spectrum Policy Task Force q WT 02 -146 71 -76, 81 -86, 92 -95 GHz Bands q WT 00 -19 Streamline Microwave Application Processing q IB 00 -32 Redesignation of 4. 9 GHz q IB 00 -203 Partial-Band Licensing of Earth Stations q ET 00 -258 Advanced Mobile and Fixed Terrestrial below 3 GHz q IB 99 -81 2 GHz MSS Service q WT 99 -217, CC 96 -98 Antennas at Subscriber Locations q ET 99 -261 Rules for 50. 2 -50. 4 GHz & 51. 4 -71. 0 GHz q WT 99 -327 Fixed Service Rule Amendments at 24 GHz q RM 9830 Interference from FS into GSO FSS q IB 98 -172 Redesignation of 18 GHZ Band q ET 98 -206 NGSO FSS with GSO & FS in the Ku-Band q CC 97 -95 Reallocation Between 37. 5 and 50. 2 GHz q RM 9650 NSGO FSS Gateways at C Band q ET 95 -18 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Service q ET 95 -183 Rules for the 37. 0 -38. 6 and 38. 6 -40. 0 GHz Bands 5 Slide 5

Current Fixed Service Developments Slide

Two-Foot Antennas at 11 GHz q Fiber. Tower requested rule change to allow two-foot antennas in the 11 GHz band Ø previous patterns required four-foot antennas Ø two-foot antenna is 1/4 the weight, 1/3 the cost Ø FWCC participated q FCC amended rule (took 3 ½ years): Ø Category A specifications unchanged Ø Category B relaxed to accommodate two-foot pattern q In case of interference, Category B user (any size) can either upgrade to Category A or reduce EIRP. 7 Slide 7

Adding Pairs at 23 GHz q NTIA approved two additional 23 GHz frequency pairs for conditional licensing (for total of six) q 11/07/07: FWCC filed rulemaking petition to add the new pairs Ø asked the FCC to bypass putting petition on public notice, and proceed directly to an NPRM Ø simultaneously filed request for waiver pending rulemaking q Awaiting FCC action. 8 Slide 8

30 MHz Channels in Upper 6 GHz q Present rules: Ø 5925 -6425 MHz (“Lower 6”) allows 30 MHz channels • 4, 200 earth stations limit FS coordination Ø 6525 -5975 MHz (“Upper 6”) provides for only 10 MHz channels • 30 MHz possible under waiver • but waiver bars conditional licensing q 2/04/08: FWCC filed rulemaking petition requesting 30 MHz channels in the 6525 -5975 MHz band q American Petroleum Institute opposed; FWCC replied. 9 Slide 9

Other Matters q FCC granted LMDS operators extension of build-out deadline to June 1, 2012 Ø signals possible flexibility as to other auctioned services q FCC granted Multispectral Solutions, Inc. waiver to increase peak power at 5925 -7250 MHz Ø ultra-wideband-like operation under Sec. 15. 250 Ø FWCC and MSSI negotiated limitations on waiver; FCC adopted. 10 Slide 10

Thank you! Mitchell Lazarus | 703 -812 -0440 | lazarus@fhhlaw. com 11 Slide 11