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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322  DA  06-  1222 
 SPB-  216 
 Released:  June  07,  2006 


 THE  INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  HIGHLIGHTS 
 NEW  RULES  CONCERNING  INTERIM  USE  OF 
 KU-  BAND  TEMPORARY  FIXED  EARTH  STATIONS 


 This  Public  Notice  is  to  remind  applicants  of  new  procedures  governing  applications  for  Ku-band  Temporary  Fixed  earth  stations  that  will  allow  them  to  expedite  service  to  their  customers. 


 Fixed-  Satellite  Service  (FSS)  earth  stations,  other  than  Earth  Stations  on  Vessels  (ESVs),  operating  in  fixed  locations  for  up  to  6  months  are  subject  to  Section  25.277  of  the 
 Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  25.277,  which  contain  provisions  for  Temporary  Fixed  earth  stations.  Some  examples  of  Temporary  Fixed  earth  stations  are  Satellite  News  Gathering  (SNG) 
 trucks  and  other  transportable  stations  that  do  not  transmit  or  receive  while  in  motion.  Applications  for  Temporary  Fixed  earth  stations  must  be  filed  electronically  using  either  Form 
 312,  Main  Form  and  Schedule  B  or  Form  312EZ.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  25.115. 
 Pursuant  to  Section  25.151(  e)(  1)  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  25.151(  e)(  1),  which  became  effective  in  2005,  Ku-  band  Temporary  Fixed  earth  station  applicants  may  consider  their 


 application  “provisionally  granted”  and  commence  operations  1  upon  the  Bureau  placing  its  application  on  Public  Notice  if: 


 (i)  frequencies  are  limited  to  the  14.0-  14.5  GHz  (Earth-  to-  space)  band  and  11.7-  12.2  GHz  (space-  to-  Earth)  band; 
 (ii)  proposed  operations  are  consistent  with  all  routine-  licensing  requirements  for  these  bands;  and 
 (iii)  the  points  of  communication  are  only  satellites  on  the  Permitted  Space  Station  List. 


 1  Commencement  of  operations,  however,  is  at  the  applicant’s  own  risk.  If  a  comment  or  a  petition  to  deny  is  filed 
 against  the  application  for  regular  authority  within  30  days  of  public  notice,  the  applicant  must  suspend  operations  immediately  pending  resolution  of  the  issues  raised  in  such  comment  or  petition  to  deny.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  § 


 25.  151(  e)(  2). 
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 Therefore,  any  requests  for  Special  Temporary  Authority  (STA)  filed  pursuant  to  Section  25.120(  b)(  3)  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  25.120(  b)(  3),  when  accompanied  by  an 
 application  for  regular  authority,  that  meet  the  above  conditions,  will  be  dismissed  as  MOOT  upon  the  application  for  regular  authority  being  placed  on  Public  Notice. 


 Action  by  Chief,  Satellite  Division,  International  Bureau. 
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