FCC, NTIA Update Potential Bidders on 3.45 GHz
The FCC and NTIA updated potential bidders in the upcoming 3.45 GHz auction on the cooperative planning areas and periodic use areas requiring coordination after bidders take possession of licenses. In all but two of the areas, licensees “must coordinate…
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with federal incumbents across all 100 megahertz of spectrum,” said a public notice in Thursday’s FCC Daily Digest. In the market around Fort Bragg, North Carolina, licensees need to coordinate in only the lower 40 MHz “because the federal incumbent will only use the lower 40 megahertz,” the PN said: In the Little Rock planning area, licensees will have to coordinate for the first year after the close of the auction across the band. “After this time period, however, licensees will only need to coordinate in the lower 40 megahertz.” The notice refers bidders to agency transition plans for more information. The plans “contain information on these federal systems, including the frequencies used, emission bandwidth, system use, geographic service area, authorized radius of operation, and estimated timelines and costs for relocation or sharing,” it said. DOD will create an online portal for initiating coordination, the PN said. “Before a 3.45 GHz Service licensee submits a formal coordination request, it may share draft proposals or request that federal incumbent coordination staff discuss draft coordination proposals,” the agencies said: “These discussions are voluntary, informal, and non-binding and can begin at any time after the conclusion of the auction.” Formal coordination requests can be submitted starting nine months after the auction closing public notice is released. NTIA posted more detailed transition plans and data from DOD.