47 C.F.R. § 27.1236 Self-transitions.
Title 47 - Telecommunication
(a) If an Initiation Plan is not filed within 30 months of July 19, 2006 for a BTA, BRS and EBS licensees in that BTA may self-transition by relocating to their default channel locations specified in §27.5(i)(2) and complying with §§27.50(h), 27.53, 27.55 and 27.1221. (b) To self-transition, a BRS or EBS licensee must: (1) Notify the Secretary of the Commission on or before 90 days after the Initiation Plan must be filed with the Commission that it will self-transition (see paragraph (a) of this section); (2) Send a Self-Transition Notification (see paragraph (c) of this section) to other BRS and EBS licensees in the BTA where the self-transitioning licensee's GSA geographic center point is located that it is self-transitioning; (3) Notify other licensees whose GSAs overlap with the self-transitioning licensee that it is self-transitioning. (4) Address interference concerns with other BRS and EBS licensees in the BTA that are also self-transitioning; (5) File a modification application with the Commission, and (6) Complete the self-transition within 57 months of July 19, 2006. (c) Self-Transition Notification. The Self-Transition Notification must include the EBS licensee's full name, postal mailing address, contact person, e-mail address, and phone and fax numbers. A self-transitioning EBS licensee must provide the following information to all BRS and EBS licensees located in the BTA where the self-transitioning licensees GSA geographic center point is located: (1) The location (by street address and by geographic coordinates) of every constructed EBS receive site that, as of the date the Self-Transition Notification is sent, is entitled to a replacement downconverter (see §27.1233(a)). The response must: (i) Specify whether the downconverting antenna is mounted on a structure attached to the building or on a free-standing structure; (ii) Specify the approximate height above ground level of the downconverting antenna; and (iii) Specify, if known, the adjacent channel D/U ratio that can be tolerated by any receiver(s) at the receive site. (2) The location (street address and geographic coordinates) of the main station or booster serving each EBS receive site entitled to protection, including: (i) The make and model of the antenna for that main station or booster, along with the radiation pattern if it is not included within the Commission's database; (ii) The ground elevation, above mean sea level (AMSL), of the building or antenna supporting structure on which the main station or booster transmission antenna is installed; (iii) The height above ground level (AGL) of the center of radiation of the transmission antenna; (iv) The orientation of the main lobe of the transmission antenna; (v) Any mechanical beamtilt or electrical beamtilt not reflected in the radiation pattern provided or included within the Commission's database; (vi) The bandwidth of each channel or subchannel, the emission type for each channel or subchannel, and the EIRP measured in the main lobe for each channel or subchannel; and (vii) The make and model of the receive antenna installed at that site, along with the radiation pattern if it is not included within the Commission's database. (3) The number and identification of EBS video programming or data transmission tracks the EBS licensee is entitled to receive in the MBS (see §27.1233(b)). [71 FR 35193, June 19, 2006] Effective Date Note: At 71 FR 35193, June 19, 2006, §27.1236 was added. This section contains information collection and recordkeeping requirements and will not become effective until approval has been given by the Office of Management and Budget.
Title 47: Telecommunication
PART 27—MISCELLANEOUS WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
Subpart M—Broadband Radio Service and Educational Broadband Service
Policies Governing the Transition of the 2500–2690 MHz Band for BRS and EBS
§ 27.1236 Self-transitions.
