§  25.134   Licensing provisions for Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) and
C-band Small Aperture Terminal (CSAT) networks.

   (a)(1) VSAT networks operating in the 12/14 GHz bands. All applications
   for digital VSAT networks granted on or before September 15, 2005, with
   a maximum outbound downlink EIRP density of +10.0 dBW/4 kHz per carrier
   and earth station antennas with maximum input power density of -14
   dBW/4 kHz will be processed routinely. All applications for analog VSAT
   networks with maximum outbound downlink power densities of +17.0 dBW/4
   kHz per carrier and maximum antenna input power densities of -8.0 dBW/4
   kHz shall be processed routinely in accordance with Declaratory Order
   in the Matter of Routine Licensing of Earth Stations in the 6 GHz and
   14 GHz Bands Using Antennas Less than 9 Meters and 5 Meters in
   Diameter, Respectively, for Both Full Transponder and Narrowband
   Transmissions, 2 FCC Rcd 2149 (1987) (Declaratory Order).

   (a)(2) Large Networks of Small Antennas operating in the 4/6 GHz
   frequency bands. All applications for digital and/or analog operations
   will be routinely processed provided the network employs antennas that
   are 4.5 meter or larger in diameter, that are consistent with
   §  25.209, the power levels are consistent with § §  25.211(d) and
   25.212(d), and frequency coordination has been satisfactorily
   completed. The use of smaller antennas or non-consistent power levels
   require the filing of an initial lead application (§  25.115(c)(2))
   that includes all technical analyses required to demonstrate that
   unacceptable interference will not be caused to any and all affected
   adjacent satellite operators by the operation of the non-conforming
   earth station.

   (b) VSAT networks operating in the 11.7-12.2 GHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz
   band. Each applicant for digital and/or analog VSAT network
   authorization proposing to use transmitted satellite carrier EIRP
   densities and/or maximum antenna input power in excess of those
   specified in paragraph (a) of this Section must comply with the
   procedures set forth in §  25.220.

   (c) [Reserved]

   (d) An application for VSAT authorization shall be filed on FCC Form
   312, Main Form and Schedule B.

   (e) VSAT operators in the 11.7-12.2 GHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz frequency
   bands are permitted to use more than one hub earth station in their
   networks.

   (f) VSAT operators in the 11.7-12.2 GHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz frequency
   bands are permitted to use temporary fixed earth stations as either hub
   earth stations or remote earth stations in their networks, but must
   specify the number of temporary fixed earth stations they plan to use
   in their networks at the time of their applications.

   (g) Starting March 10, 2005, all applications for VSAT service in the
   12/14 GHz band that meet the following requirements will be routinely
   processed: (1) The maximum transmitter power spectral density of a
   digital modulated carrier into any GSO FSS earth station antenna shall
   not exceed -14.0 - 10log(N) dB(W/4 kHz). For a VSAT network using
   frequency division multiple access (FDMA) or time division multiple
   access (TDMA) technique, N is equal to one. For a VSAT network using
   code division multiple access (CDMA) technique, N is the maximum number
   of co-frequency simultaneously transmitting earth stations in the same
   satellite receiving beam.

   (2) The maximum GSO FSS satellite EIRP spectral density of the digital
   modulated emission shall not exceed 10 dB (W/4kHz) for all methods of
   modulation and accessing techniques.

   (3) The maximum transmitter power spectral density of an analog carrier
   into any GSO FSS earth station antenna shall not exceed -8.0 dB(W/4kHz)
   and the maximum GSO FSS satellite EIRP spectral density shall not
   exceed +17.0 dB(W/4kHz).

   (4) Any earth station applicant filing an application to operate a VSAT
   network after December 24, 2008 in the Ku-band and planning to use a
   contention protocol must certify that its contention protocol usage
   will be reasonable.

   (h) VSAT operators licensed pursuant to this section are prohibited
   from using remote earth stations in their networks that are not
   designed to stop transmission when synchronization with the signal
   received from the target satellite fails.

   [ 56 FR 66001 , Dec. 20, 1991, as amended at  62 FR 5929 , Feb. 10, 1997;
    66 FR 31560 , June 12, 2001;  70 FR 32254 , June 2, 2005;  70 FR 33376 ,
   June 8, 2005;  73 FR 70900 , Nov. 24, 2008;  78 FR 8421 , Feb. 6, 2013]

   Effective Date Note: At  74 FR 9962 , Mar. 9, 2009, §  25.134 paragraph
   (g)(4), which contains information collection and recordkeeping
   requirements, became effective with approval by the Office of
   Management and Budget for a period of three years.

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