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FCC 27.15
Revised as of October 2, 2015
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2016
§ 27.15 Geographic partitioning and spectrum disaggregation.
(a) Eligibility. (1) Parties seeking approval for partitioning and
disaggregation shall request from the Commission an authorization for
partial assignment of a license pursuant to § 1.948.
(2) AWS and WCS licensees may apply to partition their licensed geographic
service area or disaggregate their licensed spectrum at any time following
the grant of their licenses.
(b) Technical Standards—(1) Partitioning. In the case of partitioning,
applicants and licensees must file FCC Form 603 pursuant to section 1.948
and list the partitioned service area on a schedule to the application. The
geographic coordinates must be specified in degrees, minutes, and seconds to
the nearest second of latitude and longitude and must be based upon the 1983
North American Datum (NAD83).
(2) Disaggregation. Spectrum may be disaggregated in any amount.
(3) Combined partitioning and disaggregation. The Commission will consider
requests for partial assignment of licenses that propose combinations of
partitioning and disaggregation.
(4) Signal levels. For purposes of partitioning and disaggregation, part 27
systems must be designed so as not to exceed the signal level specified for
the particular spectrum block in § 27.55 at the licensee's service area
boundary, unless the affected adjacent service area licensees have agreed to
a different signal level.
(c) License term. The license term for a partitioned license area and for
disaggregated spectrum shall be the remainder of the original licensee's
license term as provided for in § 27.13.
(d) Compliance with construction requirements—(1) Partitioning. (i) Except
for WCS licensees holding authorizations for the 600 MHz band, Block A in
the 698-704 MHz and 728-734 MHz bands, Block B in the 704-710 MHz and
734-740 MHz bands, Block E in the 722-728 MHz band, or Blocks C, C1, and C2
in the 746-757 MHz and 776-787 MHz bands; and for licensees holding AWS
authorizations in the 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz bands, the 2000-2020
MHz and 2180-2200 MHz bands; or the 1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz and
2155-2180 MHz bands the following rules apply to WCS and AWS licensees
holding authorizations for purposes of implementing the construction
requirements set forth in § 27.14. Parties to partitioning agreements have
two options for satisfying the construction requirements set forth in
§ 27.14. Under the first option, the partitioner and partitionee each
certifies that it will independently satisfy the substantial service
requirement for its respective partitioned area. If a licensee subsequently
fails to meet its substantial service requirement, its license will be
subject to automatic cancellation without further Commission action. Under
the second option, the partitioner certifies that it has met or will meet
the substantial service requirement for the entire, pre-partitioned
geographic service area. If the partitioner subsequently fails to meet its
substantial service requirement, only its license will be subject to
automatic cancellation without further Commission action.
(ii) For WCS licensees holding authorizations for Block A in the 698-704 MHz
and 728-734 MHz bands, Block B in the 704-710 MHz and 734-740 MHz bands,
Block E in the 722-728 MHz band, or Blocks C, C1, and C2 in the 746-757 MHz
and 776-787 MHz bands, the following rules apply for purposes of
implementing the construction requirements set forth in § 27.14. Parties to
partitioning agreements have two options for satisfying the construction
requirements set forth in § 27.14. Under the first option, the partitioner
and partitionee each certifies that they will collectively share
responsibility for meeting the construction requirement for the entire
pre-partition geographic license area. If the partitioner and partitionee
collectively fail to meet the construction requirement, then both the
partitioner and partitionee will be subject to the consequences enumerated
in § 27.14(g) and (h) for this failure. Under the second option, the
partitioner and partitionee each certifies that it will independently meet
the construction requirement for its respective partitioned license area. If
the partitioner or partitionee fails to meet the construction requirement
for its respective partitioned license area, then the consequences for this
failure shall be those enumerated in § 27.14(g) and (h).
(iii) For licensees holding authorizations for the 600 MHz band, AWS
authorizations in the 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz bands, or the
2000-2020 MHz and 2180-2200 MHz bands, or the 1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz
and 2155-2180 MHz bands, the following rules apply for purposes of
implementing the construction requirements set forth in § 27.14. Each party
to a geographic partitioning must individually meet any service-specific
performance requirements (i.e., construction and operation requirements). If
a partitioner or partitionee fails to meet any service-specific performance
requirements on or before the required date, then the consequences for this
failure shall be those enumerated in § 27.14(q) for 2000-2020 MHz and
2180-2200 MHz licenses, those enumerated in § 27.14(r) for 1915-1920 MHz and
1995-2000 MHz licenses, and those enumerated in § 27.14(s) for 1695-1710 MHz,
1755-1780 MHz and 2155-2180 MHz licenses, and those enumerated in § 27.14(t)
for 600 MHz band licenses.
(2) Disaggregation. (i) Except for WCS licensees holding authorizations for
the 600 MHz band, Block A in the 698-704 MHz and 728-734 MHz bands, Block B
in the 704-710 MHz and 734-740 MHz bands, Block E in the 722-728 MHz band,
or Blocks C, C1, or C2 in the 746-757 MHz and 776-787 MHz bands; and for
licensees holding AWS authorizations in the 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz
bands, the 2000-2020 MHz and 2180-2200 MHz bands or the 1695-1710 MHz,
1755-1780 MHz and 2155-2180 MHz bands; the following rules apply to WCS and
AWS licensees holding authorizations for purposes of implementing the
construction requirements set forth in § 27.14. Parties to disaggregation
agreements have two options for satisfying the construction requirements set
forth in § 27.14. Under the first option, the disaggregator and disaggregatee
each certifies that it will share responsibility for meeting the substantial
service requirement for the geographic service area. If the parties choose
this option and either party subsequently fails to satisfy its substantial
service responsibility, both parties' licenses will be subject to forfeiture
without further Commission action. Under the second option, both parties
certify either that the disaggregator or the disaggregatee will meet the
substantial service requirement for the geographic service area. If the
parties choose this option, and the party responsible subsequently fails to
meet the substantial service requirement, only that party's license will be
subject to forfeiture without further Commission action.
(ii) For WCS licensees holding authorizations for Block A in the 698-704 MHz
and 728-734 MHz bands, Block B in the 704-710 MHz and 734-740 MHz bands,
Block E in the 722-728 MHz band, and Blocks C, C1, or C2 in the 746-757 MHz
and 776-787 MHz bands, the following rules apply for purposes of
implementing the construction requirements set forth in § 27.14. If either
the disaggregator or the disaggregatee meets the construction requirements
set forth in § 27.14, then these requirements will be considered to be
satisfied for both parties. If neither the disaggregator nor the
disaggregatee meets the construction requirements, then both parties will be
subject to the consequences enumerated in § 27.14(g) and (h) for this
failure.
(iii) For licensees holding authorizations for the 600 MHz band, AWS
authorizations in the 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz bands, or the
2000-2020 MHz and 2180-2200 MHz bands, or the 1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz
and 2155-2180 MHz bands, the following rules apply for purposes of
implementing the construction requirements set forth in § 27.14. Each party
to a spectrum disaggregation must individually meet any service-specific
performance requirements (i.e., construction and operation requirements). If
a disaggregator or a disaggregatee fails to meet any service-specific
performance requirements on or before the required date, then the
consequences for this failure shall be those enumerated in § 27.14(q) for
2000-2020 MHz and 2180-2200 MHz licenses, those enumerated in § 27.14(r) for
1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz licenses, those enumerated in § 27.14(s) for
1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz and 2155-2180 MHz licenses, and those
enumerated in § 27.14(t) for 600 MHz band licenses.
[ 62 FR 9658 , Mar. 3, 1997, as amended at 63 FR 68954 , Dec. 14, 1998; 65 FR 3146 , Jan. 20, 2000; 65 FR 57268 , Sept. 21, 2000; 67 FR 45373 , July 9, 2002;
69 FR 5715 , Feb. 6, 2004; 72 FR 48848 , Aug. 24, 2007; 78 FR 8268 , Feb. 5,
2013; 78 FR 50255 , Aug. 16, 2013; 79 FR 596 , Jan. 6, 2014; 79 FR 32412 , June
4, 2014; 79 FR 48537 , Aug. 15, 2014]
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