§ 27.601   Authority and coordination requirements.

   (a) Subject to the provisions of § 27.2(b), a Guard Band licensee may allow a
   spectrum lessee, pursuant to a spectrum lease arrangement under part 1,
   subpart  X  of  this chapter, to construct and operate stations at any
   available site within the licensed area and on any channel for which the
   Guard  Band  licensee  is licensed, provided such stations comply with
   Commission Rules and coordination requirements.

   (b) Subject to the provisions of § 27.2(b), a Guard Band licensee may allow a
   spectrum lessee, pursuant to a spectrum lease arrangement under part 1,
   subpart  X  of  this  chapter, to delete, move or change the operating
   parameters of any of the user's stations that are covered under the Guard
   Band licensee's authorization without prior Commission approval, provided
   such stations comply with Commission Rules and coordination requirements.

   (c) Frequency coordination. (1) A Guard Band licensee, or a spectrum lessee
   operating  at 775-776 MHz and 805-806 MHz pursuant to a spectrum lease
   arrangement  under  § § 1.9030  and  1.9035 of this chapter, must notify
   Commission-recognized public safety frequency coordinators for the 700 MHz
   Public  Safety  band and adjacent-area Guard Band licensees within one
   business day after the licensee or the spectrum lessee has:

   (i) Coordinated a new station or modification of an existing station; or

   (ii)  Filed  an application for an individual station license with the
   Commission.

   (2) The notification required in paragraph (c)(1) of this section must
   include, at a minimum—

   (i) The frequency or frequencies coordinated;

   (ii) Antenna location and height;

   (iii) Type of emission;

   (iv) Effective radiated power;

   (v) A description of the service area, date of coordination, and user name
   or, in the alternative, a description of the type of operation.

   (3) In the event a licensee partitions its service area or disaggregates its
   spectrum, it is required to submit the notification required in paragraph
   (c)(1) of this section to other Guard Band licensees in the same geographic
   area.

   (4) Entities coordinated by a Guard Band licensee, or a spectrum lessee
   operating pursuant to a spectrum lease arrangement under § § 1.9030 and 1.9035
   of this chapter, must wait at least 10 business days after the notification
   required in paragraph (c)(1) of this section before operating under the
   license.

   (d) Where a deletion, move or change authorized under paragraph (b) of this
   section constitutes a discontinuance, reduction, or impairment of service
   under § 27.66 or where discontinuance, reduction or impairment of service
   results from an involuntary act subject to § 27.66(a), the licensee must
   comply with the notification and authorization requirements set forth in
   that section.

   [ 72 FR 27712 , May 16, 2007, as amended at  72 FR 48853 , Aug. 24, 2007]

   return arrow Back to Top