Julie Zoller Deputy Associate Administrator International Office of Spectrum Management NTIA Unleashing the Wireless Broadband Revolution - The President’s Initiative to Repurpose 500 MHz ECC/CEPT/ECO/CAN/U.S. Spectrum Management Consultation June 12-13, 2012 Karl Nebbia Associate Administrator Office of Spectrum Management NTIA FM48#7-Info 013

2 Presidential Memorandum – 28 June 2010 “This new era in global technology leadership will only happen if there is adequate spectrum available to support the forthcoming myriad of wireless devices, networks, and applications that can drive the new economy.” – President Barack Obama Directed the Department of Commerce, through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), to:  Complete a plan and timetable for making available 500 MHz over 10 years suitable for wireless broadband  Work with Federal Communication Commission (FCC) in this process Fast Track Process as a down payment Office of Management and Budget to provide incentives and assistance to government agencies NTIA to develop a plan to facilitate research, development, testing, and experimentation

Plan and Timetable for 500 MHz “The 10-Year Plan” Plan released 15 Nov 2010 Identified over 2200 MHz below 4.4 GHz for consideration – recently added 195 MHz above 5 GHz Spectrum repurposing focused primarily for exclusive use, but also considered shared and unlicensed Bands offering possibilities will be prioritized for further evaluation Industry remains focused on the MHz band 3 Federal (Fixed/Mobile/Satellit e) MSS Broadcast Auxiliary AWS Federal Meteorologic al AWS MSS Federal (Satellite/Spac e) AWS

Fast Track Band Evaluation To be made available within 5 years  Only geographical sharing considered  Some modification of Federal operations may be required Candidate Bands considered:  MHz  MHz  MHz  and MHz Results: 115 MHz recommended for repurposing  MHz (15 MHz)  MHz (100 MHz) 4

Executing the Ten-year Process – Entrance Evaluation  Possible Relocation Bands MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz  Possible Sharing Bands MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz 5  Unlicensed Use Opportunities MHz MHz

Executing the Ten-year Process: Status Today Detailed analysis report for MHz released March 2012  Determined comparable bands for the various types of operations  Determined a first order cost for relocation  Determined some systems may remain in band thereby resulting federal/industry sharing of the band  NTIA concluded that the entire 95 MHz can be repurposed if several challenges can be overcome Beginning transition planning for repurposing bands Initiating feasibility study on and MHz bands for unlicensed use Working with Industry to find more opportunities for and MHz Fast Track Bands 6

Preliminary Estimated Cost to Relocate Federal Operations from the MHz Band 7 OperationEstimated Cost ($M) Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave186 Military Tactical Radio Relay160 Air Combat Training System4,500 Precision Guided Munitions518 Tracking, Telemetry, and Commanding2,350 Aeronautical Mobile Telemetry3,140 Video Surveillance5,097 Unmanned Aerial Systems1,511 Other DOD Systems364 Total ($M) 17,826 Over 20 federal agencies holding more than 3100 frequency assignments for a host of mission-critical functions

Summary of Challenges 8 Relocation could take 10 years or longer Costs could reach $18 billion Achieving comparable capability for Federal systems (considering incumbent operations in any spectrum selected for relocated Federal operations)  There is little to no spectrum today that is unencumbered  Incumbents will maintain their status.  Relocated systems will need to provide adequate protection Supporting Federal relocation costs  Auction proceeds must exceed expected federal relocation costs Sharing must be a consideration  Spectrum sharing is a vital component  A balanced approach

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (MCTA) Significant spectrum implications Clearing federal spectrum: 15 megahertz of spectrum between 1675 and 1710 MHz  NTIA: Submit a report within one year  FCC: Start auction proceedings within three years Reallocate and auction (FCC) the following:  MHz; MHz  15 MHz of spectrum between MHz  MHz (Need pair (e.g., ))  15 megahertz of contiguous spectrum to be identified by FCC 9

MCTA (continued) Unlicensed use in the 5 GHz band  NTIA: Accomplish a study of the MHz band in 8 months and MHz band in 18 months  FCC: Initiate Part 15 (unlicensed) proceeding within one year for the MHz band FCC: Incentive auctions of broadcast TV spectrum – Report and Order April 2012, Rulemaking this fall Comptroller General: Study on receiver performance/spectrum efficiency within one year Office of Management and Budget: Revise Circular A-11 within six month (consider spectrum value in procurement decisions) 10

MCTA (continued) NTIA: Establish Technical Panel and a Dispute Resolution Board to review Federal transition plans address disputes  Timelines for establishing rules and appointing members  Aimed at better, transparency, coordination and predictability NTIA: Establish nationwide public safety broadband network based on LTE technology  Allocated 22 MHz of 700 MHz for nationwide network New spectrum: MHz and MHz. Existing spectrum: MHz and MHz  First Responder Network Authority, independent entity within NTIA, to deploy and operate the network Holds single public safety license for the nationwide network Form the FirstNet Board by August

Inventory of the Radio Spectrum Federal Spectrum Inventory Report NTIA’s Office of Spectrum Management created inventory reports in response to the President’s Memorandum: Unleashing the Wireless Broadband Revolution:  Federal agency spectrum use 225 MHz to 5 GHz  Available on closed Federal Agency Website as documents still in review process  Not releasable to the public. Reports correspond to U.S. Table of Allocations and include:  Band Introduction  Allocations  Federal Agency Use  Frequency Band Analysis by Application  Planned Use 12

Inventory of the Radio Spectrum Federal Spectrum Inventory Report Click here!

Federal Spectrum Inventory Report 14

Conclusions Growing demand for spectrum to support broadband and Federal requirements Paradigm shift toward sharing Repurposing 210 MHz of spectrum already recommended by NTIA would achieve 40% of President’s 2020 goal of 500 MHz  NTIA continues to work with FCC to study and identify additional bands for repurposing Course is set for a nationwide public safety broadband network led by FirstNet 15

Information Sources for 500 Megahertz Initiative  An Assessment of the Near-Term Viability of Accommodating Wireless Broadband Systems in the MHz, MHz, MHz, and MHz, MHz Bands (Fast-Track Evaluation) Plan and Timetable to Make Available 500 Megahertz of Spectrum for Wireless Broadband. (Ten-Year Plan) First and Second Interim Progress Reports on Ten-Year Plan An Assessment of the Viability of Accommodating Wireless Broadband in the 1755 – 1850 MHz Band 16