Wireless Roundup Spectrum Management 2006 NSMA Presented by David Meyer May 16, 2006

A Mix of Current Wireless Concerns  Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) Spectrum  Earth Stations on Vessels (ESVs) (IB 02-10)  800 MHz Public Safety Re-Banding Air-Ground Radio Telephone Service  ULS Enhancements “Auto-Term” Deployed Electronic Filing for Pleadings  Part 25/74/101 Coordination Activity  Other Areas of Interest

AWS Spectrum Reallocation Auction #66 - Scheduled to Start June 29, Cannot be completed until $2.6 Billion is raised from the 1,121 licenses.

AWS Incumbents - Impact  2110 – 2150 MHz band Approximately 5,700 fixed microwave paths Common Carriers and Private Industry (including state and local governments)  2150 – 2155 MHz band Approximately 150 licensed site-based protected systems of fixed point-to-multipoint applications  1710 – 1755 MHz band Approximately 2,240 frequency assignments used by 12 different Federal Agencies to support fixed microwave, transportable (or temporary fixed) systems, and both land and aeronautical mobile systems 81%Fixed Microwave 13%Temporary Fixed 6%Land/Aeronautical Mobile

AWS Incumbents – Interference Complexity

AWS Incumbents – Negotiation Process  2110 – 2150 MHz band Follows PCS Process Voluntary Period Eliminated 2-Year Mandatory “Good Faith” Negotiation 3-Years for Public Safety Links (approx 25%)  2150 – 2155 MHz band Relocating to new 2.5 GHZ BRS Band Process still being defined  1710 – 1755 MHz band Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act (CSEA) NTIA estimates cost at $935.5M for all 96% to be relocated within 4 years Transitional sharing process undefined

Earth Stations on Vessels (ESVs) Since Report and Order IB Docket was released January 2005 – 75 C-Band Co-Primary 6.1 GHz Routes and Ports Coordinated for Intelsat – Most major coastal ocean ports and sea routes, plus the Great Lake ports and routes are included – Frequencies limited on coordinations to band edges (5925 – 5929, MHz) – Combined coordinations cover the Eastern & Western seaboards, the Gulf Coast and Great Lakes

Earth Stations on Vessels (ESVs) – Simple Route Palm Beach, FL Coordination by Skjei Telecom, Inc.

Earth Stations on Vessels (ESVs) – Elongated Route Gary, IN – Route Overview Coordination by Skjei Telecom, Inc.

Earth Stations on Vessels (ESVs) – Elongated Route (cont) Gary, IN – Port Detail Coordination by Skjei Telecom, Inc.

800 MHz Public Safety Re-Banding Country is divided into 4 “Waves” of negotiations. First 3 months Voluntary, Second 3 months Mandatory under the following schedule by NPSPAC Region: – Wave 1 – Initiated June 27, 2005 California (Northern), Colorado, NY City area (NY, NJ, & CT), Hawaii, Illinois (except Southern Lake Michigan counties), Indiana (except Southern Lake Michigan counties), New England, Maryland, Northern VA & DC, Nevada, Eastern PA, DE & Southern NJ, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin (except Southern Lake Michigan counties), Southern Lake Michigan (MI, WI, IL, & IN) – Wave 2 – Initiated October 3, 2005 Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (Central & Northeast), West Virginia, Wyoming, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Texas (Central - Austin area), Texas (East – Houston area), Texas (Panhandle, High Plains & Northwest – Lubbock area),Great Lake ports and routes also coordinated

800 MHz Public Safety Re-Banding (cont) – Wave 3 - Initiated January 6, 2006 Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina – Wave 4 – To be Initiated July 3, 2006 (Delayed from April 3, 2006 to allow the resolution of Mexico/Canada border issues) Alaska, Arizona, California (Southern), Michigan, New Mexico, Eastern Upstate NY, Ohio, Western PA, Washington, Texas (West & Central-Midland area), Texas (Southern-San Antonio, area), Western Upstate NY – Based on the Wave 4 Start date – Negotiations Scheduled to be Complete by January 2007

800 MHz – Air-Ground Radio Telephone  Auction #65 started May 10, 2006  As of May 15 th - $4.8M in bids  Bidders: –AC BidCo LLC –Acadia Broadband, L.P. –AMTS Consortium LLC –Intelligent Transportation & Monitoring Wireless –LiveTV, LLC –Space Data Spectrum Holdings, LLC –Unison Spectrum, LLC –Verizon Airfone Inc.

800 MHz – Air-Ground Radio Telephone Freqs Band Plan License Frequency Band (MHz) 1A / B Initial: / After Clearing: / C / D / E / F /

ULS Enhancements  “Auto-Term” Deployed (DA No 06-45) Automatically cancels licenses, locations, and/or frequencies (when applicable) that fail to have timely construction completion, deployment, or extensions filed. Effective February 1, 2006  Electronic Filing for Pleadings Online ULS users can now File and Search for pleadings against specific ULS applications and/or licenses Effective January 31, 2006

Coordination Activity (May ’05 – April ’06) Part 101 Microwave Paths10, % Part 101 – Multiple Address (MAS) % Part 74 Microwave Paths – Auxiliary Broadcast 1, % Part 25 - Earth Station – Temporaries 1, % Part 25 - Earth Station – Permanent Sites % Total14,496 Type # Paths/Sites

Coordination Activity (1 st Qtr ’06 vs 1 st Qtr ‘05) Part 101 Microwave Paths 2,1922, % Part 101 – Multiple Address (MAS) % Part 74 Microwave Paths – Auxiliary Broadcast % Part 25 - Earth Station – Temporaries % Part 25 - Earth Station – Permanent Sites % Total 3,419 3, % Type 1 st Qtr ’05 1 st Qtr ’06 Change

Other Areas of Interest  MHz – Unlicensed Operation (ET )  70/80/90 GHz (WT )  Broadband over Power Lines (ET 04-37, )  Broadband Radio Service (BRS) and Educational Broadband Service (ERS) (WT 03-66)  CARs Style Systems proposed at 2.1 GHz (Trucker TV)  Cellular/Wireless Devices on Airborne Aircraft (WT )  Secondary Market Development (WT )

Other Areas of Interest  FCC Votes for Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau  Intelsat Set To Become Largest Satellite Operator With Acquisition Of Panamsat  Measurement Standards proposed for Digital TV Signals (Dkt No 06-94, FCC No 06-51)  Spectrum Reservations Modified in the 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Service Band  Tougher Privacy Rules (RM-11277, FCC No 06-10)  Ultra-Wideband Transmission Systems (ET )

Other Areas of Interest  Unlicensed Operation in the 5 GHz U-NII Band (ET )  Wireless Service Rules Streamlining (WT )