Has anyone done this yet? It’s a long, nasty form and requires you to pay $435
for the privilege of filing with the FCC! Really?? This should have been
stopped in its tracks by the NWS before it got to this point.
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> On May 30, 2018, at 11:30 AM, Gregory Grosshans <Gregory.Grosshans@xxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> FYI, I believe the following is from the National Weather Association:
>
> Do you have a NOAAPort Dish? Is it Registered?
> The FCC is looking at the possibility of using the 3.7–4.2 GHz band,
> currently used for NOAAPort transmissions, for a broader range of services
> including wireless broadband.
>
> Receive-only Fixed-satellite Service (FSS) and Fixed Service (FS) sites are
> not required to register with the FCC. For this reason, it is unknown how
> many existing sites are receiving data using this frequency. Without this
> information, it is difficult to assess the impacts of expanding services in
> the 3.7–4.2 GHz frequency band.
>
> To understand the current landscape, the International Bureau opened a 90-day
> filing window for applications to license or register existing earth stations
> in the 3.7–4.2 GHz band. Stations that were constructed and operational as of
> April 19, 2018, may file. The filing window closes on July 18, 2018.
> Applicants must file electronically through IBFS
> <http://licensing.fcc.gov/myibfs/> on FCC Form 312 Main Form and Form 312
> Schedule B <https://transition.fcc.gov/Forms/Form312/312Fill.pdf>, remit the
> statutory application filing fee, and provide any additional information
> required by applicable rules. See the last few paragraphs of the notice
> (linked below) for details.
>
>
>
> Using IBFS link under FILE contains site instructions. The red box indicates
> the link to create the FRN.
>
> The Bureau also placed a temporary freeze on applications for new or modified
> FSS earth stations and fixed microwave stations in this band.
>
> For our NWS members, please note that the NWS is in the process of
> registering their antennas.
>
> More information is contained in the FCC Public Notice DA-18-398
> <https://www.fcc.gov/document/bureaus-announce-freeze-and-limited-filing-window-37-42-ghz-band>.
>
>
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