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May 17, 2018 FACT SHEET* Use of Spectrum Bands Above 24 GHz Third Report and Order, Memorandum Opinion and Order, and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking GN Docket No. 14-177 Background: Prior Commission action in the Spectrum Frontiers proceeding adopted flexible wireless service rules for almost six gigahertz of millimeter wave (mmW) spectrum across five bands and made available seven gigahertz of spectrum for unlicensed use. This item continues the Commission’s efforts in this proceeding to make additional spectrum available for flexible wireless use, which is vital to ensuring continued American leadership in wireless broadband. What the Third Report and Order Would Do: • Allow Upper Microwave Flexible Use Service (UMFUS) licensees to choose a geographic area performance metric, which may be suitable for Internet of Things-type deployments. • Adopt an operability requirement for the 24 GHz band providing that mobile equipment capable of operating on any frequency in this range must be capable of operating on all frequencies in this range. • Provide for sharing of the 24.75-25.25 GHz band by UMFUS and FSS earth stations, including BSS feeder link earth stations. • Establish six 100 megahertz channels as the band plan for the 37-37.6 GHz band (Lower 37 GHz). • Eliminate the pre-auction limit of 1250 megahertz on the amount of mmW spectrum in the 28 GHz, 37 GHz, and 39 GHz bands that an entity can acquire at auction. What the Memorandum Opinion Would Do: • Decline to reconsider adopting geographic area licensing in the Lower 37 GHz band. • Decline to reconsider allocating the 42 GHz band for satellite use. What the Third Further Notice Would Do: • Pursuant to the MOBILE NOW Act, seek further comment on how the 42 GHz band could be used for commercial wireless broadband service, including possibly for unlicensed and/or shared use. • Seek comment on making the 26 GHz band available for flexible fixed and mobile use. • Seek comment on coordination mechanisms in the Lower 37 GHz band between either two or more non-federal entities or between federal and non-federal entities. • Propose rules permitting licensing of individual FSS earth stations in the 50 GHz band using the criteria that applies in the 24.75-25.25 GHz band. * This document is being released as part of a “permit-but-disclose” proceeding. Any presentations or views on the subject expressed to the Commission or its staff, including by email, must be filed in GN Docket No. 14- 177, which may be accessed via the Electronic Comment Filing System (https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs). Before filing, participants should familiarize themselves with the Commission’s ex parte rules, including the general prohibition on presentations (written and oral) on matters listed on the Sunshine Agenda, which is typically released a week prior to the Commission’s meeting. See 47 CFR § 1.1200 et seq. Federal Communications Commission FCC-CIRC1806-01 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Use of Spectrum Bands Above 24 GHz For ) GN Docket No. 14-177 Mobile Radio Services ) ) Amendment of Parts 1, 22, 24, 27, 74, 80, 90, 95, ) WT Docket No. 10-112 and 101 To Establish Uniform License Renewal, ) Discontinuance of Operation, and Geographic ) Partitioning and Spectrum Disaggregation Rules ) and Policies for Certain Wireless Radio Services ) ) THIRD REPORT AND ORDER, MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER, AND THIRD FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING* Adopted: [] Released: [] Comment Date: September 10, 2018 Reply Comment Date: September 28, 2018 By the Commission: TABLE OF CONTENTS Heading Paragraph # I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 1 II. BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................................... 3 III. THIRD REPORT AND ORDER ........................................................................................................... 5 A. Performance Requirements –Geographic Area Metric .................................................................... 5 B. Operability in the 24 GHz Band .................................................................................................... 11 C. 24 GHz FSS Sharing ...................................................................................................................... 16 D. Lower 37 GHz Band Plan .............................................................................................................. 26 E. Mobile Spectrum Holdings ............................................................................................................ 29 IV. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ...................................................................................... 37 A. Licensing Lower 37 GHz ............................................................................................................... 37 B. FSS Allocation in 42-42.5 GHz ..................................................................................................... 41 V. THIRD FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING ........................................................ 47 A. 42-42.5 GHz Band ......................................................................................................................... 47 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 47 *This document is being released as part of a “permit-but-disclose” proceeding. Any presentations or views on the subject expressed to the Commission or its staff, including by email, must be filed in GN Docket No. 14-177, which may be accessed via the Electronic Comment Filing System (https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/). Before filing, participants should familiarize themselves with the Commission’s ex parte rules, including the general prohibition on presentations (written and oral) on matters listed on the Sunshine Agenda, which is typically released a week prior to the Commission’s meeting. See 47 CFR § 1.1200 et seq. Federal Communications Commission FCC-CIRC1806-01 2. Suitability for Mobile and Fixed Use ...................................................................................... 49 3. Licensing, Technical and Service Rules .................................................................................. 54 B. 37-37.6 GHz (Lower 37 GHz Band) – Licensing Frameworks ..................................................... 58 C. 37.0-38.6 GHz (37 GHz band) ....................................................................................................... 74 D. 25.25-27.5 GHz Band (26 GHz Band) ........................................................................................... 79 1. Suitability for Mobile Use ....................................................................................................... 79 2. Spectrum Sharing and Compatibility ...................................................................................... 79 a. Protection of Incumbents .................................................................................................. 81 b. Spectrum Sharing and Compatibility with Other New Services ....................................... 89 3. Licensing the 26 GHz Band .................................................................................................... 89 4. Band Plan ................................................................................................................................ 92 E. 50.4-51.4 GHz Band ...................................................................................................................... 92 VI. PROCEDURAL MATTERS ................................................................................................................ 97 A. Ex Parte Rules – Permit-But-Disclose .......................................................................................... 97 B. Comment Period and Procedures ................................................................................................... 98 C. Regulatory Flexibility Analysis ................................................................................................... 100 D. Paperwork Reduction Analysis .................................................................................................... 102 E. Further Information ...................................................................................................................... 103 VII. ORDERING CLAUSES ................................................................................................................... 104 APPENDIX A – Final Rules APPENDIX B – Final Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis APPENDIX C – Proposed Rules APPENDIX D –Initial Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis APPENDIX E – List of Commenters to 2nd FNPRM APPENDIX F –Petitions for Reconsideration of Spectrum Frontiers Report and Order addressed herein I. INTRODUCTION 1. Today, we continue our efforts to make available millimeter wave (mmW) spectrum, at or above 24 GHz, for fifth-generation (5G) wireless, Internet of Things, and other advanced spectrum- based services. In the Third Report and Order (3rd R&O), we address pending issues regarding FSS sharing and operability in the 24 GHz band, as well as pending issues regarding performance requirements and mobile spectrum holdings policies for the mmW bands authorized for flexible use. With respect to the 37-37.6 GHz