Letter PSST

0004-EX-ST-2011 Text Documents

Alcatel-Lucent

2011-01-28ELS_112868

         Public Safety                                                                       1101 K Street, NW, Suite 8100
                                                                                                   Washington, DC 20005
         Spectrum Trust                                                                                      www.psst.org



January 24, 2011

Marlene H. Dortch
Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, SW
Room TWA325
Washington, DC 20554


Re:      Application of Alcatel-Lucent for Temporary Spectrum Use


Dear Ms. Dortch:

       The Public Safety Spectrum Trust Corporation (“PSST”) hereby provides its
consent to Alcatel-Lucent’s application for an experimental special temporary
authority (“Experimental STA”) regarding its proposed temporary operation in the
PSST’s 700 MHz band spectrum to demonstrate Long Term Evolution (“LTE”)
equipment in Las Vegas, Nevada for use at the International Wireless
Communications Expo (“IWCE”) 2011 Conference between March 5, 2011 and
March 12, 2011, as described in more detail below. The PSST understands that the
demonstration operation planned would conform to the following parameters:

1) Operation will be confined to the immediate vicinity of the City of Las Vegas,
Nevada. The equipment would include a base station and associated antennae
located at the demonstration site, along-with a small number of portable units
operating at no more than 1 mile from the base site.

2) Alcatel-Lucent will request authority from the FCC to operate over the 763-
768/793-798 MHz band, which is currently licensed on a nationwide basis to the PSST
as part of the 700 MHz Public Safety Broadband License.

3) Operation will occur between March 5, 2011, and March 12, 2011, allowing time
during that period for setup and testing, demonstrations, and teardown.

4) We understand that Alcatel-Lucent has analyzed information from the FCC’s license
databases and has determined that the proposed operation would not interfere or
create a significant potential for interference with any public safety operations in the
700 MHz band. Alcatel-Lucent has also told us that they found no active public safety
licenses authorized to operate in the Nevada area on frequencies which are co-
channel to those proposed in the STA request.

          American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)  American Hospital Association (AHA)
 Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International (APCO) Forestry Conservation Communications Association (FCCA)
                     International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)  International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)
               International City/County Management Association (ICMA)  International Municipal Signal Association (IMSA)
          National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO)  National Association of State 9-1-1 Administrators (NASNA)
                 National Emergency Management Association (NEMA)  National Emergency Number Association (NENA)
        National Fraternal Order of Police (NFOP)  National Governors Association (NGA)  National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA)


       Given the above information, the PSST concurs with Alcatel-Lucent’s
proposed operation on certain frequencies currently licensed to the PSST as part of
the 700 MHz Public Safety Broadband License for purposes of demonstrating LTE
equipment at the IWCE 2011 Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

       We make note of the fact that Motorola Solutions, Inc. (“Motorola Solutions”)
has indicated they intend to ask for an Experimental STA to operate over the 763-
768/793-798 MHz band at the IWCE 2011 Conference in Las Vegas from March 7-12,
2011. At their request, we have issued a similar letter of consent to Motorola
Solutions for their proposed use of the spectrum licensed to the PSST. As discussed,
we understand that Alcatel-Lucent will work with the Motorola Solutions engineers
and the FCC to address any potential interference issues between Alcatel-Lucent
and Motorola Solutions.

      This consent is subject to the PSST’s ongoing ability to monitor any operations
and use of the PSST’s licensed spectrum.

Respectfully submitted,



Chief Harlin R. McEwen
Chairman
Public Safety Spectrum Trust Corporation
(607) 227-1664
chiefhrm@pubsaf.com


cc:   Michael McMenamin, Alcatel-Lucent
      Stuart Overby, Motorola Solutions, Inc.



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Document Modified: 2011-01-24 19:56:11

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