CCO Fiberlink, LLC

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

CCO Fiberlink, LLC

Address

Attention:	Colleen King
Street Address:	12405 Powerscourt Drive
P.O. Box:	63131
City:	St. Louis
State:	MO
Zip Code:	20003
Country:
E-Mail Address:	[email protected]

Best Contact

Give the following information of person who can best handle inquiries pertaining to this application:   Last Name: King First Name: Colleen Title: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Phone Number: 202-621-1921

Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary: CCO Fiberlink (Charter) requires an STA to conduct testing in the 28 GHz band.

Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

Charter seeks to test and evaluate millimeter wave coverage and capacity performance in anticipation of 5G wireless development. The proposed operations will advance Charter’s understanding of 5G technology and network potential in the millimeter wave bands and will advance the potential deployment of 5G fixed and mobile services.

Information

Callsign:	WL9XWF
Class of Station:	FX
Nature of Service:	Experimental

Requested Period of Operation

Operation Start Date:	10/13/2017
Operation End Date:	04/11/2018

Manufacturer

List below transmitting equipment to be installed (if experimental, so state) if additional rows are required, please submit equipment list as an exhibit:
Manufacturer	Model Number	No. Of Units	Experimental
Ericsson	See Attachment	25	Yes

Certification

Neither the applicant nor any other party to the application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. The applicant hereby waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the prvious use of the same, whether by license or otherwise, and requests authorization in accordance with this application. (See Section 304 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.) The applicant acknowledges that all statements made in this application and attached exhibits are considered material representations, and that all the exhibits part hereof and are incorporated herein as if set out in full in this application; undersigned certifies that all statements in this application are true, complete and correct to the best of his/her knowledge and belief and are made in good faith. Applicant certifies that construction of the station would NOT be an action which is likely to have a significant environmental effect. See the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR1.1301-1.1319.

Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):	Craig Cowden
Title of Applicant (if any):	SVP Wireless Technology
Date:	2017-09-19 00:00:00.0

Station Location

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Clarksville	Tennessee	North  36  31  21	West  87  21  14		1.00

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   No Exhibit submitted:   No (a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:   (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   (c) Orientation in vertical plane:   Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building?   Yes (a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:   10.70 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   143.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   4.20 (d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: 30 ft utility poles, 40 ft trees in immediate vicinity

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	27.50000000-28.35000000 GHz	FX	794.400000 mW 121.600000 W	P	0.00010000 %	800MD7D	256QAM,64QAM,16QAM,QPSK
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Clarksville	Tennessee	North  36  34  54	West  87  24  25		1.00

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   No Exhibit submitted:   No (a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:   (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   (c) Orientation in vertical plane:   Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building?   Yes (a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:   10.70 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   154.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   4.50 (d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: 80 ft trees in vicinity

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	27.50000000-28.35000000 GHz	FX	794.400000 mW 121.600000 W	P	0.00010000 %	800MD7D	256QAM,64QAM,16QAM,QPSK
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Clarksville	Tennessee	North  36  33  54	West  87  21  30		1.00

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   No Exhibit submitted:   No (a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:   (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   (c) Orientation in vertical plane:   Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building?   Yes (a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:   10.70 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   121.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   8.10 (d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: 30 ft utility pole, 50 ft tree nearby

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	27.50000000-28.35000000 GHz	FX	794.400000 mW 121.600000 W	P	0.00010000 %	800MD7D	256QAM,64QAM,16QAM,QPSK
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Clarksville	Tennessee	North  36  32  43	West  87  24  31		1.00

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   No Exhibit submitted:   No (a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:   (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   (c) Orientation in vertical plane:   Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building?   Yes (a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:   10.70 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   173.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   3.70 (d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: 30 ft utility pole, 70 ft trees nearby

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	27.50000000-28.35000000 GHz	FX	794.400000 mW 121.600000 W	P	0.00010000 %	800MD7D	256QAM,64QAM,16QAM,QPSK
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Clarksville	Tennessee	North  36  34  49	West  87  25  24		1.00

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   No Exhibit submitted:   No (a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:   (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   (c) Orientation in vertical plane:   Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building?   Yes (a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:   10.70 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   169.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   3.50 (d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: 30 ft utility poles, 40 ft trees in immediate vicinity

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	27.50000000-28.35000000 GHz	FX	794.400000 mW 121.600000 W	P	0.00010000 %	800MD7D	256QAM,64QAM,16QAM,QPSK
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Clarksville	Tennessee	North  36  31  38	West  87  21  41		1.00

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   No Exhibit submitted:   No (a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:   (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   (c) Orientation in vertical plane:   Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building?   Yes (a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:   10.70 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   149.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   5.10 (d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: 4 story building across street

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	27.50000000-28.35000000 GHz	FX	794.400000 mW 121.600000 W	P	0.00010000 %	800MD7D	256QAM,64QAM,16QAM,QPSK
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Clarksville	Tennessee	North  36  31  45	West  87  21  8		1.00

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   No Exhibit submitted:   No (a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:   (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   (c) Orientation in vertical plane:   Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building?   Yes (a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:   10.70 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   150.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   4.70 (d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: 4 story building across street, 60 ft trees

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	27.50000000-28.35000000 GHz	FX	794.400000 mW 121.600000 W	P	0.00010000 %	800MD7D	256QAM,64QAM,16QAM,QPSK
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Clarksville	Tennessee	North  36  33  44	West  87  23  27		1.00

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   No Exhibit submitted:   No (a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:   (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   (c) Orientation in vertical plane:   Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building?   Yes (a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:   10.70 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   166.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   5.20 (d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: 60 ft trees in vicinity

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	27.50000000-28.35000000 GHz	FX	794.400000 mW 121.600000 W	P	0.00010000 %	800MD7D	256QAM,64QAM,16QAM,QPSK
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Clarksville	Tennessee	North  36  34  10	West  87  21  52		1.00

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   No Exhibit submitted:   No (a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:   (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   (c) Orientation in vertical plane:   Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building?   Yes (a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:   10.70 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   158.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   7.40 (d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: 50 ft trees in vicinity

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	27.50000000-28.35000000 GHz	FX	794.400000 mW 121.600000 W	P	0.00010000 %	800MD7D	256QAM,64QAM,16QAM,QPSK
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Clarksville	Tennessee	North  36  31  44	West  87  21  29		1.00

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   No Exhibit submitted:   No (a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:   (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   (c) Orientation in vertical plane:   Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building?   Yes (a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:   10.70 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   150.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   5.00 (d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: 150 ft steeple across street

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	27.50000000-28.35000000 GHz	FX	794.400000 mW 121.600000 W	P	0.00010000 %	800MD7D	256QAM,64QAM,16QAM,QPSK
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Clarksville	Tennessee	North  36  32  12	West  87  21  19		1.00

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   No Exhibit submitted:   No (a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:   (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   (c) Orientation in vertical plane:   Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building?   Yes (a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:   10.70 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   147.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   5.50 (d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: 150 ft steeple across street

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	27.50000000-28.35000000 GHz	FX	794.400000 mW 121.600000 W	P	0.00010000 %	800MD7D	256QAM,64QAM,16QAM,QPSK
	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Clarksville	Tennessee	North  36  31  58	West  87  21  6		1.00

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   No Exhibit submitted:   No (a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:   (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   (c) Orientation in vertical plane:   Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building?   Yes (a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:   10.70 (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   148.00 (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   5.00 (d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft: 150 ft steeple across street

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	27.50000000-28.35000000 GHz	FX	794.400000 mW 121.600000 W	P	0.00010000 %	800MD7D	256QAM,64QAM,16QAM,QPSK

70008