CellBlox Acquisitions, LLC

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

CellBlox Acquisitions, LLC

Address

Attention:	Amir Ameli
Street Address:	4000 International Parkway
P.O. Box:
City:	Carrollton
State:	TX
Zip Code:	75007
Country:	United States
E-Mail Address:	[email protected]

Best Contact

Give the following information of person who can best handle inquiries pertaining to this application:   Last Name: Ameli First Name: Amir Title: RF System & Engineering Manager, Phone Number: 9722770775

Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary: Contraband cellphone use is among the highest public safety issues for the Department of Corrections (DoC) and CellBlox Acquisitions, LLC aka Securus Technologies has been contracted to test and deploy Managed Access Systems (MAS) to combat this problem. This STA is necessary to support expedited testing of new antenna types and locations as well as new software to support LTE, GSM, UMTS and CDMA that incorporates more advanced support for white listing, improved stability and other urgently needed features. Test results are needed to support long term carrier spectrum leases, which will replace this STA upon system acceptance.

Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

The purpose of operation under this STA is to demonstrate acceptable deployment, tuning, testing and operations of the Securus Managed Access System, to include the third generation (Gen3) system including support for detection, capture and lock for LTE, GSM, UMTS and CDMA with advanced support for white listing and other advanced cellular call management features and technologies.

Information

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

Requested Period of Operation

Operation Start Date:	11/01/2021
Operation End Date:	05/01/2022

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
Cellblox Acquisitions, LLC	MAS-G3-01	1	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):	Amir Ameli
Title of Applicant (if any):	RF System & Engineering Sr. Manager
Date:	2021-10-13 00:00:00.0

Station Location

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Edgefield	South Carolina	North  33  45  30	West  81  55  1

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?   No (a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:   (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   (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:

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	617.00000000-652.00000000 MHz	FX	20.000000 W N/A			G7W

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	729.00000000-805.00000000 MHz	FX	20.000000 W N/A			G7W

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
Modified	851.00000000-896.00000000 MHz	FX	20.000000 W N/A			G7W

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	1930.00000000-1995.00000000 MHz	FX	20.000000 W N/A			G7W

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
Modified	2110.00000000-2170.00000000 MHz	FX	20.000000 W N/A			G7W

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2350.00000000-2360.00000000 MHz	FX	20.000000 W N/A			G7W

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2570.00000000-2650.00000000 MHz	FX	20.000000 W N/A			G7W

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