Request for Confidential Treatment and Exhibits A and B PUBLIC

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Date:                    April  3,  2015  
Subject:                 Public  and  Redacted  Version  of  Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  and  
                         Complementary  Exhibits  
FCC  File  Number:       0377-­EX-­ST-­2015  
Call  Sign:              WH9XYD  
  
  
To  Whom  It  May  Concern:  

         Google  Inc.  (Google),  pursuant  to  5  U.S.C.  §  552  and  Sections  0.457  and  0.459  of  the  
Commission's  Rules,  47  C.F.R.  §§  0.457,  0.459,  hereby  requests  that  certain  information  
complementary  to  its  above-­referenced  extension  of  Special  Temporary  Authority  (STA  
Extension)  be  treated  as  confidential  and  not  subject  to  public  inspection.    The  designated  
information  constitutes  confidential  and  proprietary  information  that,  if  subject  to  public  
disclosure,  would  cause  significant  commercial,  economic,  and  competitive  harm.    As  
described  below,  Google’s  request  satisfies  the  standards  for  grant  of  such  requests  set  forth  
in  Sections  0.457  and  0.459  of  the  Commission’s  Rules.  

         In  accordance  with  Section  0.459(b)  and  in  support  of  this  request,  Google  provides  
the  following  information:  
  
  
1.       Identification  of  the  Information  for  Which  Confidential  Treatment  is  Sought:  
  
         Google’s  request  for  confidential  treatment  is  limited  to  the  following  information  that  
has  been  redacted  from  the  STA  Extension  and  complementary  exhibits.    Google  does  not  
seek  to  withhold  from  public  inspection  information  in  the  STA  Extension  necessary  for  
interference  mitigation,  including  applicant  name,  contact  information,  test  location,  frequency,  
output  power,  effective  radiated  power,  emission  characteristics  and  modulation.  
           
         Exhibit  A  -­  Narrative  Statement:  
  
         Google  requests  confidential  treatment  of  the  following  underlined  text  from  Exhibit  A  
         that  contains  confidential  and  proprietary  information  regarding  the  proposed  
         tests/experiments:  
  
                     Consistent  with  the  standards  set  forth  in  Section  5.61  of  the  Federal  
             Communications  Commission’s  (FCC’s  or  Commission’s)  Rules,  47  C.F.R.  §  5.61,  
             Google  Inc.  (Google)  outlines  below  its  need  for  the  requested  extension  of  Special  
             Temporary  Authority  (STA  Extension)  and  the  compelling  reasons  why  
             0377-­EX-­ST-­2015  should  be  granted  expeditiously.  




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                       Google  requests  that  the  STA  Extension  be  granted  for  a  period  of  180  days.  
             The  STA  Extension  is  needed  for  continued  testing  of  [REDACTED].1   ​  ​Among  other  
             parameters,  Google  will  continue  to  evaluate  [REDACTED].  
                         
                       Consistent  with  0842-­EX-­ST-­2014  (Call  Sign  WH9XYD),  testing  will  continue  
             to  [REDACTED].    Google  may  conduct  [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].  
             [REDACTED]  will  automatically  disable  any  transmitter  [REDACTED]  under  the  
             STA  Extension  if  the  [REDACTED]  exits  the  test  area  covered  by  the  STA  
             Extension.     
                         
                       Google  will  continue  to  test  [REDACTED].    The  equipment  used  will  include  
             [REDACTED].​    ​Each  [REDACTED]  radio  will  continue  to  have  [REDACTED].    Each  
             [REDACTED]  radio  will  continue  to  be  operated  with  [REDACTED].    Google  will  
             continue  to  operate  the  [REDACTED].    In  some  tests,  [REDACTED].     
                           
                           Google  has  been  conducting  similar  tests  under  the  existing  grant  of  
             special  temporary  authority,  and  no  disruptions  have  been  noted.    Grant  of  this  STA  
             Extension  likewise  will  not  adversely  impact  any  authorized  user  of  RF  spectrum  for  
             the  reasons  stated  below.     
                         
                       Antenna  Specifications:    ​Google  will  continue  to  use  [REDACTED].2   
             Google​  ​also  will  continue  to  [REDACTED].     
                         
                       Protection  of  specific  users:  ​Google’s  continued  operations  will  not  cause  
             harmful  interference  to  other  users  of  the  millimeter  wave  bands.    We  discuss  each  
             set  of  users  below.     
                         
                       Commercial  millimeter  wave  band  users:  ​Consistent  with  the  analysis  
             submitted  with  0842-­EX-­ST-­2014,  neither  [REDACTED]  nor  [REDACTED]  will  pose  
             a  risk  of  harmful  interference  to  millimeter  wave  links.3      
                         
                       Additionally,  Google’s  test  site  is  well  off-­axis  or  separated  physically  and/or  
             spectrally  from  other  millimeter  wave  facilities.4     This  physical  and  spectral  
             separation  reinforces  that  Google’s  operations  will  continue  to  pose  no  material  risk  
             of  harmful  interference  to  other  commercial  millimeter  wave  link  users  and  will  


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    In  general,  the  minimum  antenna  gain  required  is  50  dBi.    47  C.F.R.    §101.115.    However,  antenna  gains  
of  as  low  as  43  dBi  are  permitted  if  the  operator  employs  a  proportional  reduction  in  power.    ​See​  47  C.F.R.  
§101.115  n.15.  (“Antenna  gain  less  than  50  dBi  (but  greater  than  or  equal  to  43  dBi)  is  permitted  only  with  a  
proportional  reduction  in  maximum  authorized  EIRP  in  a  ratio  of  2  dB  of  power  per  1  dB  of  gain,  so  that  the  
maximum  allowable  EIRP  (in  dBW)  for  antennas  of  less  than  50  dBi  gain  becomes  +55-­2(50–G),  where  G  is  
the  antenna  gain  in  dBi.”).  
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    ​See​  File  No.  0842-­EX-­ST-­2014,  Exhibit  C,​  ​Technical  Declaration  at  ¶¶  5,  12-­15,  17-­37,  Appendix  1.  
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    ​See  id.​  at  Appendix  1.  
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          continue  to  pose  no  material  signal-­to-­noise  loss  for  other  authorized  spectrum  
          users.    
                     
                   International  users:  ​Because​  ​the  test  site  is  more  than  700  kilometers  away  
          from  U.S.  borders,  no  international  coordination  is  required.     
                       
                   Federal  users:​  Google  continues  to  be  prepared  to  coordinate  with  the  
          National  Telecommunications  and  Information  Administration  to  ensure  that  federal  
          operations  in  the  band  do  not  experience  harmful  interference.    In  particular,  Google  
          has  a  coordination  agreement  in  place  with  the  National  Radio  Astronomy  
          Observatory  to  ensure  that  its  operations  do  not  cause  interference  to  radio  
          astronomy  observations  at  its  Owens  Valley  location.  
                     
                   Google  will  continue  to  have  the  ability  to  [REDACTED].    First,  
          [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].    Second,  [REDACTED].    Third,  the  [REDACTED].    
                     
                   Finally,  Google  has  already  been  conducting  similar  tests  in  this  area  under  
          a  grant  of  special  temporary  authority,  and  no  disruptions  have  been  noted.  
    
         
       Exhibit  B  -­  Technical  Information:  
  
       Google  requests  confidential  treatment  of  the  following  underlined  text  from  Exhibit  B  
       that  contain  confidential  and  proprietary  information  regarding  the  proposed  
       tests/experiments:  
         
          Applicant  Name: Google  Inc.  
          Applicant  FRN:      0016069502  
    
  
          Legal  Contact  Details  

            Name  of  Contact             Aparna  Sridhar  
            Contact  Details              Counsel  
                                          25  Massachusetts  Avenue  NW,  Ninth  Floor  
                                          Washington  DC  20001  
    
  
  
  
  
  

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       Technical  Contact  Details  

        Name  of  Contact                  Jeff  Gilbert  
        Contact  Details                   1600  Amphitheatre  Parkway  
                                           Mountain  View,  CA  94043  
                                           Phone:  (650)  933-­7471  
                                           Email:  jegilbert@google.com  
    
       [REDACTED]  Transmitter  Equipment  and  Station  Details  

        Equipment                                    [REDACTED]  
        Number  of  Terminals                        [REDACTED]  
        Areas  of  Operation                         Operation  not  to  exceed  100  km  from  the  
                                                     following  geographic  centerpoint:    

                                                          ● 40°  53’  55”  N,  117°  48’  16”  W  
    
        Frequency  Range                                                     High  (MHz)            Low  (MHz)  
        [REDACTED]                                                               75790                  75210  
        [REDACTED]                                                               84790                  84210  
        [REDACTED]                                                               85790                  85210  
    
        Radio                 Modulation   Emission   Bandwidth   Maximum   Maximum  
                                           Designator             Power  Out   EIRP  
        [REDACTED]               Digital          580MD1D            580  MHz         0.631  W        41  dBW  
                                                                                     with  43  dBi   with  43  dBi  
                                                                                      antenna         antenna  
                                                                                      0.200  W        31  dBW  
                                                                                     with  38  dBi   with  38  dBi  
                                                                                      antenna         antenna  
        [REDACTED]​a             Digital          60M0D1D             60  MHz         0.631  W        41  dBW  
                                                                                     with  43  dBi   with  43  dBi  
                                                                                      antenna         antenna  
                                                                                      0.200  W        31  dBW  
                                                                                     with  38  dBi   with  38  dBi  
                                                                                      antenna         antenna  
           a​
              ​This  transmitter  will  operate  within  the  broader  frequency  ranges  described  above  in  the  
           “Frequency  Range/Tolerance”  table.  
  

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          Antenna  Details                        [REDACTED]  
          Type                                    [REDACTED]  
          Quantity                                [REDACTED]​b    
          Gain                                    43  dBi    
          Beam  Width  at  Half-­Power  Point     1.2  degrees  
          Orientation  in  Horizontal  Plane      N/A  
          Orientation  in  Vertical  Plane        N/A  
  
          Antenna  Details                        [REDACTED]  
          Type                                    [REDACTED]  
          Quantity                                [REDACTED]​b  
          Gain                                    38  dBi  
          Beam  Width  at  Half-­Power  Point     2  degrees  
          Orientation  in  Horizontal  Plane      N/A  
          Orientation  in  Vertical  Plane        N/A  
  
          Antenna  Details                        [REDACTED]  
          Type                                    [REDACTED]  
          Quantity                                [REDACTED]​b  
          Gain                                    43  dBi  
          Beam  Width  at  Half-­Power  Point     1.2  degrees  
          Orientation  in  Horizontal  Plane      N/A  
          Orientation  in  Vertical  Plane        N/A    
             b​  ​
                [REDACTED].  
  
       
       
       
       
       


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         Equipment                                         [REDACTED]  
         Number  of  Terminals                             [REDACTED]  
         Areas  of  Operation                              Not  to  exceed  100  km  from  the  following  
                                                           geographic  centerpoint:    

                                                                 ● 40°  53’  55”  N,  117°  48’  16”  W  
  
         Frequency  Range                                                  High  (MHz)             Low  (MHz)  
         [REDACTED]                                                            75790                  75210  
         [REDACTED]                                                            84790                  84210  
         [REDACTED]                                                            85790                  85210  
    
         Radio                  Modulation   Emission   Bandwidth   Maximum   Maximum  
                                            Designator              Power  Out   EIRP  
         [REDACTED]                 Digital        580MD1D             580  MHz          1.585  W        55  dBW  
         [REDACTED]​c               Digital        60M0D1D             60  MHz           1.585  W        55  dBW  
            c  ​
             This  transmitter  will  operate  within  the  broader  frequency  ranges  described  above  in  the  
            “Frequency  Range/Tolerance”  table.  
  
         Antenna  Details                                [REDACTED]  
         Type                                            [REDACTED]  
         Quantity                                        [REDACTED]  
         Gain                                            53  dBi    
         Beam  Width  at  Half-­Power  Point             0.37  degrees  
         Orientation  in  Horizontal  Plane              N/A  
         Orientation  in  Vertical  Plane                N/A  
    
     
        [REDACTED]  
  
        [REDACTED]  
  
  
  


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2.       Identification  of  the  Commission  proceeding  in  which  the  information  was  
         submitted  or  a  description  of  the  circumstances  giving  rise  to  the  submission.  
  
          The  above-­referenced  Exhibits  were  submitted  to  the  Commission  in  support  of  the  
STA  Extension.    These  Exhibits  were  filed  with  the  Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology  on  
April  3,  2015.    For  additional  information,  please  see  0377-­EX-­ST-­2015.    
  
  
3.        Explanation  of  the  degree  to  which  the  information  is  commercial  or  financial  or  
          contains  a  trade  secret  or  is  privileged.     
  
          The  information  requested  to  be  kept  confidential  has  significant  commercial  value.  
The  details  of  the  STA  Extension  tests/experiments  may  include  trade  secret  information.  
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The  Commission  has  clarified  that  confidential  treatment  should  be  afforded  to  trade  secrets.   
Google’s  tests/experiments  and  proprietary  wireless  applications  using  particular  radio  
frequency  equipment  represent  a  “secret  commercially  valuable  plan”  within  the  meaning  of  a  
trade  secret  as  recognized  by  the  Commission.    
            
          In  addition,  agreements  entered  into  between  Google  and  the  parties  that  provided  
equipment  for  testing  or  will  provide  analysis  of  test  results  require  that  confidential  
information  of  the  parties  be  held  in  strict  confidence,  and  that  such  information  not  be  
disclosed  to  any  third  party  (with  limited  exceptions  not  applicable  to  this  request).    The  
manufacturer  name  and  model  number  constitutes  confidential  trade  secrets,  technical  
information,  and  business  information  under  the  agreements.  
            
            
4.        Explanation  of  the  degree  to  which  the  information  concerns  a  service  that  is  
          competitive.    
  
          The  services  and  technologies  that  are  the  subject  of  this  STA  Extension  have  not  yet  
been  fully  developed  but  are  expected  to  lead  to  material  developments  in  markets  subject  to  
competition  from  multiple  U.S.  and  non-­U.S.  third  parties.    
  
            
5.        Explanation  of  how  disclosure  of  the  information  could  result  in  substantial  
          competitive  harm.     
  
          The  technology  under  development  is  highly  sensitive  and  confidential  in  nature.    The  
release  of  such  information  would  provide  valuable  insight  into  Google’s  technology  
innovations  and  potential  business  plans  and  strategies.    Public  disclosure  would  jeopardize  
the  value  of  the  technology  under  examination  by  enabling  others  to  utilize  Google’s  
information  to  develop  similar  products  in  a  similar  time  frame.     
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     ​Examination  of  Current  Policy  Concerning  the  Treatment  of  Confidential  Information  Submitted  to  the  
Commission​    ,  Report  and  Order,  GC  Docket  No.  96-­55,  at  para.  3,  (released  Aug.  4,  1998)  (defining  “trade  
secrets”  for  purpose  of  Commission  rules  on  confidential  treatment).  
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6.      Identification  of  any  measures  taken  by  the  requesting  party  to  prevent  
        unauthorized  disclosure.  
  
        Google  has  taken  steps  to  keep  confidential  the  information  set  forth  in  the  confidential  
exhibits  by  limiting  the  number  of  people  involved  in  the  tests/experiments  to  only  those  on  a  
“need  to  know”  basis,  and  will  require  any  third  parties  involved  in  the  analysis  execute  robust  
nondisclosure  agreements.  
  
  
7.      Identification  of  whether  the  information  is  available  to  the  public  and  the  extent  
        of  any  previous  disclosures  of  the  information  to  any  third  parties.  
  
        The  information  contained  in  the  confidential  exhibits  is  not  available  to  the  public,  and  
has  only  been  disclosed  to  third  parties  pursuant  to  the  restrictive  safeguards  described  
above.  
          
        Google  voluntarily  provides  the  information  to  the  Commission  at  this  time  with  the  
expectation  that  it  will  be  treated  confidentially  in  accordance  with  the  Commission's  rules.  
See  Critical  Mass  Energy  Project  v.  Nuclear  Regulatory  Comm’n​,  975  F.2d  871,  879  (D.C.  
Cir.  1992)  (commercial  information  provided  on  a  voluntary  basis  “is  ‘confidential’  for  the  
purpose  of  Freedom  of  Information  Act  (FOIA)  Exemption  4  if  it  is  of  a  kind  that  would  
customarily  not  be  released  to  the  public  by  the  person  from  whom  it  was  obtained.”)  
  
  
8.      Justification  of  the  requested  period  of  confidentiality.    
  
        Google  expects  that  confidential  treatment  will  be  necessary  for  the  length  of  the  
proposed  experiment  and  thereafter  in  order  to  protect  its  evolving  business  and  technology  
strategies.  
  
  
9.      Any  other  information  that  would  be  useful  in  assessing  whether  this  request  
        should  be  submitted.  
     
        The  information  subject  to  this  request  for  confidentiality  should  not  be  made  available  
for  public  disclosure  at  any  time.    There  is  nothing  material  that  public  review  of  this  
information  would  add  to  the  Commission’s  analysis  of  Google’s  request  for  an  experimental  
authorization.    
          
        Moreover,  public  disclosure  of  the  sensitive  information  in  the  confidential  exhibits  to  
the  STA  Extension  after  the  Commission  has  ruled  on  the  Request  for  Confidentiality  is  not  
necessary  for  the  Commission  to  fulfill  its  regulatory  responsibilities.     
  
  


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       Consistent  with  47  C.F.R.  §  0.459(d)(l),  Google  requests  notification  if  release  of  the  
information  subject  to  this  request  is  requested  pursuant  to  the  FOIA  or  otherwise,  so  that  
Google  may  have  an  opportunity  to  oppose  grant  of  any  such  request.  
  
Sincerely  yours,  

                            
Aparna  Sridhar  
  




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                               EXHIBIT  A  –  NARRATIVE  STATEMENT  
                                                           
        Consistent  with  the  standards  set  forth  in  Section  5.61  of  the  Federal  Communications  
Commission’s  (FCC’s  or  Commission’s)  Rules,  47  C.F.R.  §  5.61,  Google  Inc.  (Google)  
outlines  below  its  need  for  the  requested  extension  of  Special  Temporary  Authority  (STA  
Extension)  and  the  compelling  reasons  why  0377-­EX-­ST-­2015  should  be  granted  
expeditiously.  

         Google  requests  that  the  STA  Extension  be  granted  for  a  period  of  180  days.    The  
STA  Extension  is  needed  for  continued  testing  of  [REDACTED]. 1 ​    ​Among  other  parameters,  
Google  will  continue  to  evaluate  [REDACTED].  
           
         Consistent  with  0842-­EX-­ST-­2014  (Call  Sign  WH9XYD),  testing  will  continue  to  
[REDACTED].    Google  may  conduct  [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].    [REDACTED]  will  
automatically  disable  any  transmitter  [REDACTED]  under  the  STA  Extension  if  the  
[REDACTED]  exits  the  test  area  covered  by  the  STA  Extension.     
  
         Google  will  continue  to  test  [REDACTED].    The  equipment  used  will  include  
[REDACTED].​    ​Each  [REDACTED]  radio  will  continue  to  have  [REDACTED].    Each  
[REDACTED]  radio  will  continue  to  be  operated  with  [REDACTED].    Google  will  continue  to  
operate  the  [REDACTED].    In  some  tests,  [REDACTED].                     
             
         Google  has  been  conducting  similar  tests  under  the  existing  grant  of  special  temporary  
authority,  and  no  disruptions  have  been  noted.    Grant  of  this  STA  Extension  likewise  will  not  
adversely  impact  any  authorized  user  of  RF  spectrum  for  the  reasons  stated  below.     
  
         Antenna  Specifications:    ​Google  will  continue  to  use  [REDACTED].2     Google​  ​also  
will  continue  to  [REDACTED].     
  
         Protection  of  specific  users:  ​Google’s  continued  operations  will  not  cause  harmful  
interference  to  other  users  of  the  millimeter  wave  bands.    We  discuss  each  set  of  users  
below.     
  
         Commercial  millimeter  wave  band  users:  ​Consistent  with  the  analysis  submitted  with  
0842-­EX-­ST-­2014,  neither  [REDACTED]  nor  [REDACTED]  will  pose  a  risk  of  harmful  
interference  to  millimeter  wave  links.3      
  

1
    [REDACTED]  
2
    In  general,  the  minimum  antenna  gain  required  is  50  dBi.    47  C.F.R.    §101.115.    However,  antenna  gains  
of  as  low  as  43  dBi  are  permitted  if  the  operator  employs  a  proportional  reduction  in  power.    ​See​  47  C.F.R.  
§101.115  n.15.  (“Antenna  gain  less  than  50  dBi  (but  greater  than  or  equal  to  43  dBi)  is  permitted  only  with  a  
proportional  reduction  in  maximum  authorized  EIRP  in  a  ratio  of  2  dB  of  power  per  1  dB  of  gain,  so  that  the  
maximum  allowable  EIRP  (in  dBW)  for  antennas  of  less  than  50  dBi  gain  becomes  +55-­2(50–G),  where  G  is  
the  antenna  gain  in  dBi.”).  
3
    ​See​  File  No.  0842-­EX-­ST-­2014,  Exhibit  C,​  ​Technical  Declaration  at  ¶¶  5,  12-­15,  17-­37,  Appendix  1.  
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         Additionally,  Google’s  test  site  is  well  off-­axis  or  separated  physically  and/or  spectrally  
from  other  millimeter  wave  facilities.4     This  physical  and  spectral  separation  reinforces  that  
Google’s  operations  will  continue  to  pose  no  material  risk  of  harmful  interference  to  other  
commercial  millimeter  wave  link  users  and  will  continue  to  pose  no  material  signal-­to-­noise  
loss  for  other  authorized  spectrum  users.    
  
         International  users:  ​Because​  ​the  test  site  is  more  than  700  kilometers  away  from  U.S.  
borders,  no  international  coordination  is  required.     
    
         Federal  users:​  Google  continues  to  be  prepared  to  coordinate  with  the  National  
Telecommunications  and  Information  Administration  to  ensure  that  federal  operations  in  the  
band  do  not  experience  harmful  interference.    In  particular,  Google  has  a  coordination  
agreement  in  place  with  the  National  Radio  Astronomy  Observatory  to  ensure  that  its  
operations  do  not  cause  interference  to  radio  astronomy  observations  at  its  Owens  Valley  
location.  
  
         Google  will  continue  to  have  the  ability  to  [REDACTED].    First,  [REDACTED].  
[REDACTED].    Second,  [REDACTED].    Third,  the  [REDACTED].    
  
         Finally,  as  noted,  Google  has  already  been  conducting  similar  tests  in  this  area  under  
a  grant  of  special  temporary  authority,  and  no  disruptions  have  been  noted.  
             




4
       ​See  id.​  at  Appendix  1.  
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Applicant  Name:             Google  Inc.  
Applicant  FRN:              0016069502  
    
  
Legal  Contact  Details  

        Name  of  Contact          Aparna  Sridhar  
        Contact  Details           Counsel  
                                   25  Massachusetts  Avenue  NW,  Ninth  Floor  
                                   Washington  DC  20001  
    
  
Technical  Contact  Details  

        Name  of  Contact          Jeff  Gilbert  
        Contact  Details           1600  Amphitheatre  Parkway  
                                   Mountain  View,  CA  94043  
                                   Phone:  (650)  933-­7471  
                                   Email:  jegilbert@google.com  
    
  
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        Equipment                                [REDACTED]  
        Number  of  Terminals                    [REDACTED]  
        Areas  of  Operation                     Operation  not  to  exceed  100  km  from  the  following  
                                                 geographic  centerpoint:    

                                                     ● 40°  53’  55”  N,  117°  48’  16”  W  
     
        Frequency  Range                                               High  (MHz)              Low  (MHz)  
        [REDACTED]                                                        75790                     75210  
        [REDACTED]                                                        84790                     84210  
        [REDACTED]                                                        85790                     85210  
    
  


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     Radio                  Modulation   Emission   Bandwidth                          Maximum              Maximum  
                                         Designator                                    Power  Out             EIRP  
     [REDACTED]                 Digital          580MD1D             580  MHz         0.631  W  with   41  dBW  with  
                                                                                         43  dBi           43  dBi  
                                                                                        antenna          antenna  
                                                                                      0.200  W  with   31  dBW  with  
                                                                                         38  dBi           38  dBi  
                                                                                        antenna          antenna  
     [REDACTED]​a               Digital          60M0D1D              60  MHz         0.631  W  with   41  dBW  with  
                                                                                         43  dBi           43  dBi  
                                                                                        antenna          antenna  
                                                                                      0.200  W  with   31  dBW  with  
                                                                                         38  dBi           38  dBi  
                                                                                        antenna          antenna  
        a​
           ​This  transmitter  will  operate  within  the  broader  frequency  ranges  described  above  in  the  
        “Frequency  Range/Tolerance”  table.  
  
     Antenna  Details                                 [REDACTED]  
     Type                                             [REDACTED]  
     Quantity                                         [REDACTED]​b    
     Gain                                             43  dBi    
     Beam  Width  at  Half-­Power  Point              1.2  degrees  
     Orientation  in  Horizontal  Plane               N/A  
     Orientation  in  Vertical  Plane                 N/A  
  
     Antenna  Details                                 [REDACTED]  
     Type                                             [REDACTED]  
     Quantity                                         [REDACTED]​b  
     Gain                                             38  dBi  
     Beam  Width  at  Half-­Power  Point              2  degrees  
     Orientation  in  Horizontal  Plane               N/A  
     Orientation  in  Vertical  Plane                 N/A  
  
  
  

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       Antenna  Details                                [REDACTED]  
       Type                                            [REDACTED]  
       Quantity                                        [REDACTED]​b  
       Gain                                            43  dBi  
       Beam  Width  at  Half-­Power  Point             1.2  degrees  
       Orientation  in  Horizontal  Plane              N/A  
       Orientation  in  Vertical  Plane                N/A    
          b​  ​
             [REDACTED].  
  
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       Equipment                                       [REDACTED]  
       Number  of  Terminals                           [REDACTED]  
       Areas  of  Operation                            Not  to  exceed  100  km  from  the  following  
                                                       geographic  centerpoint:    

                                                            ● 40°  53’  55”  N,  117°  48’  16”  W  
  
       Frequency  Range                                                      High  (MHz)                 Low  (MHz)  
       [REDACTED]                                                                75790                       75210  
       [REDACTED]                                                                84790                       84210  
       [REDACTED]                                                                85790                       85210  
    
       Radio                    Modulation          Emission   Bandwidth   Maximum                           Maximum  
                                                   Designator              Power  Out                          EIRP  
       [REDACTED]                  Digital          580MD1D             580  MHz            1.585  W           55  dBW  
       [REDACTED]​c                Digital          60M0D1D             60  MHz             1.585  W           55  dBW  
          c​  ​
           This  transmitter  will  operate  within  the  broader  frequency  ranges  described  above  in  the  
          “Frequency  Range/Tolerance”  table.  
  
  
  
  
  
  


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     Antenna  Details                        [REDACTED]    
     Type                                    [REDACTED]  
     Quantity                                [REDACTED]  
     Gain                                    53  dBi    
     Beam  Width  at  Half-­Power  Point     0.37  degrees  
     Orientation  in  Horizontal  Plane      N/A  
     Orientation  in  Vertical  Plane        N/A  
    
     
[REDACTED]  
  
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