Request for Confidential Treatment and Exhibits A and B PUBLIC

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Google Inc.

2014-09-12ELS_153490

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0814-­EX-­ST-­2014     Date:   September  12,  2014   Subject: Public  and  Redacted  Version  of  Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  and   Complementary  Exhibits   FCC  File  Number: 0814-­EX-­ST-­2014       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  application  for  Special  Temporary  Authority  (“STA   Application”)  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  Application  and  complementary  exhibits:     Application:       Manufacturer   Model  No.   Units   [REDACTED]   [REDACTED]   [REDACTED]   [REDACTED]   [REDACTED]   [REDACTED]   [REDACTED]   [REDACTED]   [REDACTED]   [REDACTED]     [REDACTED]   [REDACTED]   [REDACTED]   [REDACTED]   [REDACTED]     Google  does  not  seek  to  withhold  from  public  inspection  information  in  the  STA   Application  necessary  for  interference  mitigation,  including  applicant  name,  contact   information,  test  location,  frequency,  output  power,  effective  radiated  power,  emission   characteristics  and  modulation.     Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  -­  Page  1  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0814-­EX-­ST-­2014     Exhibit  A  -­  STA  Application  Justification:     Google  requests  confidential  treatment  of  the  following  underlined  text  from  Exhibit  A  that   contains  confidential  and  proprietary  information  regarding  the  proposed   tests/experiments:     Google  Inc.  (“Google”),  pursuant  to  Section  5.61  of  the  Federal  Communications   Commission’s  (“FCC’s”  or  “Commission’s”)  Rules,  47  C.F.R.  §  5.61,  hereby  requests   Special  Temporary  Authority  (“STA”)  to  conduct  demonstrations  of  experimental   transmitters.    The  STA  is  sought  for  a  period  of  180  days  beginning  on  October  6,  2014.   Consistent  with  the  standards  set  forth  in  Rule  5.61,  Google  outlines  below  its  need  for   the  requested  STA  and  the  reasons  that  the  STA  should  be  granted  expeditiously.     Google  recently  acquired  Titan  Aerospace,  a  firm  that  specializes  in  developing  solar   and  electric  unmanned  aerial  systems  (“UAS”)  for  high  altitude,  long  endurance  flights.   These  systems  may  eventually  be  used  to  provide  Internet  connections  in  remote  areas   or  help  monitor  environmental  damage,  such  as  oil  spills  or  deforestation.    The  STA  is   needed  for  demonstration  and  testing  of  [REDACTED]  in  a  carefully  controlled   environment.       Testing  under  this  STA  will  be  limited  to  [REDACTED].    [REDACTED]  will  transmit  at   frequencies  between  910.0000  MHz  and  927.0000  MHz.    [REDACTED]  will  transmit  at   frequencies  between  2400.0000  MHz  and  2414.0000  MHz.    Google  plans  to  test  these   radios  in  conjunction  with  equipment  including  [REDACTED].1    [REDACTED].     [REDACTED]     The  frequencies  in  the  900  MHz  band  will  be  used  for  [REDACTED].      [REDACTED].   [REDACTED]  utilizing  the  2400-­2414  MHz  band  will  be  used  for  [REDACTED].   [REDACTED].     As  explained  below,  grant  of  this  experimental  STA  will  not  adversely  impact  any   authorized  user  of  RF  spectrum.       Operations  in  the  2400  MHz  Band:  Google’s  2.4  GHz  equipment  will  follow  the  FCC’s   rules  for  unlicensed  operation  in  the  2400-­2483  MHz  band2  in  all  aspects  but  one:  the   radio  does  not  frequency  hop  as  required  by  the  rules.3    Rather,  it  will  operate  only  on   the  spectrum  between  2400-­2414  MHz  and  there  are  no  licensed  operations  in  the  State   of  New  Mexico  in  these  frequencies.    Furthermore,  any  potential  interference  to   unlicensed  devices  will  be  mitigated  by  the  following  factors:  (1)  Google  will  operate  only   between  2400  MHz  and  2414  MHz  and  unlicensed  devices  that  rely  on  the  2400  MHz   1  [REDACTED].   2  See  47  C.F.R.,  Part  15.     3  See  47  C.F.R.  §  15.247.   Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  -­  Page  2  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0814-­EX-­ST-­2014     band  will  have  unaffected  access  to  the  spectrum  between  2414  MHz  and  2483.5  MHz;;   (2)  [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].     Operations  in  the  900  MHz  Band:  Similarly,  operation  of  Google’s  900  MHz  equipment   will  not  cause  harmful  interference  to  users  in  the  frequencies  between  910  MHz  and   927  MHz.    Google  has  conducted  a  search  of  licensees  in  this  frequency  range   throughout  New  Mexico  and  concluded  that  neither  licensed  nor  unlicensed  operations   will  experience  harmful  interference  as  a  result  of  Google’s  operation.         ● Multilateration  and  Location  Monitoring  Service  (“M-­LMS”)  Licensees  :   There  are  twelve  M-­LMS  licensees  in  this  band  in  New  Mexico,  but  none  is   providing  operational  M-­LMS  service  today.    Six  of  the  licenses  are  held  by   Progeny  LMS,  LLC  (“Progeny”).    On  July,  17,  2014,  Progeny  filed  a  request  for  a   waiver  and  extension  of  time  with  respect  to  the  build-­out  requirements  for  these   licenses.4    In  this  filing,  Progeny  requested  that  the  FCC  extend  the  buildout   requirements  for  two  of  these  licenses  until  2017.5    For  the  remaining  four   licenses,  it  asked  that  the  build-­out  requirements  be  extended  until  2019.6    All  of   the  remaining  six  M-­LMS  licenses  are  controlled  by  Helen  Wong-­Armijo.7    On   June  30,  2014,  Ms.  Wong-­Armijo  also  filed  a  request  for  a  waiver  of  build-­out   deadlines,  asking  for  a  five-­year  extension.    In  her  request,  Ms.  Wong-­Armijo   asserts  that  as  of  that  date,  “no  equipment  was  commercially  available  [for  the   M-­LMS  service]  and  no  commercial  service  was  being  provided.”8    Moreover,   even  if  these  operations  were  active,  only  two  of  the  twelve  current  M-­LMS   licenses  in  the  state—those  that  serve  the  Albuquerque  Bureau  of  Economic   Analysis  Economic  Area—are  even  remotely  close  to  the  test  site.    Therefore,   because  M-­LMS  operations  are  not  active,  and  even  if  they  were,  they  are  not   located  in  close  proximity  to  Google’s  operation,  grant  of  the  STA  will  not  cause   any  interference  to  M-­LMS  licensees.       ● Other  licensees  in  these  frequencies:  There  are  also  a  number  of  fixed   location  narrowband,  non-­multilateration  licenses  within  100  miles  of  the  center  of   the  test  site.9    Each  of  these  operations  is  outside  the  test  site  and  the  closest  is   more  than  22  miles  from  the  northwest  corner  of  the  testing  area.10   [REDACTED],  there  is  no  risk  of  harmful  interference  to  operations  located  more   than  20  miles  away.    At  a  distance  of  20  miles  from  the  [REDACTED]  transmitter,   the  power  level  is  only  -­107  dBW.    This  power  level  is  well  below  the  maximum   power  authorized  for  unlicensed  transmitters  in  this    band.       4  See  FCC  Call  Signs  WPQQ238,  WPQQ239,  WPQQ240,  WPQQ241,  WPQQ242,  and  WPQQ243.     5  See  FCC  Call  Signs  WPQQ238,  WPQQ239,  WPQQ240,  and  WPQQ241.     6  See  FCC  Call  Signs  WPQQ242  and  WPQQ243.   7  See  FCC  Call  Signs  WPTI217,  WPTI220,  WPTI221,  WPTI222,  WPTI223,  and  WPTI235.   8  See  id.     9  See  FCC  Call  Signs  KNNI518,  WPIS317,  WPMJ800,  and  WQTM386.   10  See  FCC  Call  Sign  WQTM386.     Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  -­  Page  3  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0814-­EX-­ST-­2014     ● Unlicensed  operations  in  these  frequencies:  Google’s  operation  will  not   harmfully  interfere  with  unlicensed  devices  in  the  910-­927  MHz  band.    First,   unlicensed  operations  will  be  able  to  use  the  frequencies  between  902-­910  MHz   and  between  927-­928  MHz  without  being  affected  by  Google’s  operation.    Second,   although  Google’s  use  [REDACTED]  exceeds  the  Commission’s  maximum   allowed  equivalent  isotropically  radiated  power  (“EIRP”)  for  unlicensed  operations   in  the  902-­928  MHz  band,11  Google  will  comply  with  the  maximum  transmit  power   limit  contained  in  the  Part  15  rules,  and  [REDACTED].    Third,  as  noted  above,   [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].    Finally,  because  unlicensed   devices  are  designed  to  operate  in  the  absence  of  protection  from  harmful   interference,  such  devices  are  likely  to  be  resilient  in  the  event  of  any  unexpected   interference.     ● Federal  operations:  Google  understands  that  there  may  be  some  federal   operations  in  the  900  MHz  band  in  the  vicinity  of  the  test  site.12    Google  is   prepared  to  coordinate  with  the  National  Telecommunications  and  Information   Administration  to  avoid  harmful  interference  to  any  federal  operations.         Exhibit  B  -­  Technical  Information:     Google  requests  confidential  treatment  of  the  following  underlined  text  from  Exhibit  B  that   contains  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       Technical  Contact  Details   Name  of  Contact:   Charles  Hall   11  See  47  C.F.R.  §  15.247(b)(4).     12  See  National  Telecommunications  and  Information  Administration,  902-­928  MHz  (Mar.  1,  2014),  available   at  http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/compendium/0902.00-­0928.00_01MAR14.pdf.     Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  -­  Page  4  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0814-­EX-­ST-­2014     Contact  Details:   1600  Amphitheatre  Parkway   Mountain  View,  CA  94043   Phone:  856-­553-­5056   Email:  charleshall@google.com         [REDACTED]   Equipment  Manuf  /  PN:   [REDACTED]   Number:     [REDACTED]     Area  of  Operation   Operation  will  be  confined  to  the  area  delimited  by:   ● 35:14:21  N  106:09:53  W     ● 35:14:21  N  105:45:53  W     ● 34:54:21  N  105:45:53  W     ● 34:54:21  N  106:09:53  W       Frequency  Range  /   High   Low   Tolerance   [REDACTED]   2414.0000  MHZ   2400.0000  MHZ     Radio   Modulation   Emission   Bandwidth   Power   EIRP   Designator   Out   [REDACTED]   Analog   14M0F3F   14  MHz   1  W   3  dBW     Antenna  Details     Type   [REDACTED]   Quantity   [REDACTED]   Gain   3  dBi   Beam  Width  at   Approximately  30  degrees  vertical,  omnidirectional  horizontal     Half-­Power  Point   Orientation  in   0-­360  degrees   Horizontal  Plane   Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  -­  Page  5  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0814-­EX-­ST-­2014     Orientation  in  Vertical   Peak  gain  is  20  degrees  below  the  horizon   Plane       [REDACTED]   Equipment  Manuf  /  PN:   [REDACTED]   Number:     [REDACTED]   Area  of  Operation   Operation  will  be  confined  to  the  area  delimited  by:   ● 35:14:21  N  106:09:53  W     ● 35:14:21  N  105:45:53  W     ● 34:54:21  N  105:45:53  W     ● 34:54:21  N  106:09:53  W       Frequency  Range  /   High   Low   Tolerance   [REDACTED]     927.0000  MHz    910.0000  MHz       Radio   Modulation   Emission   Bandwidth   Power   EIRP   Designator   Out   [REDACTED]   Digital   280KF1D   280  kHz      1  W   14  dBW     Antenna  Details     Type   [REDACTED]   Quantity   [REDACTED]   Gain   14.2  dBi   Beam  Width  at   30  degrees  vertical   Half-­Power  Point   32  degrees  horizontal   Orientation  in   0-­360  degrees   Horizontal  Plane   Orientation  in  Vertical   5-­90  degrees  above  the  ground  plane   Plane       Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  -­  Page  6  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0814-­EX-­ST-­2014     Antenna  Details     Type   [REDACTED]   Quantity   [REDACTED]   Gain   2  dBi   Beam  Width  at   75  degrees  vertical   Half-­Power  Point   360  degrees  horizontal   Orientation  in   0-­360  degrees   Horizontal  Plane   Orientation  in  Vertical   Peak  gain  is  parallel  to  the  horizon   Plane         [REDACTED]     [REDACTED]       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   Application.    These  Exhibits  were  filed  with  the  Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology  on   September  12,  2014.    For  additional  information,  please  see  File  No.  0814-­EX-­ST-­2014.         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  Application  tests/experiments  may  include  trade  secret  information.   The  Commission  has  clarified  that  confidential  treatment  should  be  afforded  to  trade   13 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   13    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).   Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  -­  Page  7  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0814-­EX-­ST-­2014     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  Application  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.         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  by  requiring  that  all  third  parties  involved  in  the  preliminary   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,   Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  -­  Page  8  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0814-­EX-­ST-­2014     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  Application  after  the  Commission  has  ruled  on  the  Request  for  Confidentiality  is  not   necessary  for  the  Commission  to  fulfill  its  regulatory  responsibilities.       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     Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  -­  Page  9  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0814-­EX-­ST-­2014       EXHIBIT  A  –  SPECIAL  TEMPORARY  AUTHORITY  JUSTIFICATION       Google  Inc.  (“Google”),  pursuant  to  Section  5.61  of  the  Federal  Communications  Commission’s   (“FCC’s”  or  “Commission’s”)  Rules,  47  C.F.R.  §  5.61,  hereby  requests  Special  Temporary   Authority  (“STA”)  to  conduct  demonstrations  of  experimental  transmitters.    The  STA  is  sought  for   a  period  of  180  days  beginning  on  October  6,  2014.    Consistent  with  the  standards  set  forth  in   Rule  5.61,  Google  outlines  below  its  need  for  the  requested  STA  and  the  reasons  that  the  STA   should  be  granted  expeditiously.     Google  recently  acquired  Titan  Aerospace,  a  firm  that  specializes  in  developing  solar  and  electric   unmanned  aerial  systems  (“UAS”)  for  high  altitude,  long  endurance  flights.  These  systems  may   eventually  be  used  to  provide  Internet  connections  in  remote  areas  or  help  monitor  environmental   damage,  such  as  oil  spills  or  deforestation.    The  STA  is  needed  for  demonstration  and  testing  of   [REDACTED]  in  a  carefully  controlled  environment.       Testing  under  this  STA  will  be  limited  to  [REDACTED].    [REDACTED]  will  transmit  at   frequencies  between  910.0000  MHz  and  927.0000  MHz.    [REDACTED]  will  transmit  at   frequencies  between  2400.0000  MHz  and  2414.0000  MHz.    Google  plans  to  test  these  radios  in   conjunction  with  equipment  including  [REDACTED].1    [REDACTED].     [REDACTED]       The  frequencies  in  the  900  MHz  band  will  be  used  for  [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].   [REDACTED]  utilizing  the  2400-­2414  MHz  band  will  be  used  for  [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].     As  explained  below,  grant  of  this  experimental  STA  will  not  adversely  impact  any  authorized  user   of  RF  spectrum.       Operations  in  the  2400  MHz  Band:  Google’s  2.4  GHz  equipment  will  follow  the  FCC’s  rules  for   unlicensed  operation  in  the  2400-­2483  MHz  band2  in  all  aspects  but  one:  the  radio  does  not   frequency  hop  as  required  by  the  rules.3    Rather,  it  will  operate  only  on  the  spectrum  between   2400-­2414  MHz  and  there  are  no  licensed  operations  in  the  State  of  New  Mexico  in  these   frequencies.    Furthermore,  any  potential  interference  to  unlicensed  devices  will  be  mitigated  by   the  following  factors:  (1)  Google  will  operate  only  between  2400  MHz  and  2414  MHz  and   unlicensed  devices  that  rely  on  the  2400  MHz  band  will  have  unaffected  access  to  the  spectrum   between  2414  MHz  and  2483.5  MHz;;  (2)  [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].     Operations  in  the  900  MHz  Band:  Similarly,  operation  of  Google’s  900  MHz  equipment  will  not   cause  harmful  interference  to  users  in  the  frequencies  between  910  MHz  and  927  MHz.    Google   has  conducted  a  search  of  licensees  in  this  frequency  range  throughout  New  Mexico  and   concluded  that  neither  licensed  nor  unlicensed  operations  will  experience  harmful  interference   as  a  result  of  Google’s  operation.     1  [REDACTED]   2  See  47  C.F.R.,  Part  15.     3  See  47  C.F.R.  §  15.247.   Exhibit  A  -­  Page  1  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0814-­EX-­ST-­2014         ● Multilateration  and  Location  Monitoring  Service  (“M-­LMS”)  Licensees:  There  are   twelve  M-­LMS  licensees  in  this  band  in  New  Mexico,  but  none  is  providing  operational   M-­LMS  service  today.    Six  of  the  licenses  are  held  by  Progeny  LMS,  LLC  (“Progeny”).    On   July,  17,  2014,  Progeny  filed  a  request  for  a  waiver  and  extension  of  time  with  respect  to   the  build-­out  requirements  for  these  licenses.4    In  this  filing,  Progeny  requested  that  the   FCC  extend  the  buildout  requirements  for  two  of  these  licenses  until  2017.5    For  the   remaining  four  licenses,  it  asked  that  the  build-­out  requirements  be  extended  until  2019.6   All  of  the  remaining  six  M-­LMS  licenses  are  controlled  by  Helen  Wong-­Armijo.7    On  June   30,  2014,  Ms.  Wong-­Armijo  also  filed  a  request  for  a  waiver  of  build-­out  deadlines,  asking   for  a  five-­year  extension.    In  her  request,  Ms.  Wong-­Armijo  asserts  that  as  of  that  date,   “no  equipment  was  commercially  available  [for  the  M-­LMS  service]  and  no  commercial   service  was  being  provided.”8    Moreover,  even  if  these  operations  were  active,  only  two  of   the  twelve  current  M-­LMS  licenses  in  the  state—those  that  serve  the  Albuquerque  Bureau   of  Economic  Analysis  Economic  Area—are  even  remotely  close  to  the  test  site.   Therefore,  because  M-­LMS  operations  are  not  active,  and  even  if  they  were,  they  are  not   located  in  close  proximity  to  Google’s  operation,  grant  of  the  STA  will  not  cause  any   interference  to  M-­LMS  licensees.     ● Other  licensees  in  these  frequencies:  There  are  also  a  number  of  fixed  location   narrowband,  non-­multilateration  licenses  within  100  miles  of  the  center  of  the  test  site.9   Each  of  these  operations  is  outside  the  test  site  and  the  closest  is  more  than  22  miles   from  the  northwest  corner  of  the  testing  area.10    [REDACTED],  there  is  no  risk  of  harmful   interference  to  operations  located  more  than  20  miles  away.    At  a  distance  of  20  miles   from  the  [REDACTED]  transmitter,  the  power  level  is  only  -­107  dBW.    This  power  level  is   well  below  the  maximum  power  authorized  for  unlicensed  transmitters  in  this    band.     ● Unlicensed  operations  in  these  frequencies:  Google’s  operation  will  not  harmfully   interfere  with  unlicensed  devices  in  the  910-­927  MHz  band.    First,  unlicensed  operations   will  be  able  to  use  the  frequencies  between  902-­910  MHz  and  between  927-­928  MHz   without  being  affected  by  Google’s  operation.    Second,  although  Google’s  use   [REDACTED]  exceeds  the  Commission’s  maximum  allowed  equivalent  isotropically   radiated  power  (“EIRP”)  for  unlicensed  operations  in  the  902-­928  MHz  band,11  Google  will   comply  with  the  maximum  transmit  power  limit  contained  in  the  Part  15  rules,  and   [REDACTED].    Third,  as  noted  above,  [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].   Finally,  because  unlicensed  devices  are  designed  to  operate  in  the  absence  of  protection   4  See  FCC  Call  Signs  WPQQ238,  WPQQ239,  WPQQ240,  WPQQ241,  WPQQ242,  and  WPQQ243.     5  See  FCC  Call  Signs  WPQQ238,  WPQQ239,  WPQQ240,  and  WPQQ241.     6  See  FCC  Call  Signs  WPQQ242  and  WPQQ243.   7  See  FCC  Call  Signs  WPTI217,  WPTI220,  WPTI221,  WPTI222,  WPTI223,  and  WPTI235.   8  See  id.     9  See  FCC  Call  Signs  KNNI518,  WPIS317,  WPMJ800,  and  WQTM386.   10  See  FCC  Call  Sign  WQTM386.     11  See  47  C.F.R.  §  15.247(b)(4).     Exhibit  A  -­  Page  2  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0814-­EX-­ST-­2014       from  harmful  interference,  such  devices  are  likely  to  be  resilient  in  the  event  of  any   unexpected  interference.   ● Federal  operations:  Google  understands  that  there  may  be  some  federal  operations  in   the  900  MHz  band  in  the  vicinity  of  the  test  site.12    Google  is  prepared  to  coordinate  with   the  National  Telecommunications  and  Information  Administration  to  avoid  harmful   interference  to  any  federal  operations.       12  See  National  Telecommunications  and  Information  Administration,  902-­928  MHz  (Mar.  1,  2014),  available   at  http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/compendium/0902.00-­0928.00_01MAR14.pdf.     Exhibit  A  -­  Page  3  

    REDACTED  PUBLIC  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0814-­EX-­ST-­2014     EXHIBIT  B  -­  TECHNICAL  INFORMATION         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:   Charles  Hall   Contact  Details:   1600  Amphitheatre  Parkway   Mountain  View,  CA  94043   Phone:  856-­553-­5056   Email:  charleshall@google.com         [REDACTED]   Equipment  Manuf  /  PN:   [REDACTED]   Number:     [REDACTED]       Area  of  Operation   Operation  will  be  confined  to  the  area  delimited  by:   ● 35:14:21  N  106:09:53  W     ● 35:14:21  N  105:45:53  W     ● 34:54:21  N  105:45:53  W     ● 34:54:21  N  106:09:53  W       Frequency  Range  /   High   Low  (MHz)   Tolerance   [REDACTED]   2414.0000  MHz   2400.0000  MHz         Exhibit  B  -­  Page  1  

    REDACTED  PUBLIC  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0814-­EX-­ST-­2014     Radio   Modulation   Emission   Bandwidth   Power   EIRP   Designator   Out   [REDACTED]   Analog   14M0F3F   14  MHz   1  W   3  dBW     Antenna  Details     Type   [REDACTED]   Quantity   [REDACTED]   Gain   3  dBi   Beam  Width  at   Approximately  30  degrees  vertical,  omni  directional  horizontal     Half-­Power  Point   Orientation  in   0-­360  degrees   Horizontal  Plane   Orientation  in  Vertical   Peak  gain  is  20  degrees  below  the  horizon   Plane       [REDACTED]   Equipment  Manuf  /  PN:   [REDACTED]   Number:     [REDACTED]   Area  of  Operation   Operation  will  be  confined  to  the  area  delimited  by:   ● 35:14:21  N  106:09:53  W     ● 35:14:21  N  105:45:53  W     ● 34:54:21  N  105:45:53  W     ● 34:54:21  N  106:09:53  W       Frequency  Range  /   High   Low   Tolerance   [REDACTED]     927.0000  MHz    910.0000  MHz       Radio   Modulation   Emission   Bandwidth   Power   EIRP   Designator   Out   [REDACTED]   Digital   280KF1D   280  kHz      1  W   14  dBW   Exhibit  B  -­  Page  2  

    REDACTED  PUBLIC  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0814-­EX-­ST-­2014       Antenna  Details     Type   [REDACTED]   Quantity   [REDACTED]   Gain   14.2  dBi   Beam  Width  at   30  degrees  vertical   Half-­Power  Point   32  degrees  horizontal   Orientation  in   0-­360  degrees   Horizontal  Plane   Orientation  in  Vertical   5-­90  degrees  above  the  ground  plane   Plane       Antenna  Details     Type   [REDACTED]   Quantity   [REDACTED]   Gain   2  dBi   Beam  Width  at   75  degrees  vertical   Half-­Power  Point   360  degrees  horizontal   Orientation  in   0-­360  degrees   Horizontal  Plane   Orientation  in  Vertical   Peak  gain  is  parallel  to  the  horizon   Plane         [REDACTED]     [REDACTED]   Exhibit  B  -­  Page  3  


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