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    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0842-­EX-­ST-­2014       Date:   September  19,  2014   Subject: Public  and  Redacted  Version  of  Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  and   Complementary  Exhibits   FCC  File  Number: 0842-­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.    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.       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:       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)  requests  Special  Temporary  Authority  (STA)  to  conduct   demonstrations  of  experimental  transmitters.    The  STA  is  sought  for  a  period  of   180  days  beginning  on  October  20,  2014.    Google  outlines  below  its  need  for  the   requested  STA  and  the  reasons  why  the  STA  should  be  granted  expeditiously.   Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  -­  Page  1  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0842-­EX-­ST-­2014       Google  requests  the  STA  to  test  the  performance  of  [REDACTED].1   [REDACTED].     [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].    [REDACTED]  will   automatically  disable  any  transmitter  [REDACTED]  under  the  STA  if  [REDACTED]   exits  the  test  area  covered  by  the  STA.       Google  plans  to  test  [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].   [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].       Grant  of  this  STA  will  not  adversely  impact  any  authorized  user  of  RF   spectrum.    An  interference  study  to  assess  the  risk  of  harmful  interference   associated  with  Google’s  proposed  test  operations  is  attached  as  Exhibit  C.2       Antenna  Specifications:    [REDACTED].3    [REDACTED].4    [REDACTED].5   [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].6     Protection  of  specific  users:  As  fully  explained  in  Exhibit  C,  Google’s   proposed  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:  In  assessing  the  potential  for   harmful  interference  to  other  U.S.  commercial  millimeter  wave  bands  users,  an   analysis  of  proposed  operations  under  the  requested  STA  was  conducted.7    The   analysis  draws  upon  a  database  maintained  by  an  FCC-­approved  frequency   coordinator  for  the  millimeter  wave  bands  for  information  regarding  other  millimeter   wave  links  in  the  vicinity  of  the  test  sites.8    The  analysis  also  uses  assumptions   [REDACTED]  that  are  generally  consistent  with  the  Google’s  proposed  operations.9   Where  assumptions  deviated  from  the  actual  proposed  test  operations,  parameters   were  made  more  conservative  than  the  test  plan.    The  conservative  analysis   concludes  that  neither  [REDACTED],  nor  [REDACTED]  communications  posed  a   1  [REDACTED].     2  See  generally  Exhibit  C,  Technical  Declaration.     3  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.”).   4  See  id.   5  See  Technical    Declaration  at    ¶  5.   6  See  id.  at    ¶  14.   7  See  id.  at    ¶¶  5,  12-­15,  17-­37,  Appendix  1.     8  See  id.  at    ¶  18.   9  See  id.  at    ¶¶  19-­23.   Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  -­  Page  2  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0842-­EX-­ST-­2014       risk  of  harmful  interference  to  millimeter  wave  links.10       As  set  forth  in  greater  detail  in  Exhibit  C,  Google  has  chosen  a  site  for   testing  of  its  transmitters  that  is  either  well  off-­axis  or  separated  physically  and/or   spectrally  from  other  millimeter  wave  facilities.11  Three  facilities  were  studied  in   detail  due  to  proximity,  co-­channel  operation,  or  antenna  orientation  near  the  edge   of  the  test  region.12       ● The  coordination  facility  nearest  to  the  proposed  test  site  is  callsign   WQEZ616,  located  near  Sparks,  Nevada.13    The  site  is  225   kilometers  away  from  the  center  of  the  proposed  testing  location  in   Northern  Nevada.14    Because  the  directional  antennas  at  this   location  are  all  aimed  away  from  the  proposed  test  region,  they  will   not  be  vulnerable  to  interference  from  Google’s  operations.15    A   receiver  associated  with  this  callsign  uses  an  antenna  aimed   northward  along  a  radial  that  passes  approximately  50  kilometers  to   the  west  of  the  proposed  test  region.16    But  this  facility  is  spectrally   separated  from  Google’s  operation—the  lower  sideband  of  Google’s   proposed  operation  will  be  separated  from  the  upper  sideband  of   this  facility  by  more  than  2  GHz  at  a  minimum.17    As  a  result,   receiver  selectivity  alone  should  be  sufficient  to  prevent  harmful   interference.18   ● The  closest  co-­channel  site  is  callsign  WQFU991  at  Reno,  Nevada. 19    The  site  is  located  to  the  southwest  of  the  test  site,  more  than  200   kilometers  from  the  center  of  the  proposed  testing  location.    The   attached  technical  analysis  reveals  that  this  facility  would  not  be   vulnerable  from  transmissions  within  100  kilometers  from  the  center   of  the  proposed  testing  location  in  Northern  Nevada  because  the   closest  radial  is  separated  by  13.4  degrees  from  the  test  site,  and   there  will  be  sufficient  losses  along  that  radial.20     ● A  second  facility  at  Reno,  Nevada  is  also  spectrally  separated  from   Google’s  proposed  operation  by  over  1  GHz.21    Even  discounting   10  See  id.  at    ¶¶  5,  12-­15,  17-­37,  Appendix  1.   11  See  id.  at  Appendix  1.   12  Id.   13  Id.   14  Id.   15  Id.   16  Id.   17  Id.   18  Id.   19  Id.   20  See  id.,  Fig.  4.   21  Id.   Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  -­  Page  3  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0842-­EX-­ST-­2014       this  spectral  separation,  the  radials  that  would  potentially  be   vulnerable  to  interference  at  this  facility  fall  outside  of  Google’s  test   location.22     Overall,  physical  and  spectral  separation  reinforces  that  Google’s   operations  will  pose  no  material  risk  of  harmful  interference  to  other  commercial   millimeter  wave  link  users  and  will  not  create  material  signal-­to-­noise  loss  for  other   authorized  spectrum  users.       International  users:  The  proposed  test  site  is  more  than  700  kilometers   away  from  U.S.  borders.23    As  a  result,  no  international  coordination  is  required.       Federal  users:  Google  is  prepared  to  coordinate  with  the  National   Telecommunications  and  Information  Administration  to  ensure  that  federal   operations  in  the  band  do  not  experience  harmful  interference.       Finally,  [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].     The  proposed  experimental  operations  accordingly  will  be  conducted   without  harmful  interference  to  other  authorized  users.    For  these  reasons,  Google   requests  approval  of  this  application.       In  summary,  grant  of  the  requested  STA  is  required  for  the  purpose  of  allowing  Google   to  test  and  demonstrate  innovative  technology  with  the  potential  to  [REDACTED].    The   proposed  experimental  operations  will  be  conducted  without  harmful  interference  to   other  authorized  users.    For  these  reasons,  Google  requests  approval  of  this   application.         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   22  Id.,  Fig.  6.   23  Id.  at  ¶  39.   Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  -­  Page  4  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0842-­EX-­ST-­2014       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         [REDACTED]   Equipment  Manuf  /  PN   [REDACTED] Number  of  Airborne  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  /  Tolerance   High  (MHz)   Low  (MHz)   [REDACTED]   75790.0000   75210.0000   [REDACTED]   84790.0000   84210.0000   [REDACTED]   85790.0000   85210.0000     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  38d  Bi   antenna   antenna   [REDACTED]a   Digital   60M0D1D   60  MHz   0.631  W   41  dBW   with  43  dBi   with  43  dBi   antenna   antenna   Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  -­  Page  5  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0842-­EX-­ST-­2014           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.     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]     Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  -­  Page  6  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0842-­EX-­ST-­2014       [REDACTED]   Equipment  Manuf  /  PN   [REDACTED] Number  of  Terrestrial  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  /  Tolerance   High  (MHz)   Low  (MHz)   [REDACTED]   75790.0000   75210.0000   [REDACTED]   84790.0000   84210.0000   [REDACTED]   85790.0000   85210.0000       Radio   Modulation   Emission   Bandwidth   Maximum Maximum Designator   Power   EIRP   Out   [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]         Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  -­  Page  7  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0842-­EX-­ST-­2014       Exhibit  C  -­  Technical  Declaration:       Google  requests  confidential  treatment  of  the  declaration  in  its  entirety.       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  19,  2014.    For  additional  information,  please  see  File  No.   0842-­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   24 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  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.         24    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  8  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0842-­EX-­ST-­2014       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,   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.           Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  -­  Page  9  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0842-­EX-­ST-­2014       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  10  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0842-­EX-­ST-­2014         EXHIBIT  A  –  SPECIAL  TEMPORARY  AUTHORITY  JUSTIFICATION       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)   requests  Special  Temporary  Authority  (STA)  to  conduct  demonstrations  of  experimental   transmitters.    The  STA  is  sought  for  a  period  of  180  days  beginning  on  October  20,  2014.   Google  outlines  below  its  need  for  the  requested  STA  and  the  reasons  why  the  STA  should   be  granted  expeditiously.       Google  requests  the  STA  to  test  the  performance  of  [REDACTED].1    [REDACTED].     [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].    [REDACTED]  will  automatically  disable   any  transmitter  [REDACTED]  under  the  STA  if  [REDACTED]  exits  the  test  area  covered  by   the  STA.       Google  plans  to  test  [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].   [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].           Grant  of  this  STA  will  not  adversely  impact  any  authorized  user  of  RF  spectrum.    An   interference  study  to  assess  the  risk  of  harmful  interference  associated  with  Google’s   proposed  test  operations  is  attached  as  Exhibit  C.2       Antenna  Specifications:    [REDACTED].3    [REDACTED].4    [REDACTED].5   [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].6     Protection  of  specific  users:  As  fully  explained  in  Exhibit  C,  Google’s  proposed   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:  In  assessing  the  potential  for  harmful   interference  to  other  U.S.  commercial  millimeter  wave  bands  users,  an  analysis  of  proposed   operations  under  the  requested  STA  was  conducted.7    The  analysis  draws  upon  a  database   maintained  by  an  FCC-­approved  frequency  coordinator  for  the  millimeter  wave  bands  for   1  [REDACTED].     2  See  generally  Exhibit  C,  Technical  Declaration.     3  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.”).   4  See  id.   5  See  Technical    Declaration  at    ¶  5.   6  See  id.  at    ¶  14.   7  See  id.  at    ¶¶  5,  12-­15,  17-­37,  Appendix  1.     Exhibit  A  -­  Page  1  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0842-­EX-­ST-­2014       information  regarding  other  millimeter  wave  links  in  the  vicinity  of  the  test  sites.8    The  analysis   also  uses  assumptions  [REDACTED]  that  are  generally  consistent  with  the  Google’s   proposed  operations.9    Where  assumptions  deviated  from  the  actual  proposed  test   operations,  parameters  were  made  more  conservative  than  the  test  plan.    The  conservative   analysis  concludes  that  neither  [REDACTED],  nor  [REDACTED]  communications  posed  a  risk   of  harmful  interference  to  millimeter  wave  links.10       As  set  forth  in  greater  detail  in  Exhibit  C,  Google  has  chosen  a  site  for  testing  of  its   transmitters  that  is  either  well  off-­axis  or  separated  physically  and/or  spectrally  from  other   millimeter  wave  facilities.11  Three  facilities  were  studied  in  detail  due  to  proximity,  co-­channel   operation,  or  antenna  orientation  near  the  edge  of  the  test  region.12       ● The  coordination  facility  nearest  to  the  proposed  test  site  is  callsign  WQEZ616,   located  near  Sparks,  Nevada.13    The  site  is  225  kilometers  away  from  the   center  of  the  proposed  testing  location  in  Northern  Nevada.14    Because  the   directional  antennas  at  this  location  are  all  aimed  away  from  the  proposed  test   region,  they  will  not  be  vulnerable  to  interference  from  Google’s  operations.15    A   receiver  associated  with  this  callsign  uses  an  antenna  aimed  northward  along  a   radial  that  passes  approximately  50  kilometers  to  the  west  of  the  proposed  test   region.16    But  this  facility  is  spectrally  separated  from  Google’s  operation—the   lower  sideband  of  Google’s  proposed  operation  will  be  separated  from  the   upper  sideband  of  this  facility  by  more  than  2  GHz  at  a  minimum.17    As  a  result,   receiver  selectivity  alone  should  be  sufficient  to  prevent  harmful  interference.18   ● The  closest  co-­channel  site  is  callsign  WQFU991  at  Reno,  Nevada.19    The  site   is  located  to  the  southwest  of  the  test  site,  more  than  200  kilometers  from  the   center  of  the  proposed  testing  location.    The  attached  technical  analysis   reveals  that  this  facility  would  not  be  vulnerable  from  transmissions  within  100   kilometers  from  the  center  of  the  proposed  testing  location  in  Northern  Nevada   because  the  closest  radial  is  separated  by  13.4  degrees  from  the  test  site,  and   there  will  be  sufficient  losses  along  that  radial.20     8  See  id.  at    ¶  18.   9  See  id.  at    ¶¶  19-­23.   10  See  id.  at    ¶¶  5,  12-­15,  17-­37,  Appendix  1.   11  See  id.  at  Appendix  1.   12  Id.   13  Id.   14  Id.   15  Id.   16  Id.   17  Id.   18  Id.   19  Id.   20  See  id.,  Fig.  4.   Exhibit  A  -­  Page  2  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0842-­EX-­ST-­2014       ● A  second  facility  at  Reno,  Nevada  is  also  spectrally  separated  from  Google’s   proposed  operation  by  over  1  GHz.21    Even  discounting  this  spectral   separation,  the  radials  that  would  potentially  be  vulnerable  to  interference  at   this  facility  fall  outside  of  Google’s  test  location.22     Overall,  physical  and  spectral  separation  reinforces  that  Google’s  operations  will  pose  no   material  risk  of  harmful  interference  to  other  commercial  millimeter  wave  link  users  and  will   not  create  material  signal-­to-­noise  loss  for  other  authorized  spectrum  users.       International  users:  The  proposed  test  site  is  more  than  700  kilometers  away  from  U.S.   borders.23    As  a  result,  no  international  coordination  is  required.         Federal  users:  Google  is  prepared  to  coordinate  with  the  National  Telecommunications   and  Information  Administration  to  ensure  that  federal  operations  in  the  band  do  not   experience  harmful  interference.       Finally,  [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].         The  proposed  experimental  operations  accordingly  will  be  conducted  without  harmful   interference  to  other  authorized  users.    For  these  reasons,  Google  requests  approval  of  this   application.         21  Id.   22  Id.,  Fig.  6.   23  Id.  at  ¶  39.   Exhibit  A  -­  Page  3  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0842-­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   Jeff  Gilbert   Contact  Details   1600  Amphitheatre  Parkway   Mountain  View,  CA  94043   Phone:  (650)  933-­7471   Email:  jegilbert@google.com         [REDACTED]   Equipment  Manuf  /  PN   [REDACTED]   Number  of  Airborne   [REDACTED]   Terminals   Areas  of  Operation   Operation  not  to  exceed  100  km  from  the  following   geographic  centerpoint:     ● 40°  53’  55”  N,  117°  48’  16”  W       Frequency  Range  /  Tolerance   High  (MHz)   Low  (MHz)   [REDACTED]   75790.0000   75210.0000   [REDACTED]   84790.0000   84210.0000   [REDACTED]   85790.0000   85210.0000       Exhibit  B  -­  Page  1  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0842-­EX-­ST-­2014       Radio   Modulation   Emission   Bandwidth   Maximum   Maximum   Designator   Power  Out   EIRP   [REDACTED]   Digital   580MD1D   580  MHz   0.631  W   41  dBW  with   with  43  dBi   43  dBi   antenna   antenna       0.200  W   31  dBW  with   with  38  dBi   38d  Bi   antenna   antenna   [REDACTED]a   Digital   60M0D1D   60  MHz   0.631  W   41  dBW  with   with  43  dBi   43  dBi   antenna   antenna       0.200  W   31  dBW  with   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   Exhibit  B  -­  Page  2  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0842-­EX-­ST-­2014       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]     [REDACTED]   Equipment  Manuf  /  PN   [REDACTED]   Number  of  Terrestrial  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  /  Tolerance   High  (MHz)   Low  (MHz)   [REDACTED]   75790.0000   75210.0000   [REDACTED]   84790.0000   84210.0000   [REDACTED]   85790.0000   85210.0000       Radio   Modulation   Emission   Bandwidth   Maximum Maximum Designator   Power   EIRP   Out   [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]   Exhibit  B  -­  Page  3  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0842-­EX-­ST-­2014     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]   Exhibit  B  -­  Page  4  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0842-­EX-­ST-­2014       EXHIBIT  C  -­  TECHNICAL  DECLARATION         [REDACTED]   Exhibit  C  -­  Page  1  


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