Request for Confidential Treatment and Exhibits A and B PUBLIC

0970-EX-ST-2014 Text Documents

Google Inc.

2014-11-03ELS_155328

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0970-­EX-­ST-­2014     Date:   November  3,  2014   Subject: Public  and  Redacted  Version  of  Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  and   Complementary  Exhibits   FCC  File  Number: 0970-­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  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:     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  an  experimental  transmitter.    The  STA  is  sought  for  a  period   of  180  days  beginning  on  December  3,  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.     Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  -­  Page  1  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0970-­EX-­ST-­2014     [REDACTED].     Testing  under  this  STA  will  be  limited  to  [REDACTED].    The  equipment  will   transmit  at  frequencies  between  5725  MHz  and  5825  MHz.    [REDACTED].   The  equipment  will  be  used  with  [REDACTED],  which  has  a  maximum  gain  of   30  dBi.    Beamwidth  will  be  at  most  4.9  degrees  horizontal  and  4.8  degrees   vertical.       Grant  of  this  STA  will  not  adversely  impact  any  authorized  user  of  RF   spectrum  for  the  reasons  stated  below.    Google’s  equipment  will  follow  the   FCC’s  rules  for  unlicensed  operation  in  the  5.8  GHz  band1  in  all  aspects  but   one:  the  equivalent  isotropically  radiated  power  (“EIRP”)  of  the  radio  will   exceed  that  permitted  by  the  rules.2    There  is  no  likelihood  of  interference  to   other  operations  in  the  band,  however,  because  (1)  the  FCC-­certified  radio  will   use  spread  spectrum  methods  and  (2)  [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].    The   strength  of  Google’s  signal  will  be  only  -­33  dBm  once  it  has  traveled  200   meters  in  free  space.    This  power  level  is  well  below  the  maximum  power  level   specified  for  unlicensed  devices  in  this  band  under  the  FCC’s  rules.3       The  proposed  experimental  operations  in  the  5.8  GHz  band  accordingly  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  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         1  See  47  C.F.R.,  Part  15.     2  See  47  C.F.R.  §  15.247.   3  See  id.  §  15.247(e).   Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  -­  Page  2  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0970-­EX-­ST-­2014     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         Transmitter  Equipment  and  Station  Details   Equipment  Manuf  /  PN:   [REDACTED]   Number:     [REDACTED]   Area  of  Operation   Operation  will  be  confined  to  the  area  delimited  by   a  26.19  km  radius  around:   ● 35:4:21  N  105:57:53  W     Frequency  Range  /  Tolerance   Low   High   [REDACTED]   5725  MHz    5825  MHz       Radio   Modulation   Emission   Bandwidth   Power   EIRP   Designator   Out   [REDACTED]   Digital   5M00GXW   5  MHz    1  W   30  dBW   [REDACTED]   Digital   10M0GXW   10  MHz      1  W   30  dBW   [REDACTED]   Digital   20M0GXW   20  MHz      1  W   30  dBW   [REDACTED]   Digital   40M0GXW   40  MHz      1  W   30  dBW     Antenna  Details     Type   [REDACTED]   Quantity   [REDACTED]   Gain   30  dBi   Beam  Width  at  Half-­Power   4.8  degrees  vertical;;  4.9  degrees  horizontal     Point   Orientation  in  Horizontal   0-­360  degrees   Plane   Orientation  in  Vertical  Plane   5-­90  degrees  above  the  ground  plane   Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  -­  Page  3  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0970-­EX-­ST-­2014       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  November  3,  2014.    For  additional  information,  please  see  File  No.   0970-­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   4 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   radio  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  constitute  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   4    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  4  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0970-­EX-­ST-­2014     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.       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.       Request  for  Confidential  Treatment  -­  Page  5  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0970-­EX-­ST-­2014     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  6  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0970-­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  an  experimental  transmitter.    The   STA  is  sought  for  a  period  of  180  days  beginning  on  December  3,  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.     [REDACTED].     Testing  under  this  STA  will  be  limited  to  [REDACTED].    The  equipment  will  transmit  at   frequencies  between  5725  MHz  and  5825  MHz.    [REDACTED].    The  equipment  will  be  used   with  [REDACTED],  which  has  a  maximum  gain  of  30  dBi.    Beamwidth  will  be  at  most  4.9   degrees  horizontal  and  4.8  degrees  vertical.       Grant  of  this  STA  will  not  adversely  impact  any  authorized  user  of  RF  spectrum  for  the   reasons  stated  below.    Google’s  equipment  will  follow  the  FCC’s  rules  for  unlicensed   operation  in  the  5.8  GHz  band1  in  all  aspects  but  one:  the  equivalent  isotropically  radiated   power  (“EIRP”)  of  the  radio  will  exceed  that  permitted  by  the  rules. 2    There  is  no  likelihood  of   interference  to  other  operations  in  the  band,  however,  because  (1)  the  FCC-­certified  radio  will   use  spread  spectrum  methods  and  (2)  [REDACTED].    [REDACTED].        The  strength  of   Google’s  signal  will  be  only  -­33  dBm  once  it  has  traveled  200  meters  in  free  space.    This   power  level  is  well  below  the  maximum  power  level  specified  for  unlicensed  devices  in  this   band  under  the  FCC’s  rules.3       The  proposed  experimental  operations  in  the  5.8  GHz  band  accordingly  will  be  conducted   without  harmful  interference  to  other  authorized  users.    For  these  reasons,  Google  requests   approval  of  this  application.     1  See  47  C.F.R.,  Part  15.     2  See  47  C.F.R.  §  15.247.   3  See  id.  §  15.247(e).   Exhibit  A  -­  Page  1  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0970-­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         Transmitter  Equipment  and  Station  Details   Equipment  Manuf  /  PN:   [REDACTED]   Number:     [REDACTED]   Area  of  Operation   Operation  will  be  confined  to  the  area  delimited  by  a  26.19   km  radius  around:   ● 35:4:21  N  105:57:53  W     Frequency  Range  /  Tolerance   Low   High   [REDACTED]   5725  MHz    5825  MHz                 Exhibit  B  -­  Page  1  

    PUBLIC  REDACTED  VERSION   Google  Inc.   File  No.  0970-­EX-­ST-­2014     Radio   Modulation   Emission   Bandwidth   Power  Out   EIRP   Designator   [REDACTED]   Digital   5M00GXW   5  MHz    1  W   30  dBW   [REDACTED]   Digital   10M0GXW   10  MHz      1  W   30  dBW   [REDACTED]   Digital   20M0GXW   20  MHz      1  W   30  dBW   [REDACTED]   Digital   40M0GXW   40  MHz      1  W   30  dBW     Antenna  Details     Type   [REDACTED]   Quantity   [REDACTED]   Gain   30  dBi   Beam  Width  at  Half-­Power  Point   4.8  degrees  vertical;;  4.9  degrees  horizontal     Orientation  in  Horizontal  Plane   0-­360  degrees   Orientation  in  Vertical  Plane   5-­90  degrees  above  the  ground  plane     Exhibit  B  -­  Page  2  


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