NTT America, Inc

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

NTT America, Inc

Address

Attention:	Robert L. Hoggarth
Street Address:	1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite 450
P.O. Box:
City:	Washington
State:	DC
Zip Code:	20004
Country:
E-Mail Address:	[email protected]

Best Contact

Give the following information of person who can best handle inquiries pertaining to this application:   Last Name: Hoggarth First Name: Robert L. Title: Senior Vice President & General Manager Phone Number: 202-312-1450

Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary: Request For Special Temporary Authority from FCC To Exhibit RFID Equipment at JITI Conference on December 7, 2005 This request for Special Temporary Authority is submitted on behalf of NTT America, Inc. for permission to conduct a demonstration of experimental RFID technology in Washington, D.C. on December 7, 2005. NTT Communications Corporation has been invited by the Japan International Transport Institute (JITI) to participate in a conference that will explore the nature and extent of international cooperation on the development and dissemination of new technologies in transportation. As part of the one-day conference, NTT intends to demonstrate an experimental low power active RFID system that will enable real time logistics management and monitoring of shipping containers. Because the equipment is experimental, will be used for demonstration purposes only during the conference, and will only be used on that single day, NTT is seeking special temporary authority rather than pursuing any longer term experimental authorization at this time. The demonstration is scheduled to take place at the Ritz Carlton Hotel at 1150 22nd Street, NW in Washington, D.C. The hotel exhibit space for the JITI conference will be located in the basement of the building on the Ball Room level. The experimental equipment to be operated at the exhibition has been developed by NTT Advanced Technology Corporation and will include a memory tag, a transmitter tag operating at low power on frequency 433.92 MHz, a tag reader and a low frequency (125 KHz) transmitter which is classified as a “faint” frequency in Japan. NTT America, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation which is in turn wholly-owned by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation of Japan. The Japanese government recently finished a 20-year process of privatizing NTT and reducing its ownership in the corporation to 33.7%. This request is being filed by NTT America, Inc. to provide an efficient means of communications with the Commission on this matter and to provide effective on-site support for the demonstration at the JITI conference. Given the international nature of the conference and the limited nature and short duration of the exhibit, the public interest would be served by grant of this application. Additional technical information/RFID specifications for the JITI demonstration: Transmitter tag specifications: Frequency: 433.92MHz Frequency stability: 1 0ppm Spurious: less than 4nW Radiation Power: 2.15 dBm EIRP Occupied bandwidth: 12.5KHz (-36dBc) Modulation: BFSK Data Rate: 2.4Kbps Code: Manchester Duty Cycle: less than 1% Low Frequency transmitter specifications: Frequency:: 125KHz Radiation power: under 15μA/m　@λ/2π　 Occupied bandwidth: unchecked Data Rate: 300bps Code: Manchester Duty Cycle: 100%ASK (OOK)

Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

Providing a limited low power demonstration of developing RFID technology at an international transportation conference in Washington, D.C. As described in response to item 4 above, the station requested is intended to provide a limited low power demonstration of developing RFID technology at an international transportation conference in Washington, D.C.

Information

Callsign:	WC9XIK
Class of Station:	MO
Nature of Service:	Experimental

Requested Period of Operation

Operation Start Date:	12/07/2005
Operation End Date:	12/07/2005

Manufacturer

List below transmitting equipment to be installed (if experimental, so state) if additional rows are required, please submit equipment list as an exhibit:
Manufacturer	Model Number	No. Of Units	Experimental
NTT Advanced Technology Corp.	n/a	4	Yes

Certification

Neither the applicant nor any other party to the application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. The applicant hereby waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the prvious use of the same, whether by license or otherwise, and requests authorization in accordance with this application. (See Section 304 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.) The applicant acknowledges that all statements made in this application and attached exhibits are considered material representations, and that all the exhibits part hereof and are incorporated herein as if set out in full in this application; undersigned certifies that all statements in this application are true, complete and correct to the best of his/her knowledge and belief and are made in good faith. Applicant certifies that construction of the station would NOT be an action which is likely to have a significant environmental effect. See the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR1.1301-1.1319.

Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):	Robert L. Hoggarth
Title of Applicant (if any):	Senior Vice President & General Manager
Date:	2005-10-31 00:00:00.0

Station Location

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
			North  38  54  16	West  77  2  57	Hotel Conference Room at Ritz Carlton, 1150 22nd Street, NW, Washington, D.C.	1.00

Datum:  NAD 83 Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used?   No Exhibit submitted:   No (a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point:   (b) Orientation in horizontal plane:   (c) Orientation in vertical plane:   Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building?   No (a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:   (b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:   (c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:   (d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft:

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	125.00000000- kHz	MO	100.000000 mW N/A	P		0K50A1D	300 bps

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	433.92000000- MHz	MO	1.000000 mW N/A	P		8K50F1D	BFSK 2.4 kbps

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