SAL Spectrum, LLC

0397-EX-ST-2011

Status: Grant Expired Due to New License

WE9XZH
2011-06-30

Documents and Communications: [refresh]

Description	Category	Date
Grant E-mail Notification generated [Jul 1, 2011]	Correspondence	2011-07-01
STA Request Details	Text Documents	2011-06-16

Application Form:

OET Special Temporary Authority Report

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

SAL Spectrum, LLC

Address

Attention:	Mark Hansen
Street Address:	1562 E. Park Street
P.O. Box:
City:	Castle Rock
State:	CO
Zip Code:	80104
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: Mieszala
First Name: Daniel
Title: Engineer
Phone Number: 720-733-7683

Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
Section 5.55(d) of the Rules provides that where, as here, the proposed experimental operation is to last for six months or less, it must be filed as an STA request rather than as a request for an experimental license. Since Applicant does not propose to operate for more than six months, this STA request is the appropriate vehicle. NTUAW (defined in response to no. 5, below) and Applicant have committed to initiate commercial broadband operations on the Navajo Reservation by March, 2012, and it is critical that Applicant be able to conduct these experiments as soon as possible, in order to meet that commitment. Thus, this STA is necessary.

Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

Testing This STA is needed because Applicant is licensed for several authorizations in the lower 700 MHz band around the southwestern United States, including three where a tribal bidding credit was issued to Applicant so that Applicant could expeditiously deploy service to the Navajo Indian Reservation, so as to bring the benefits of high-speed broadband to the residents of this Reservation, which is currently one of the most underserved areas in the entire United States with respect to broadband services. The Navajo Reservation covers portions of the states of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah, and is slightly larger in area than the state of West Virginia, although containing a population of only about 180,000. The very light population density renders wireless the only potentially viable broadband solution. Applicant?s 100%-commonly-owned affiliate, Commnet Wireless, LLC (?CWL?), maintains substantial network operations and other technical facilities at its major campus in Castle Rock, which is the best location for Applicant to conduct experiments needed in order to optimize the design and implementation of Applicant?s intended lower 700 MHz broadband network to serve the Navajo people. (The permanent commercial implementation is to be accomplished by Applicant leasing its 700 MHz spectrum to a limited liability company (?NTUAW?) co-owned by an affiliate of Applicant and Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, an instrumentality of the Navajo Nation. However, under the terms of that project, primary responsibility for network design and implementation rests with Applicant?s affiliate.)

Information

Callsign:	WE9XZH
Class of Station:	FX MO
Nature of Service:	Experimental

Requested Period of Operation

Operation Start Date:	07/01/2011
Operation End Date:	12/31/2011

Manufacturer

Manufacturer	Model Number	No. Of Units	Experimental
List below transmitting equipment to be installed (if experimental, so state) if additional rows are required, please submit equipment list as an exhibit:
ZTE	ZXSDR BS8800	2	No
ZTE	AL610	30	No

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):	Mark Hansen
Title of Applicant (if any):	Vice President
Date:	2011-06-15 00:00:00.0

Station Location

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Castle Rock	Colorado	North 39 23 6	West 104 52 0

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	734.00000000-739.00000000 MHz	FX	20.000000 W 590.000000 W	P		20K0F1D

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator
New	740.00000000-745.00000000 MHz	FX	20.000000 W 590.000000 W	P		20K0F1D

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Castle Rock	Colorado	North 39 22 23	West 104 51 33

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	734.00000000-739.00000000 MHz	FX	20.000000 W 590.000000 W	P		20K0F1D

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator
New	740.00000000-745.00000000 MHz	FX	20.000000 W 590.000000 W	P		20K0F1D

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Castle Rock	Colorado	North 39 23 6	West 104 52 0	Castle Rock, CO	16.00

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	704.00000000-709.00000000 MHz	MO	200.000000 mW 200.000000 mW	P		20K0F1D

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator
New	710.00000000-715.00000000 MHz	MO	200.000000 mW 200.000000 mW	P		20K0F1D

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Castle Rock	Colorado	North 39 22 23	West 104 51 33	Castle Rock, CO	16.00

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	704.00000000-709.00000000 MHz	MO	200.000000 mW 200.000000 mW	P		20K0F1D

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	710.00000000-715.00000000 MHz	MO	200.000000 mW 200.000000 mW	P		20K0F1D

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