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This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20031118-00333 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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                                                           UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                           National Telecommunications and
                                                           Information Administration
                                                           Washington, D.C. 20230




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Dear Mr. Abelson:

         On April 15, 2005, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) released two
Public Notices listing applications for Globalstar LLC (GLLC) requesting the authority to
implement an Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC) for the Globalstar above 1 GHz mobile
satellite service (MSS) system.‘ In the applications GLLC seeks to modify its: 1) space station
license for blanket authority to construct and operate an unlimited number of ATC base stations
(BSs); and 2) earth station license to offer dual—mode MSS ATC mobile earth terminals (METs)."
The proposed GLLC ATC BS will transmit in the 2487.5—2493 MHz band and the proposed
MET‘s will transmit in the 1610—1615.5 MHz band. The National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA) has reviewed the GLLC applications and would like to
provide comments on the proposed emission limits of GLLC ATC BSs and MET‘s in the
radionavigation satellite service (RNSS) bands used by the Global Positioning System (GPS), the
protection of radio astronomy service (RAS) operations, and the use of transportable ATC BSs."

        The GLLC applications describe the protection requirements ofRNSS receivers from the
emissions of their ATC BSs and METs.* Specifically, under 47 C.F.R. Section 25.254(a)(4),
GLLC is required to demonstrate that its ATC BSs operating in the 2487.5—2493 MHz band shall
not generate an equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) density of greater than —70
dBW/MHz in the 1559—1610 MHz band. The level of discrete emissions (less than 700 Hz) shall
not exceed an EIRP of —80 dBW in the 1559—1610 MHz band. Similarly, under 47 C.F.R.


1. Federal Communications Commission, Public Notice, Repor No. SAT—00284 (April 15, 2005); Federal
Communications Commission, Public Notice, Report No. SES—00704 (April 15, 2005).

2. Globalstar LLC Applications for Modification to Add Authority to Operate an ATC, SATMOD—20050301—
00054 (filed March 1, 2005) (GLLC ATC BS Application); Globalstar USA, LLC Application for Modification to
Add Authority to Operate an ATC, SES—MOD—20050301—00261 (filed March 1, 2005) (GUSA ATC MET
Application}.

3. The bands 1164—1215 MHz, 1215—1300 MHz, and 1559—1610 MHz are allocated to RNSS. GPS operates in the
1574.397—1576.433 MHz, 1164—1188 MHz, and 1215—1240 MHz portions of the RNSS bands.

4. GLLC ATC BS Application, at Exhibit B—6; GUSA ATC MET Applications, at Exhibit B—6.


Section 25.254(b)(4), GLLC is required to demonstrate that its ATC MET‘s (in addition to its .
MSS METs) operating in the 1610—1615.5 MHz band shall notgenerate an EIRP density greater
than —70 dB W/MHz in the 1559—1605 MHz band or greater than a level determined by linear
interpolation in the 1605—1610 MHz band from —70 dBW/MHz at 1605 MHz to —10 dBW/MHz at
1610 MHz. The level of discrete emissions (less than 700 Hz) shall not exceed an EIRP of —80
dBW in the 1559—1605 MHz band or exceed a level determined by linear interpolation from —80
dBW at 1605 MHz to —20 dBW at 1610 MHz.

        In the MSS ATC proceeding, the Commission decided that ATC BSs and MET‘s will
operate in compliance with the same limits on emissions in the 1559—1610 MHz band that were
adopted for MSS MET‘s in the Global Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite (GMPCS)
proceeding." The NTIA comments in the MSS ATC rulemaking proceeding identified several
problems associated with using the GMPCS emission limits for ATC BSs and METs. First, the
EIRP limit of —70 dBW/MHz for GMPCS terminals was based on the protection of aviation GPS
receivers used for precision approaches. Many of the factors considered in the analysis of
aviation receivers do not apply to GPS receivers used in terrestrial applications." Second, the
type of GPS receiver used in the development of the GMPCS emission limits was based on a
conventional coarse/acquisition (C/A) code architecture. However, the use of assisted—GPS
receiver technology has emerged as a critical terrestrial application that can be more sensitive to
interference compared to a C/A code receiver, particularly in urban areas where the GPS received
signals could be degraded and ATC use is likely to be higher.‘ Finally, the —70 dBW/MHz was a
compromise reached between the aviation and MSS communities, driven by the limitations on
the filters that could be practically implemented in GMPCS MET‘s to reduce the levels of
emissions in the 1559—1610 MHz band. Since the ATC MET‘s will operate at lower power levels
than MSS or GMPCS MET‘s, it should be possible to reduce the emissions in the RNSS
frequency bands without significantly impacting ATC operations.

     In the MSS ATC Report and Order (R&O), Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV), an L—Band
MSS ATC provider, and the GPS Industry Council (IC) reached an agreement in which MSV

5. See Flexibilityfor Delivery ofCommunications by Mobile Satellite Service Providers in the 2 GHz Band, the L—
Band, and the 1.6/2.4 GHz Bands; Review ofthe Specirum Sharing Plan Among Non—Geostationary Satellite Orbit
Mobile Satellite Service Systems in the 1.6/2.4 GHz Bands, IB Docket No. 01—185 and 02—364, Report and Order
and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 03—15, 18 FCC Red 1962, at 2028—29, {€ 124—126; 2051—53,«0 180—184
(2003), (MSS Flexibility R&O).                           .
6. For example, GPS terrestrial receivers do not have the protection provided to the GPS aviation receive antenna
that is mounted on top of the aircraft, and thus is shielded to some extent from the mobile METs below the aircraft.
Terrestrial GPS receivers operate under handicaps such as signal attenuation due to destructive multipath, folage, or
building shadowing. It is also possible that the separation distance between a MET and a GPS terrestrial receiver
can be much less than the 100 feet used in the aviation receiver analysis.

7. Assisted—GPS describes a system where outside sources, such as an assistance server and reference network, help
a GPS receiver perform tasks required to make range measurements and position solutions. AssistedGPS modules
for applications in cell phones can detect signals at—182 dBW, which is 22 dB below the GPS minimum guaranteed
signal level of —160 dBW.


committed to ensure that the EIRP density of emissions from its ATC BSs do not exceed —100
dBW/MHz in the 1559—1610 MHz band and the EIRP of discrete ATC BS emissions do not
exceed —110 dBW in that band. MSV also agreed that all MET‘s accessing its ATC network
would restrict the EIRP density of emissions in the 1559—1605 MHz band to —90 dBW/MHz,
restrict the EIRP of discrete emissions to —100 dBW in that band, restrict the EIRP density of
emissions in the 1605—1610 MHz band toa level determined by linear interpolation from —90
dBW/MHz at 1605 MHz to —66 dBW/MHz at 1610 MHz, and restrict the EIRP of discrete
emissions in the 1605—1610 MHz band to a level determined by linearinterpolation, from —100
dBW at 1605 MHz to —76 dBW at 1610 MHz. Further, MSV agreed that all new MET‘s placed in
service more than five years after it commences ATC operation would restrict the EIRP density
of emissions to —95 dBW/MHz in the 1559—1605 MHz band, restrict the EIRP of discrete
emissions to —105 dBW in that band, restrict in the 1605—1610 MHz band to a level determined
by linear interpolation from —95 dBW/MHz at 1605 MHz to —71 dBW/MHz at 1610 MHz, and
restrict the EIRP of discrete emissions to a level determined by linear interpolation from —105
dBW at 1605 MHz to—81 dBW at 1610 MHz.° These EIRP limits apply to ATC BSs and METs
that employ either Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) or Code Division Multiple Access
(CDMA).                                                     |

        NTIA performed an analysis proposing out—of—band emission levels that were consistent
with those agreed to by MSV and the GPS IC." NTIA also performed an analysis to determine
the effect that various EIRP limits would have on the ability of a GPS receiver to meet the
Commission‘s Enhanced 911 performance accuracy requirement of 150 meters with 95 percent
availability. The analysis showed that at an EIRP of—70 dBW/MHz there would be a significant
degradation in performance availability. However, at the EIRP levels agreed by MSV and the
GPS IC, the performance availability would be high."" The Commission declined to adopt the
more stringent emission limits endorsed by NTIA, GPS IC, and MSV because they believed that
there was not a sufficient basis in the public record to support adoption of the stricter emission
limits."" The GPS IC has also filed a petition for reconsideration requesting that the more


8. See Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC Applicationfor Minor Modifications ofSpace Station Licensefor
AMSC—1; Minor Amendment to Applicationfor Authority to Launch and Operate a Next—Generation Replacement
MSS Satellite, Applicationfor Minor Modification ofBlanket Licensefor Authority to Operate Mobile Earth
Terminals with MSAT—1, Files Nos. SAT—MOD—20031118—00333, SAT—AMD—2003—1118—00332, SES—MOD—
20031118—01879, Order and Authorization, DA 04—3553 (released November 8, 2004).

9. Letter from Fredrick R. Wentland, Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Spectrum Management, National
Telecommunications and Information Administration to Donald Abelson, Chief, International Bureau, Fedeal
Communications Commission (November 12, 2002).

10. Letter from Fredrick R. Wentland, Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Spectrum Management, National
Telecommunications and Information Administration to Edmond Thomas, Chief, Office of Engineerig and
Technology, Federal Communications Commission (January 24, 2003).

11. See Flexibilityfor Delivery ofCommunications by Mobile Satellite Service Providers in the 2 GHz Band, the L—
Band, and the 1.6/2.4 GHz Bands, IB Docket No. 01—185, Memorandum Opinion and Order and Second Order on
Reconsideration, FCC 05—30, at [ 69 (April 13, 2005), (MSS Flexibility MO&O).

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stringent emission limits be adopted for MSS ATC BSs and MET‘s, but the Commission has not
acted on it at this time.""
        On December 8, 2004, President Bush authorized a new national poli¢y that establishes
guldance and implementation actions for space—based positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT)
programs, augmentations, and activities for U.S. national and homeland security, civil, scientific,
and commercial purposes." The PNT policy directs the Secretary of Commerce to protect the
radio frequency spectrum used by GPS and its augmentations through appropriate domestic and
international spectrum management regulatory practices.‘* The PNT policyfurther directs the
Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the Chairman of the Commission to take the
appropriate and legally permissible actions required to mitigate interference to GPS."" The
President‘s PNT policy also calls for the establishment of an inter—agency Executive Committee,
on which the Chairman of the Commission is invited to participate as a liaison, and a National
Space—Based PNT Coordination Office.‘" The MSS ATC Memorandum Opinion and Order
(MO&O) states that the Commission intends to establish discussions with other agencies,
through the PNT Executive Committee and Coordination Office, to better understand what levels
are necessary to protect GPS operations.‘"                                                 —

        Since there are inherent differences between GMPCS equipment and ATC equipment
such as power (higher power for MSS MET‘s and lower power for ATC MET‘s) and deployment
(low density for MSS MET versus high density for ATC METs), NTIA believes that it is
appropriate to establish different emission limits for ATC MET‘s in the 1559—1610 MHz RNSS
frequency band. Moreover, the applications of GPS and the technologies used to process lower
received signal levels have evolved and must be taken into consideration when establishing
emission limits to protect GPS operations. The analysis performed by NTIA was based in part
on proposals made by MSV for its ATC implementation. However, the NTIA analysis is general
in nature and can be applied to ATC MET‘s operating in the 1610—1615.5 MHz band. There has
been no information provided in the public record of the MSS ATC rulemaking proceeding that
would indicate the levels proposed by NTIA and the GPS IC are not achievable using existing
technology. The only MSS ATC licensee, MSV, has agreed to comply with the emission limits
recommended by NTIA and supported by the GPS IC, and the Commission has made compliance
with those limits a condition of their license, thereby establishing current best practices for the
industry. The lower emission limits are necessary to protect existing and future GPS operations


12. U.S. GPS Industry Council, Petition for Reconsideration, IB Docket No. 01—185 (June 11, 2003).

13. Sée U.S. Space—Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Policy, December 15, 2004, Fact Sheet, available at
www.ostp.gov/html/FactSheetSPACFBASEDPOSITIONINGNAVIGATIONTIMING.pdf.

14. Id. at 9.

15. 1d. at 11.

16. 1Id. at 4.

17. MSS Flexibility MO&O, at «[ 70.


and will not restrict the deployment of GLLC‘s ATC services. Also, establishing these emission |
limits in the RNSS frequency band is consistent with the PNT policy established by the
President.                             ‘

         Unlike MSV‘s ATC BSs that operate in the 1525—1559 MHz band, the GLLC ATC BSs
operating in the 2487.5—2493 MHz band are separated in frequency by over 800 MHz from the
RNSS frequency band used by GPS. Given this amount of frequency separation, the frequency
response of typical filters, and the low radiating efficiency of the ATC BS antennas for signals in
the 1559—1610 MHz range, the attenuation of the GLLC BS signals should be at a level
consistent with that agreed to by MSV. Furthermore, since the ATC BSs are at fixed known
locations (e.g., not unlicensed with unknown device densities and locations), the risk of potential
interference is limited. Therefore, NTIA fully expects that GLLC ATC BSs will meet the —100
dBW/MHz in the 1559—1610 MHz band; NTIA is not recommending that the Commission
require measurements to confirm compliance with this emission limit. However, the issue of
emission limits for potential interference sources considering the difference between the
operating frequency of the source and the GPS frequency bands will be addressed as part of a
more detailed study to be performed under the President‘s PNT policy.

        In Exhibit B—6 of the GLLC applications, it is stated that ATC METs must comply with
International Telecommunication Union Radio Regulation $5.372 and 47 C.F.R. Sections
25.203(e), 25.203(f), 25.213, and 25.254(b)(1) which are intended to protect RAS observations
in the 1610.6—1613.8 MHz band. GLLC ATC BSs must comply with the Commission‘s radio
quiet zone requirements in 47 C.F.R. Section 1.924 and Section 25.203 (e) and (f). Finally ATC
MET‘s used on aircraft must adhere to the existing National Science Foundation and Globalstar
coordination agreement for the 1610.6—1613.8 MHz band."* In the GLLC applications, it is also
stated that their future ATC system will have the capability to avoid assigning frequencies to
MET‘s in the 1610.6—1613.8 MHz band when they are located within certain distances of RAS
sites listed in 47 C.F.R. Section 25.213(a)(1)(i) and (ii). NTIA recommends that the
requirements to protect RAS operations should be included in the authorization for GLLC to
implement ATC service.

        The GLLC ATC BS application describes a transportable ATC BS that can be used to
provide communication services to customers in areas that are currently unserved or underserved
by existing wireline and wireless service providers.19 In the MSS ATC R&O, the Commission
explained that the purpose of ATC is to extend the communications services of the MSS systems
to urban areas and in buildings where the satellite signals are attenuated."" Outside ofthe urban _
areas the satellite component of the MSS ATC system is to be used. Globalstar‘s proposal for a

18. Technical Operational Coordination Agreementfor the Joint Usage ofthe Band 1610.6—1613.8 MHz Between
the National Science Foundation and Globalstarfor Airborne Mobile Earth Stations Operating in its MSS Network
(November 29, 2001).

19. GLLC ATC BS Application, Exhibit A at 4.
20. MSS Flexibility R&O, at { 14.


transportable ATC BS seems to be in conflict with the Commission‘s intention for the MSS
ATC. However, NTIA believes that the transportable ATC BSs could provide an important
communications capability during emergency situations. Therefore, NTIA recommends that the
Commission limit the use of transportable ATC BSs to federal and non—federal public safety
entities.

        The MSS ATC MO&O states that if additional ATC applications are filed, the
Commission will coordinate any ATC authority grant with NTIA, pursuant to the general
notification process to assure that GPS operations are adequately protected.*‘ We therefore
strongly recommend that the Commission limit the EIRP density, in the 1559—1605 MHz band,
from the GLLC MSS ATC MET‘s to —90 dBW/MHz (and eventually —95 dBW/MHz) and limit
the EIRP density in the 1605—1610 MHz band to a level determined by linear interpolation from
—90 dBW/MHz (—95 dBW/MHz) at 1605 MHz to —42 dBW/MHz (—47 dBW/MHz) at 1610
MHz." Unless these emission levels are met, the Commission should delay acting on the GLLC
MSS ATC MET application until the issue concerning protection of GPS is resolved via follow—
up work to the President‘s directive to protect GPS. We also recommend that the requirements
to protect RAS operations should be included in the authorization for GLLC to implement ATC
service and that the use of transportable ATC BSs be limited to federal and non—federal public
safety entities. If you have any questions about our recommendations, please feel free to contact
me at 202—482—1850.

                                                            Sincerely,


                                                             AA»Tow
                                                            Fredrick R. Wentland
                                                            Associate Administrator
                                                            Office of Spectrum Management




21. Id. at 71.

22. 47 C.F.R. Section 25.254(b)(3) specifies that the ATC METs must meet an out—of—channel EIRP limit of—57.1
dBW/30 kHz (—41.87 dBW/MHz) at the edge of the licensed MSS frequency assignment.
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                                FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION                                         MaAYy 1 6 2005
                                               Washington, D.C. 20554

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    MSS Systems at 1.6/2.4 GHz                         p            IB Docket Q2—364
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                                    DOCKET                     Informal Objection to the Globalstar
                                               FILE Chpy ORIGIMAIplication for MSS ATC,
                                                       )            E970381
To:         The Commission

                  Informal Objection of the Society of Broadcast Engineers, inc.
         The Society of Broadcast Engineers, Incorporated (SBE), the national association of
broadcast engineers and technical communications professionals, with more than 5,000 members
world wide, hereby respectfully submits its Informal Objection to the March 1, 2005, application of
Globalstar USA, LLC (Globalstar) for Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) Ancillary Terrestrial
Component (ATC) stations, E970381.

           1. MSS ATC is Mutually Exclusive with TV BAS Channel A10 Operations

1.       In IB Dockets 01—185 and 02—364, the Commission assigned 2,487.5—2,493 MHz to MSS
for ATC, to supplement coverage problems that MSS handsets have in "urban canyons" and high
rise buildings. However, these frequencies are co—channel with grandfathered TV Broadcast
Auxiliary Services (BAS) Channel A10 (2,483.5—2,500 MHz).! Because of this obvious allocation


1     All TV BAS licensees with Channel A1O authority as of July 25, 1985, were granted indefinite "grandfather"
      rights on a co—equal basis, by the July 25, 1985, General Docket 84—689 R&O. These grandfather rights
      were re—affirmed in the July 16, 2004, ET Docket 00—258 Fourth R&O, and is further documented in non—
      government footnote 147, as follows:

NON—FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (NG) FOOTNOTES
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NG147 In the band 2483.5—2500 MHz, stations in the fixed and mobile services that are licensed
under Part 74 (Television Broadcast Auxiliary Stations), Part 90 (Private Land Mobile Radio
Services), or Part 101 (Fixed Microwave Services) of the Commission‘s Rules, which were
licensed as of July 25, 1985, and those whose initial applications were filed on or before July 25,
1985, may continue to operate on a primary basis with the mobile—satellite and
radiodetermination satellite services, and in the segment 2495—2500 MHz, these grandfathered
stations may also continue to operate on a primary basis with stations in the fixed and mobile
except acronautical mobile services that are licensed under Part 27 (Miscellaneous Wirsless
Communication Services) of the Commission‘s Rules.

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conflict, on September 8, 2004, SBE filed its Petition for Reconsideration of the IB Docket 02—364
Report and Order (R&O), pointing out the mutually exclusive nature of MSS ATC and TV BAS
Channel A1O operations. That SBE filing proposed re—farming the three 2.5—GHz TV BAS
Channels, A8 (2,450—2,467 MHz), A9 (2,467—2,483.5 MHz) and A10 to 12—MHz wide digital
channels, occupying 2,450—2,486 MHz, and thus eliminating the spectrum overlap with MSS ATC.
See the attached Figure 1, from the SBE Petition for Reconsideration.

2.    The SBE 2.5 GHz TV BAS band plan was subsequently refined, in a November 19, 2004, IB
Docket 02—364 ex parte filing, to address concerns by Nextel Corporation that the SBE proposal
not delay the refarming of the 2 GHz TV BAS band, a necessary component of solving the public
safety interference problem in the 800 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio {SMR) band (WT Docket
02—55). See the attached Figure 2, from the SBE ex parte filing.

3.    In ET Docket 95—18 (MSS), the Commission concluded that TV BAS operations and MSS
operations were mutually exclusive uses of the same spectrum. In ET Docket 00—258 {Advanced
Wireless Services (AWS), aka Third Generation (3G) Wireless Services), the Commission
similarly concluded that TV BAS operations and high—density cellular commercial mobile radio
services (CMRS) operations were also mutually exclusive uses of the same spectrum. It is for
these reasons that the 2 GHz TV BAS band is in the process of being refarmed, from 1,990—2,110
MHz, to 2,025—2,1 10 MHz, representing a loss of 35 MHz of 2 GHz TV BAS spectrum (presently
TV BAS Channels A1 (1,990—2,008 MHz) and A2 (2,008—2,025 MHz)).

4.    Thus, the proposed construction of MSS ATC in the ten largest U.S. cities, and Washington,
D.C., is simply premature and mutually exclusive with the existing, indefinitely grandfathered, co—
equal use of that spectrum by TV BAS Channel A1O licensees. See the attached Figure 3. The
Universal Liceasing System (ULS) additionally shows Channel A10 TVPU stations in:
               Baton Rouge, LA
               Biloxi, MS
               Charlotte, NC
               Corpus Christi, TX
               Fort Myers, FL
               Fort Wayne, IN
               Hartford, CT
               Honolulu, HI
               Jacksonville, FL
               Las Vegas, NV
               Lawton, OK
               Louisville, KY
               Moline, IL
               Nashville, TN
               Miami, FL



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                Minneapolis, MN
                Phoenix/Mesa, AZ
                Salt Lake City, UT
                San Diego, CA
                Stockton, CA
                Visalia, CA
                West Palm Beach, FL.
However, Figure 3, and the above list, still understate the nature of the problem, since each TVPU.
Kicense can authorize multiple mobile/itinerant transmitters.

5.     Further, because of the policy establishedin ET Docket 98—142 (7 GHz MSS downlinks,
sharing the 7 GHz TV BAS band), and re—affirmed in ET Docket 03—254 (Frequency Coordination
Rules for 7 GHz MSS uplinks and downlinks, and 13 GHz MSS Gateway Uplinks, and Terrestrial
7 & 13 GHz TV BAS, CARS and POFS), namely that between co—equal users the first—in—time user
must be protected by the newcomer user, it is clear that MSS ATC would be required to protect
Channel A10 TV BAS operations. But, the primary TV Channel A10 use in the major metropolitan
areas is by mobile/itinerant TV Pickup (TVPU) stations, whose location continuously varies.
Although some of this grandfathered Channel A1O use is for known—in—advance, scheduled events,
such as car races, golf tournaments, marathons, and large sporting events, Channel A1O also
includes the coverage of un—scheduled news events. Because it would be impractical for Globalstar
to simply shut down its later—in—time ATC operation when an eatlier—in—time grandfathered TVPU
station needed to operate in the same area, it is clear that for at least seven of the ten largest U.S.
cities, the Globalstar ATC application is grossly premature, and must not be granted until such time
as grandfathered Channel A10 TV BAS operations have been moved out of 2,483.5—2,500 MHz.

     1. Globalstar Application Does Not Even Acknowledge the Existence of Channel
                                  A10 TV BAS Stations!
6.     Although the Globalstar application addresses how its proposed ATC would protect the Radio
Astronomy Service (Exhibits B and B—5); the Radio—Navigation—Satellite/Aeronautical Radio—
Navigation Services (Exhibits B and B—6); the Table Mountain Radio Receiving Zone at Boulder
County, Colorado (Exhibit B); the National Radio Astronomy Observatories at Green Bank, WV
and Sugar Grove, WV (Exhibit B); and all FCC Monitoring Stations (Exhibit B), no where in the
application does Globalstar mention the existence of co—channel TV BAS Channel A10 operations,
with their co—equal priority, and earlier—in—time status. Perhaps this is because Globalstar realized
that TV BAS Channel A10 operations\ and MSS ATC are mutually exclusive, and that there can be
no successful frequency coordination between fundamentally incompatible uses of the same
spectrum. In any event, this failure to address a co—equal and earlier—in—time user of the spectrum



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makes the Globalstar application fundamentally flawed and un—grantable until TV BAS operations
have first been cleared from 2,483.5—2,500 MHz. Of course, under the ET Docket 92—9 "Emerging
Technologies" policy, Globalstar is obligated to re—imburse TV BAS Channel A10, A8 and A9
licenses for their relocation costs (all three channels must be converted in order to maintain the
present three—channel capability for 2.5—GHz TV BAS).        Additionally, there may be Part 101
Private Operational Fixed Service (POFS) and Part 21 Local Television Transmission Service
(LTTS) that will also have to be converted.                                        '

                                              III. Summary

7.    The Globalstar application for MSS ATC authority in the top—ten U.S. cities is grossly
premature and must not be granted until grandfathered operations on TV BAS Channel A1O0 have
first been cleared from 2,483.5—2,500 MHz, by converting the three 2.5 GHz TV BAS channels to
12—MHz wide digital channels, and re—packing those channels to 2,450—2,486 MHz, as shown in
Figure 2. This work must be properly coordinated with the 2 GHz transition being done by Nextel,
Inc. and with POFS and LTTS licensees sharing the 2,450—2,483.5 MHz band. Until that work is
completed, MSS ATC cannot operate in at least seven of the ten largest U.S. cities, and would
further have to restrict any temporary deployment of MSS ATC to areas not near the other twenty—
two cities listed in Paragraph 4 of these coramenits.




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                                         List of Figures

8.     The following figures or exhibits have been prepared as a part of this SBE Informal
Objection to the Globalstar E970381 application for MSS ATC:
1.    2.5 GHz TV BAS band plan from the September 8, 2004, SBE IB Docket 02—364
      Petition for Reconsideration

2.    Revised SBE 2.5 GHz TV BAS band plan, from the November 19, 2005, SBE ex parte
      filing to IB Docket 02—364
3.    Channel A10 TV Pickup stations in the ten largest U.S, cittes.


                                              Respectfully submitted,

                                              Society of Broadcast Engineers, Inc.


                                              is!    Ray Benedict, CPBE
                                                     SBE President


                                              is! Dane E. Ericksen, P.E., CSRTE
                                                     Chairman, SBE FCC Liaison Committee


                                              Is?f    Christopher D. Imlay, Esq.
                                                     General Counsel
 May 16, 2005

 Booth, Freret, Imlay & Tepper
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 Silver Spring, Maryland 20904
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© 2005 SBE, Inc.
SociEty or BROADCAST ENGINEERS, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana
                                                                                                                              050312
                                                                                                                             Figure 1


SBE informal Objection to the Globalstar MSS ATC Application (E970381)


                     Revised Proposed SBE 2.5 GHz TV BAS Band Plan
           {From the November 19, 2004, SBE 1B 02—364 ex parte Filing)



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© 2005 SBE, Inc.
SocIETYy oF BROADCAST ENGINEERS, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana
                                                                                                                                             050312
                                                                                                                                             Figure 2


                   SBE Informal Objection to the Globalstar MSS ATC Application (E970381)

                      TV BAS Channel A10 TV Pickup Stations in the Top—Ten U.S. Cities

Top—ten U.S. Cities*
    1.      New York, NY
            KA—41459, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
            KA—41481, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
            KB—55010, CBS Broadcasting, Inc.
            KK—4431, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
            KK—5793, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
            Los Angeles, CA
            KA—88698, NBC Telemundo License Co.
            KA—88699, NBC Telemundo License Co.
            KA—88722, NBC Telemundo License Co.
            KA—88729, NBC Telemundo License Co.
            KA—88724, NBC Telemundo License Co.
            KA—88725, NBC Telemundo License Co.
            KA—88726, NBC Telemundo License Co.
            KA—88887, Fox Television Stations, Inc.
            KA—88952, CBS Broadcasting Inc.
            KA—88959, KTLA Inc.
            KB—97260, Viacom Television Stations Group of Los Angeles
            KB—55380, KTLA Inc.
            KB—55953, NBC Telemundo License Co.
            Chicago, IL
            KB—55038, CBS Broadcasting, Inc.
            KQ—8499, WGN Continental Broadcasting Company
            Washington, DC/Baltimore, MD
            KK—7854, Viacom Inc.
            San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose, CA
            KA—35181, CBS Broadcasting Inc.
            KA—74712, CBS Broadcasting Inc.
            KR—9941, CBS Broadcasting Inc.
            KR—9943, CBS Broadcasting Inc.
            KV—8015, CBS Broadcasting Inc.
            KV—8016, CBS Broadcasting Inc.




*
         Source:    http://www.govspot.com/lists/largestcities00.htm.

SOCIETY OF BROADCAST ENGINEERS, INC.                                                          050312
Indianapolis, Indiana                                                                       Figure 3A


         SBE Informal Objection to the Globalstar MSS ATC Application (E970381)

             TV BAS Channel A10 TV Pickup Stations in the Top—Ten U.S. Cities

6.    Philadelphia, PA
      KB—55025, CBS Broadcasting, Inc.
 &    Boston, MA
8.    Detroit, MI
      KA—34502, Post—Newsweek Stations, Michigan, Inc.
      KA—34503, Post—Newsweek Stations, Michigan, Inc.
      KA—74900, Post—Newsweek Stations, Michigan, Inc.
      KE—5967, Post—Newsweek Stations, Michigan, Inc.
      KE—5968, Post—Newsweek Stations, Michigan, Inc.
      KZ—2672, Post—Newsweek Stations, Michigan, Inc.
9.    Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
10,   Houston, TX




SOCIETY OF BROADCAST ENGINEERS, INC.                                              050312
Indianapolis, Indiana                                                           Figure 3B



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