Attachment XM Radio - Grant Sep

XM Radio - Grant Sep

DECISION submitted by IB,FCC

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2010-09-15

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20070706-00095 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2007070600095_840098

SAT—STA—20070706—00095 1B2007001609 e f Nile # SAT— S1Th—20070706,—00095 XM Radio Inc. c g | f n ____ Grant Date OS/’SZ’O 1+f | dn Approved by OMB ooertrrauns, lerm Dates See‘\ 3060—0678 ‘Ba scre of co/is/ho_ | . __conditions. Date & Time Filed: Jul 6 2007 10:32:04:883AM GrANTED File Number: SAT—STA—20070706—00095 _ it &jz‘ f IDuad_ 4. Doa Callsign: +with condifions Steop I CmeP, Seteihie_Palicy Bvonch \Z FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR SPACE STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY APPLICANT INFORMATION Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu: Request for Extension of STA to Operate 5000 Indoor Boosters 1. Applicant Name: XM Radio Inc. Phone Number: 202—380—4000 DBA Name: Fax Number: 202—380—4500 Street: 1500 Eckington Place, NE E—Mail: james.blitz@xmradio.com City: Washington State: PC Country: USA Zipcode: 20002 s« Attention: James S. Blitz

Attachment to Grant Application of XM Radio Inc. for Special Temporary Authority IBFS File Nos. SAT—STA—20020311—00049, SAT—STA—20030325—00056, SAT—STA—20031219—00373, SAT—STA—20050307—00056, SAT—STA—20070706—00095, SAT—STA—20070706—0009%6, SAT—STA— 20080303—00056, SAT—STA—20080701—00139, SAT—STA—20081002—00196, SAT—STA—20081218—00234 Special temporary authority (STA) is granted to XM Radio Inc. (XM), for a period of 180 days, to continue to operate previously authorized terrestrial repeaters for use in the 2320—2345 MHz frequency band, as set forth in the above—referenced applications. This authorization is granted according to the technical parameters specified in these applications and is subject to the conditions below. 1. Any actions taken as a result of these STAs are solely at the applicant‘s own risk. These STAs shall not prejudice the outcome of the final rules adopted by the Commission in IB Docket No. 95— 91. 2. SDARS terrestrial repeaters are restricted to the simultaneous retransmission of the complete programming, and only that programming, transmitted by the SDARS licensee‘s satellite(s) directly to the SDARS licensee‘s subscribers‘ receivers, and may not be used to distribute any information not also transmitted to all subscribers‘ receivers. 3. Coordination of the operations of the terrestrial repeaters shall be completed with all affected Administrations prior to operation, in accordance with all applicable international agreements including those with Canada and Mexico. 4. The terrestrial repeaters shall comply with Part 17 of the Commission‘s rules — Construction, Marking, and Lighting of Antenna Structures. 5. The terrestrial repeaters shall comply with Part 1 of the Commission‘s rules, Subpart I — Procedures Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, including the guidelines for human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields as defined in Sections 1.1307(b) and 1.1310 of the Commission‘s rules. 6. Any SDARS terrestrial repeater operating at a power level greater than 2—watt average EIRP is required to attenuate its out—of—band emissions below the transmitter power P by a factor of not less than 90 + 10 log (P) dB in a 1—megahertz bandwidth outside the 2320—2345 MHz band, where P is average transmitter output power in watts. Any SDARS terrestrial repeater operating at a power level equal to or less than, 2—watt average EIRP is required to attenuate its out—of—band emissions below the transmitter power P by a factor of not less than 75 + 10 log (P) dB in a 1—megahertz bandwidth outside the 2320—2345 MHz band, where P is average transmitter output power in watts. 7. These STAs expire after 180 days, or on the date that permanent authority to operate the covered repeater operations becomes effective, whichever occurs first. 8. XM is granted 30 days from the date of the release of this authorization to decline the authorization as conditioned. Failure to respond within that period will constitute formalacceptance of the authorization as conditioned. 9. This action is taken on delegated authority pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 0.261 and is effective upon release. Petitions for reconsideration under 47 C.F.R. § 1.106 or applications for review under 47 C.E.R. § 1.115 may be filed within 30 days of the date of the Public Notice announcing this action. rrmumnnmamemmrermmemneced o3/5/10 gee & condrtions ie cofisho S’T% J.fi} Dual\ 4#jdh conditions CY\(@C Satel lite %hcb Branch

2. Contact Name: James S. Blitz Phone Number: 202—380—4000 Company: XM Satellite Radio Inc. Fax Number: 202—380—4500 Street: 1500 Eckington Place NE E—Mail: james.blitz@xmradio.com City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20002 — Attention: Relationship: Same (If your applicationis related to an application filed with the Commission, enter either the file number or the IB Submission ID of the related application. Please enter only one.) 3. Reference File Number or Submission ID 4a. Is a fee submitted with this application? @ IfYes, complete and attach FCC Form 159. If No, indicate reason for fee exemption (see 47 C.F.R.Section 1.1114). g3 Governmental Entity g* Noncommercial educational licensee £} Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CRY — Space Station (Geostationary) 5. Type Request 23 Change Station Location > Extend Expiration Date © Other 6. Temporary Orbit Location 7. Requested Extended Expiration Date

8. Description (If the complete description does not appear in this box, please go to the end of the form to view it in its entirety.) XM Radio Inc. (XM) requests an extension of Special Temporary Authority (STA) granted January 18, 2007 (See File No. SAT—STA—20050712—00145)to operate up to 5000 indoor signal boosters in its license freqnecy band (2332.5—2345 MHz) with and Effective Isotropically Radiated Power (EIRP) of 0.0001 watts. 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject , Yes «74 No to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti—Drug Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. See 47 CFR 1.2002(b) for the meaning of "party to the application" for these purposes. 10. Name of Person Signing 11. Title of Person Signing James S. Blitz Vice President, Regulatory Counsel 12. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: STA Request Attachment 2: Attachment 3: WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND / OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503).

FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT The public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the required data, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. If you have any comments on this burden estimate, or how we can improve the collection and reduce the burdenit causes you, please write to the Federal Communications Commission, AMD—PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060—0678), Washington, DC 20554. We will also accept your comments regarding the Paperwork Reduction Act aspects of this collection via the Internet if you send them to jboley@fec.gov. PLEASE DO NOT SEND COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. Remember — You are not required to respond to a collection of information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number or if we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060—0678. THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, PUBLIC L&AW 104—13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. SECTION 3507.

(oom)) July 6, 2007 Via Electronic Filing (IBFS) Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12"" Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: XM Radio Inc. Extension of Special Temporary Authority to Operate Indoor Signal Boosters in the Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service File No. SAT—STA—20050712—00145 © Dear Ms. Dortch: Pursuant to Section 25.120 of the Commission‘s Rules," XM Radio Inc. ("XM Radio") hereby requests an extension of the above—referenced Special Temporary Authority ("STA") to operate up to 5000 indoor signal boosters with an Effective Isotropically Radiated Power ("EIRP") of 0.0001 watts in its licensed frequency band (2332.:5—2345 MHz). XM Radio requests that the Commission renew this STA for a period of 180 days or until the Commission issues a blanket license for these boosters. As XM Radio‘s extension request is timely, XM Radio understands that, pursuant to Section 1.62 of the Commission‘s Rules, its STA will continue in effect without further action by the Commission until such time as the Commission shall make a final determination with respect to this request." XM Radio currently operates indoor signal boosters in its licensed frequency band (2332.5—2345 MHz) pursuant to the STA granted by the International Bureau on January 18, 2007. XM Radio uses these signal boosters, which are essentially S—band radio frequency amplifiers, to receive and amplify satellite Digital Audio Radio Service ("SDARS") signals inside of stores and other commercial establishments, where such transmissions are attenuated. XM Radio has not changed technical parameters for the signal boosters since the original grant of the STA and is not herein requesting modification of any of those parameters. This STA will serve the public interest by allowing XM Radio to continue to provide a clear signal for reception by SDARS receivers located within stores and other commercial establishments, which is necessary to effectively market SDARS to consumers and to develop and test SDARS products and services. XM Radio noted in its original request, it is often difficult to provide quality reception of SDARS signals inside stores and commercial establishments due to blockage from walls and ceilings. Without the indoor boosters, for example, SDARS radios would need to be displayed with hard 1 See 47 C.F. R. § 25.120. 2 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.62. 1500 ECKINGTON PLACE, NE WASHINGTON DC 20002—2164 P 202—380—4000 F 202—380—4500 XMRADIO.COM

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch July 6, 2007 Page 2 wire connections, conveying the impression to consumers that SDARS is not a completely mobile service. Fliminating the need for a hard wire connection has also provided retail outlets with more flexibility in displaying SDARS radios, allowing display in any area of the stores and other commercial establishments, including high traffic areas. The indoor boosters also enable reception in adjacent installation bays where SDARS radios are installed in vehicles, thus obviating the need for vehicles to be moved outside of the installation bay in order to test for proper reception. This has . resulted in time—saving efficiencies for installers and ensured that vehicles are provided to consumers with fully functioning SDARS radios. XM Radio recently began deploying these boosters and we are not aware of any incidents where these units have caused any interference to other radio services. XM Radio emphasizes that these boosters are not terrestrial repeaters," they operate at power levels which are highly unlikely to cause any interference, and they have previously been furnished to the FCC Laboratory for testing. XM Radio will continue to comply with the conditions the Commission imposed in granting the above—referenced STA to operate indoor signal boosters. These conditions and the technical parameters of the boosters have provided sufficient protection to other radio services. Therefore, prompt grant of XM Radio‘s renewal request will allow for the continued marketing of SDARS to consumers and serve the public interest. Please direct any questions regarding this matter to the undersigned. Very truly yours, James S. Rlitz Vice President, Regulatory Counsel ce: Stephen Duall, FCC 3 As used in SDARS systems, repeaters perform a change in modulation and operate at EIRPs over ten million times higher than the subject boosters. 44 4 i $ 4 5 4


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