Attachment Sirius XM Radio Inc

Sirius XM Radio Inc

DECISION submitted by FCC

GRANT

2010-08-04

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20100610-00126 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATSTA2010061000126_833166

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Attachment to Grant Application of Sirius XM Radio Inc. for Special Temporary Authority IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20100610—00126 Special temporary authority (STA) is granted to Sirius XM Radio Inc. (Sirius XM), for a period of 180—days, commencing on June 14, 2010, to continue to operate 23 terrestrial repeaters having an average Effective Isotropically Radiated Power (EIRP) of up to 2000 watts for use on the Sirius network (2320—2332.5 MHz), and two terrestrial repeaters having an average EIRP of up to 2000 watts for use on the XM network (2332.5—2345 MHz), at various locations throughout the United States, as set forth in Sirius XM‘s application. This authorization is granted according to the technical parameters specified in Sirius XM‘s application and is subject to the conditions below. 1. Any actions taken as a result of this STA are solely at the applicant‘s own risk. This STA 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 1 — 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. This STA expires after 180 days, or on the date that permanent authority to operate the covered repeater operations becomes effective, whichever occurs first. 8. Sirius 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 formal acceptance of the authorization as conditioned.

Attachment to Grant Application of Sirius XM Radio Inc. for Special Temporary Authority IBFS File No. SAT—STA—20100610—00126 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.F.R. § 1.115 may be filed within 30 days of the date of the Public Notice announcing this action. file x SART—STh— 2010 06!0— C012( Call Sign ___________ Grant Dznc_gg_/?i"_/'_g__ (or other identifiet) penod o€ Term Dates 1§0 dass rrom 06/4)/ loLsec_;_cgfi_ os) al Burear Approved: DT with conditions 3— va sode\me Poicg Branch

2. Contact Name: James S. Blitz Phone Number: 202—380—4000 Company: Sirius XM Radio Inc. Fax Number: 202—380—4981 Street: 1500 Eckington Place NE E—Mail: james.blitz@fce.gov City: Washington State: DC Country: USA _ Zipcode: 20002 — Attention: Relationship: Same (If your application is related to an application filed with the Commission, enter eitherthe file number or the IB Submission ID of the related application. Please enter only one.) 3. Reference File Number SATSTA2009120700139 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). C Governmental Entity C Noncommercial educational licensee 4 Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CXW — Space Station (Non—Geostationary) 5. Type Request «4 Change Station Location ) Extend Expiration Date «¢4 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.) Sirius XM Radio Inc. requests extension of Special Temporary Authority (STA) granted on January 21, 2010 (File No. SAT—STA—20091207—00139) to operate low power terrestrial repeaters at various locations for 180 days. Absent renewal, this STA will expire on June 13, 2010. 9. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject @ Yes y 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 Extension Reques 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).

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RADIO INC. 1500 Eckington Place, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 Tel 202—380—4000 Fax: 202—380—4500 www.sinus.com www.xmradio.com June 10, 2010 Via IBFS Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. _ Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Sirius XMRadio Inc. Request for Extension of 180—Day Special Temporary Authority to Operate Low Power Terrestrial Repeaters at Various Locations File No. SAT—STA—20091207—00139 Dear Ms. Dortch: Pursuant to Section 25.120(b)(2) of the Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.120(b)(2), Sirius XM Radio Inc. ("Sirius XM"), a satellite radio licensee in the Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service, hereby requests extension ofthe above—referenced Special Temporary Authority ("STA") to operate in its licensedfrequency band multiple low powerterrestrial repeaters, each of which has average Effective Isotropically Radiated Power ("EIRP") of up to 2000 watts. I Specifically, the application sought authority to operate 23 new lowpower repeaters in the former Sirins Satellite Radio Inc. ("Sirius") frequency band (2320—2332.5 MHz) and two new low power repeaters in the former XM Radio Inc. frequency band (2332.5—2345 MHz). Sirius XM requests renewal of this STA for a period of 180 days or until the Commission issues a ‘ The Commission recently adopted formal rules for satellite radio terrestrial repeaters. Amendment of Part 27 ofthe Commission‘s Rules to Govern the Operation of Wireless Communications Services in the 2.3 GHz Band; Establishment of Rules and Polices for the Digital Audio Radio Satellite Service in the 2310—2360 MHz Frequency Band, Report and Order and Second Report and Order, FCC 10—82, Para. 264 {released May 20, 2010) (the "May 20 Order‘). The May 20 Order authorizes the International Bureau "to continue to grant STAs for new or modified repeaters ... [until] any permanent authorization to operate SDARS repeaters becomes effective."

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch June 10, 2010 Page 2 blanket license for repeaters used in connection with satellite radio. Absent renewal, this STA is + 2 scheduled to expire on June 13, 2010.~ Sirfus XMcurrently operates these repeaters pursuant to the STA grantedby the International Bureau on January 21, 2010, File No. SAT—STA—20091207—00139. Sirius XM has not changed technical parameters for the repeaters since the original grant of the STA and is not herein requesting modification ofany of those parameters. Renewing this STA will serve the public interest by enabling Sirfus XM to continue providing quality service to subscribers throughout the United States. Sirius XM has been using the repeaters authorized in the above—referenced STA for over 180 days and is not aware of any incidents where the equipment has caused any interference to other radio services. Sirius XM emphasizes that the repeaters operate at a power level of not more than 2000 watts. As the Bureau acknowledged in granting Sirius XM‘s original repeater STA requests, and the WCS licensees have confirmed, operating terrestrial repeaters at an EIRP of 2000 watts or less does not pose interference concerns. Sirius XM will continue to comply with the conditions the Commission imposed in granting the above—referenced STA to operate the repeaters. These conditions and the technical parameters of the repeaters have provided sufficient protection to other radio services. Therefore, prompt grant of Sirius XM‘s extension request will allow for the continued reception of the SDARS signal by subscribers across the country. 2 Because this request is timely, pursuant to Section 1.62 of the Rules, this 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. See 47 C.F.R. § 1.62. * See XM Radio, Inc., Application for Special Temporary Authority to Operate Sateilite Digital Audio Radito Service Complimentary Terrestrial Repeaters, Order andAuthorization, 16 FCC Reod. 16781 q 12 ("The comments from WCS licensees express concern about blanketing interference from DARS repeaters that operate with an Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power (EIRP) above 2 kW."). Moreover, in March 2007, the WCS Coalition said that it will defer from objecting to STA requests that propose operations of no more than 2,000 watts EIRP, even if they do not specify peak or average EIRP, provided that grant of the STA (1) is conditioned on operation on a non—interference basis; and(i1) is subject to the condition that the issue of peak versus average EIRP will be addressedin the pending DARS rulemaking {IB Docket No. 95—91). See Letter from Paul J. Sinderbrand, Counsel to the WCS Coalition, to Ms. Helen Domenici, FCC, File No. SAT—STA—20061207—00145 (March 19, 2007). Sirius XM agrees to these conditions. In the May 20 Order, the Commussion concluded "that SDARS terrestrial repeaters can operate at an average EIRP of 12 kw with maximum PAPR of 13 dB without causing bharmful interference to WCS base station receivers." Id. at Para. 243.

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch June 10, 2010 Page 3 Please direct any questions regarding this matter to the undersigned. Very truly yours, emmisr > f‘ Ao 4 d Eéfims5 Bhtm /Vme President, Regulatory Counsel co: Stephen Duall, FCC International Bureau Jay Whaley, FCC International Bureau Sankar Persaud, FCC International Bureau


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