Attachment 20171207131320.pdf

20171207131320.pdf

DECISION submitted by IB-FCC

Grant

2017-12-07

This document pretains to SES-STA-20171127-01278 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

IBFS_SESSTA2017112701278_1312179


E120106 SES—STA—20171127—01278 182017003298 AC BidCo LLC Approved by OMB 3060—0678 APPLICATION FOR EARTH STATION SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY APPLICANT INFORMATIONEnter a description ofthis application to identifyit on the main menu AC BidCo E120106 STA Request for AMC—I Relocation Nov 2017 1. Applicant Name: AC BidCo LLC Phone Number: 312—517—5566 DBA Name: Fax Number: Street: 111 N Canal St., Suite 1500 E—Mail: melias@gogoair.com City: Chicago State: 16 Country: USA Zipcode: 60606 = Attention: Marguerite Elias a itb Cend: heas" | fieasersra—q20/7112a7—0r275 Call SienG@/AEGram Date 11 [30f2017 (or other 1de ) SRANTED emnational Burcau

Applicant: AC BidCo LLC File No.: SES—STA—20171127—01278 Call Sign: E120106 Special Temporary Authority AC BidCo LLC (AC BidCo) is granted special temporary authority for 60 days, beginning on December 05, 2017, to operate up to 20 earth stations aboard aircraft (ESAAs) (0.24 meter AeroSat model HR6400) to communicate with the AMC—1 satellite (Call Sign $2445) during and after its relocation from 129.15° W.L. to 130.9° W.L., using the following frequency bands: 14000 — 14500 MHz (Earth—to—space) and 11700—1 2200 MHz (space—to—Earth). Operations must be in accordance with the relevant technical limits specified in its current E120106 authorization are subject to the following conditions: 1. Operations are on an unprotected and non—harmful interference basis. AC BidCo must cease operations immediately upon notification of such interference and must immediately inform the Commission, in writing, of such an event. 2. Operation pursuant to this authorization must be in compliance with the terms of AC BidCo‘s coordination agreements with the National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration pertaining to operation of ESAAs in the Ku—Band. 3. Operation pursuant to this authorization outside the United States in the 14.00—14.50 GHz band must be in compliance with the provisions of Annex 1, Part C of Recommendation ITU—R M.1643, with respect to any radio astronomy station performing observations in the 14.47—14.50 GHz band. 4. When operating in international airspace within line—of—sight of the territory of a foreign administration where Fixed Service networks have a primary allocation in the 14.00—14.50 GHz band, an ESAA must not operate in a manner that would produce predicted ground—level power flux density (pfd) in such territory in excess of the following values unless the foreign administration has imposed other conditions for protecting its FS stations: —132 + 0.5 x THETA dB(W/(mA2 MHz)) for THETA <= 40; —1 12 dB(W/(mA2 MHz)) for 40 <THETA <=90g. Where; THETA is the angle of arrival of the radio—frequency wave in degrees above the horizontal, and the aforementioned limits relate to the pfd and angles of arrival that would be obtained under free space propagation conditions. 5. Operation pursuant to this authorization must conform to the terms of coordination agreements between the operator of AMC—1 and operators of other Ku—band geostationary satellites within six angular degrees of AMC—1 (call sign 2445). In the event that another GSO Fixed—Satellite Service (FSS) space station commences operation in the 14.0—14.5 GHz band at a location within six degrees of any of these space stations, ESAAs operating pursuant to this temporary authority shall cease transmitting unless and until such operation has been coordinated with the new space station‘s operator or AC BidCo demonstrates that such operation will not cause harmful interference to the new co—frequency space station.

6. AC BidCo must take all necessary measures to ensure that the operation authorized does not create potential exposure of humans to radiofrequency radiation in excess of the FCC exposure limits defined in 47 CFR 1.1307(b) and 1.1310. Measures must be taken to ensure compliance with limits for both occupational/controlled exposure and for general population/uncontrolled exposure, as defined in these rule sections. Requirements for restrictions can be determined by predictions based on calculations, modeling or by field measurements. The FCC‘s OET Bulletin 65 (available on—line at www.fec.gov/oet/rfsafety) provides information on predicting exposure levels and on methods for ensuring compliance, including the use of warning and alerting signs and protective equipment for workers. The licensee shall ensure installation of terminals on aircraft by qualified installers who have an understanding of the antenna‘s radiation environment and the measures best suited to maximize protection of the general public and persons operating the aircraft and equipment. A terminal exhibiting radiation exposure levels exceeding 1.0 mW/cm2 in accessible areas, such as at the exterior surface of the radome, shall have a label attached to the surface of the terminal warning about the radiation hazard and shall include thereon a diagram showing the regions around the terminal where the radiation levels could exceed 1.0 mW/cm2. 7. AC BidCo must maintain a U.S. point of contact available 24 hours per day, seven days per week, with the authority and ability to terminate operations authorized herein. AC BidCo has specified the following contact information: +1 866—943—4662 and noc@AC BidCoair.com. 8. Stations authorized herein must not be used to provide air traffic control communications. 9. For each ESAA transmitter AC BidCo shall maintain records of the following data for each operating ESAA, a record of the aircraft location (i.e., latitude/longitude/altitude), transmit frequency, channel bandwidth and satellite used shall be time annotated and maintained for a period of not less than one year. Records shall be recorded at time intervals no greater than one (1) minute while the ESAA is transmitting. The ESAAA operator shall make this data available, in the form of a comma delimited electronic spreadsheet, within 24 hours of a request from the Commission, NTIA, or a frequency coordinator for purposes of resolving harmful interference events. A description of the units (i.e., degrees, minutes, MHz) in which the records values are recorded will be supplied along with the records. 10. Antenna elevation for all operations must be at least 5 degrees above the geographic horizon while the aircraft is on the ground. 11. AC BidCo shall comply with any pertinent limits established by the International Telecommunication Union to protect other services allocated internationally. 12. In connection with the provision of service in any particular country, AC BidCo is obliged to comply with the applicable laws, regulations, rules, and licensing procedures of that country. 13. Grant of this authorization is without prejudice to any determination that the Commission may make regarding AC BidCo‘s pending or future applications.

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14. Any actiontaken or expense incurred as a result of operations pursuant to this special temporaryauthorityis solely at AC BidCo‘s risk. 15. This action is issued pursuant to Section 0.261 of the Commission‘s rules on delegated authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, and is effective immediately. Petitions for reconsideration under Section 1.106 or applications for review under Sections 1.115 ofthe Commission‘s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.106, 1.115, may be filed withinthirty days of the date ofthe public notice indicating that this action was taken. deays unA dsoditiAes" ?i!: 4 5Ees—s1R—40miitaq— pr2ag Call Sign E/20/0Gran Date Jt (30 fany» 7 (or other identifier) * Term Dates cHANTEDp From: 5 ? To: D2fO3/aoip . _‘J \pproved:_ /

2. Contact Name: Karis Hastings Phone Number: 202—599—0975 Company: SatCom Law LLC Fax Number: Street: 1317 F Street, N.W. E—Mail: karis@satcomlaw.com Suite 400 City: Washington State: DC Country: USA Zipcode: 20004 — Attention: Relationship: Legal Counsel (If your application is 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). G Governmental Entity O Noncommercial educational licensee C Other(please explain): 4b. Fee Classification CGB — Mobile Satellite Earth Stations 5. Type Request > Use Prior to Grant { Change Station Location @ Other 6. Requested Use Prior Date 12/05/2017 7. CityMobile 8. Latitude (dd mm ss.s h) 0 0O 0.0

9. State 10. Longitude (dd mm ss.s h) 0O 0 0.0 11. Please supply any need attachments. Attachment 1: STA Narrative Attachment 2: Attachment 3: 12. 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.) AC BidCo LLC respectfully requests special temporary authority for a period of 60 days beginning no later than December 5, 2017 to allow ESAA terminals to communicate in the conventional Ku—band frequencies with the AMC—1 satellite, call sign $2445, during and after the planned relocation of the satellite from 129.15 deg. W.L. to 130.9 deg. W.L. 13. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is Yes ONo subject to a denial of Fedcral 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 &quot;party to the application&quot; for these purposes. 14. Name of Person Signing 15. Title of Person Signing Marguerite Elias Exec. Vice President and General Counsel 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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12. Description AC BidCo LLC respectfully requests special temporary authority for a period of 60 days beginning no later than December 5, 2017 to allow BSAA terminals to communicate in the conventional Ku—band frequencies with the AMC—1 satellite, call sign $2445, during and after the planned relocation of the satellite from 129.15 deg. W.L. to 130.9 deg. W.L. See attached narrative.


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