[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2004]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 47CFR27.58]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

                    CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

                         COMMISSION (CONTINUED)

 

PART 27_MISCELLANEOUS WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart C_Technical Standards

 

Sec. 27.58  Interference to MDS/ITFS receivers.



    (a) WCS licensees shall bear full financial obligation to remedy 

interference to MDS/ITFS block downconverters if all of the following 

conditions are met:

    (1) The complaint is received by the WCS licensee prior to February 

20, 2002;

    (2) The MDS.ITFS downconverter was installed prior to August 20, 

1998;

    (3) The WCS fixed or land station transmits at 50 or more watts peak 

EIRP;

    (4) The MDS/ITFS downconverter is located within a WCS transmitter's 

free space power flux density contour of -34 dBW/m2; and

    (5) The MDS/ITFS customer or licensee has informed the WCS licensee 

of the interference within one year from the initial operation of the 

WCS transmitter or within one year from any subsequent power increases 

at the WCS station.

    (b) Resolution of the complaint shall be at no cost to the 

complainant.

    (c) Two or more WCS licensees collocating their antennas on the same 

tower shall assume shared responsibility for remedying interference 

complaints within the area determined by paragraph (a)(4) of this 

section unless an offending station can be readily determined and then 

that station shall assume full financial responsibility.

    (d) If the WCS licensee cannot otherwise eliminate interference 

caused to MDS/ITFS reception, then that licensee must cease operations 

from the offending WCS facility.

    (e) At least 30 days prior to commencing operations from any new WCS 

transmission site or with increased power from any existing WCS 

transmission site, a WCS licensee shall notify all MDS/ITFS licensees in 

or through whose licensed service area they intend to operate of the 

technical parameters of the WCS transmission facility. WCS and MDS/ITFS 

licensees are expected to coordinate voluntarily and in good faith to 

avoid interference problems and to allow the greates operational 

flexibility in each other's operations.



[62 FR 16498, Apr. 7, 1997]