VSAT Licensing Info-United States / Radiocommunications / CITEL

VSAT CRITERIA: United States of America
1. Autoridad que otorga la licencia para estaciones terrenas/geoestacionarias VSAT/Licensing Authority for VSAT Earth Stations/geostationary.
Nombre/Name:	Federal Communications Commission
Dirección/Address:	445 12^th Street, S.W.
Teléfono/Telephone:	(202) 418-0719
Fax:	(202) 418-0748
E-mail:	pmason@fcc.gov
Persona Contacto/Contact Person:
Principal/Primary:	Frank Peace
Teléfono/Telephone:	(202) 418-0730

2. Frecuencias disponibles para las operaciones de sistemas VSAT geoestacionarios/Frequencies available for geostationary VSAT operations:
Banda/Band Ku:	11.7-12.2 GHz and 14.0-14.5 GHz
Banda/Band C:	None. See FCC Rules at 47CFR25.202

3. Requisitos de coordinación de frecuencias, en caso los hubiera/Frequency coordination requirements, if any:
See FCC Rules at 47CFR25.203

4. Políticas para terminales sólo de recepción/Policies for receive-only terminals:
See FCC Rules at 47CFR25.131

5. Políticas para uso temporal como ser para captación de noticias por satélite (SNG)/Policies for temporary use such as Satellite News Gathering:
See FCC Rules at 47CFR25.130

6. Requisitos para aprobación, en caso los hubiera/Type Approval Requirements, if any:
See FCC Rules at 47CFR25.209, 25.134, 25.132, 25.211, 25.212

7. Información adicional disponible, por ejemplo, duración de la licencia, condiciones de renovación, tasas, sanciones y penalidades, transferencia de licencias, páginas en Internet, publicaciones/Additional Information available, e.g. duration of license, renewal conditions, fees, sanctions and penalties, transfer of licenses, web sites, publications:
License term is 10 years. Licensing of non-US government earth stations and satellites (except BSS) is governed by Part 25 of the FCC Rules and Regulations (47CFR25). Other parts of the FCC Rules can also apply. For example, Part 2 (47CFR2) for Frequency Allocation Table, emission designators, out-of-band emissions, etc. Also, Part 17 (47CFR17) applies to the FAA coordination of antenna structures. Earth station and satellite licensing is administered by the FCC’s International Bureau. Electronic filing of earth station applications is now available through the International Bureau’s Filing System (IBFS) database. Web Sites: FCC Home Page: http://www.fcc.gov International Bureau Home Page: http://www.fcc.gov/ib IBFS Electronic Filing and License Database Reports: http://ibfsweb.fcc.gov/webreports Earth Station Licensing Information (including sample FCC Form 312 applications): http://www.fcc.gov/ib/srd/se/elichome.html US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at National Archives: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr FCC Rules also posted at FCC at: http://www.fcc.gov/oet/info/rules FCC Forms Page: http://www.fcc.gov/formpage.html International Bureau weekly Public Notices concerning license applications: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Public_Notices/ International Bureau Orders: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Orders/ International Bureau Notices of Proposed Rulemaking: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/International/Notices/

8. Por favor adjunte el formulario de solicitud, si estuviera disponible/Please attach the National Application form if available.
The following have been attached: FCC Form 312 in Adobe PDF format and FCC Rules & Regulations, Part 25 (47CFR25) in Adobe PDF format.