§  27.601   Authority and coordination requirements.

   (a) Subject to the provisions of §  27.2(b), a Guard Band licensee may
   allow a spectrum lessee, pursuant to a spectrum lease arrangement under
   part 1, subpart X of this chapter, to construct and operate stations at
   any available site within the licensed area and on any channel for
   which the Guard Band licensee is licensed, provided such stations
   comply with Commission Rules and coordination requirements.

   (b) Subject to the provisions of §  27.2(b), a Guard Band licensee may
   allow a spectrum lessee, pursuant to a spectrum lease arrangement under
   part 1, subpart X of this chapter, to delete, move or change the
   operating parameters of any of the user's stations that are covered
   under the Guard Band licensee's authorization without prior Commission
   approval, provided such stations comply with Commission Rules and
   coordination requirements.

   (c) Frequency coordination. (1) A Guard Band licensee, or a spectrum
   lessee operating at 775-776 MHz and 805-806 MHz pursuant to a spectrum
   lease arrangement under § §  1.9030 and 1.9035 of this chapter, must
   notify Commission-recognized public safety frequency coordinators for
   the 700 MHz Public Safety band and adjacent-area Guard Band licensees
   within one business day after the licensee or the spectrum lessee has:

   (i) Coordinated a new station or modification of an existing station;
   or

   (ii) Filed an application for an individual station license with the
   Commission.

   (2) The notification required in paragraph (c)(1) of this section must
   include, at a minimum—

   (i) The frequency or frequencies coordinated;

   (ii) Antenna location and height;

   (iii) Type of emission;

   (iv) Effective radiated power;

   (v) A description of the service area, date of coordination, and user
   name or, in the alternative, a description of the type of operation.

   (3) In the event a licensee partitions its service area or
   disaggregates its spectrum, it is required to submit the notification
   required in paragraph (c)(1) of this section to other Guard Band
   licensees in the same geographic area.

   (4) Entities coordinated by a Guard Band licensee, or a spectrum lessee
   operating pursuant to a spectrum lease arrangement under § §  1.9030 and
   1.9035 of this chapter, must wait at least 10 business days after the
   notification required in paragraph (c)(1) of this section before
   operating under the license.

   (d) Where a deletion, move or change authorized under paragraph (b) of
   this section constitutes a discontinuance, reduction, or impairment of
   service under §  27.66 or where discontinuance, reduction or impairment
   of service results from an involuntary act subject to §  27.66(a), the
   licensee must comply with the notification and authorization
   requirements set forth in that section.

   [ 72 FR 27712 , May 16, 2007, as amended at  72 FR 48853 , Aug. 24, 2007]

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