§ 101.1413   License term and renewal expectancy.

   (a)  The MVDDS license term is ten years, beginning on the date of the
   initial authorization grant.

   (b) Application of a renewal expectancy is based on a showing of substantial
   service at the end of five years into the license period and ten years into
   the license period. The substantial service requirement is defined as a
   service  that  is sound, favorable, and substantially above a level of
   mediocre service which might minimally warrant renewal. At the end of five
   years into the license term and ten years into the license period, the
   Commission will consider factors such as:

   (1) Whether the licensee's operations service niche markets or focus on
   serving populations outside of areas serviced by other MVDDS licensees;

   (2) Whether the licensee's operations serve populations with limited access
   to telecommunications services; and

   (3) A demonstration of service to a significant portion of the population or
   land area of the licensed area.

   (c) The renewal application of an MVDDS licensee must include the following
   showings in order to claim a renewal expectancy:

   (1) A coverage map depicting the served and unserved areas;

   (2) A corresponding description of current service in terms of geographic
   coverage and population served or transmitter locations in the served areas;
   and

   (3) Copies of any Commission Orders finding the licensee to have violated
   the Communications Act or any Commission rule or policy and a list of any
   pending proceedings that relate to any matter described by the requirements
   for the renewal expectancy.

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