§ 27.1236   Self-transitions.

   (a) If an Initiation Plan is not filed on or before January 21, 2009 for a
   BTA, BRS and EBS licensees in that BTA may self-transition by relocating to
   their default channel locations specified in § 27.5(i)(2) and complying with
   § § 27.50(h), 27.53, 27.55 and 27.1221.

   (b) To self-transition, a BRS or EBS licensee must:

   (1) Notify the Secretary of the Commission on or before April 21, 2009 that
   it will self-transition (see paragraph (a) of this section);

   (2) Send a Self-Transition Notification (see paragraph (c) of this section)
   to other BRS and EBS licensees in the BTA where the self-transitioning
   licensee's   GSA  geographic  center  point  is  located  that  it  is
   self-transitioning;

   (3) Notify other licensees whose GSAs overlap with the self-transitioning
   licensee that it is self-transitioning.

   (4) Address interference concerns with other BRS and EBS licensees in the
   BTA that are also self-transitioning;

   (5) File a modification application with the Commission, and

   (6) Complete the self-transition on or before October 20, 2010.

   (c) Self-Transition Notification. The Self-Transition Notification must
   include  the EBS licensee's full name, postal mailing address, contact
   person, e-mail address, and phone and fax numbers. A self-transitioning EBS
   licensee must provide the following information to all BRS and EBS licensees
   located in the BTA where the self-transitioning licensees GSA geographic
   center point is located:

   (1) The location (by street address and by geographic coordinates) of every
   constructed  EBS receive site that, as of the date the Self-Transition
   Notification  is sent, is entitled to a replacement downconverter (see
   § 27.1233(a)). The response must:

   (i) Specify whether the downconverting antenna is mounted on a structure
   attached to the building or on a free-standing structure;

   (ii) Specify the approximate height above ground level of the downconverting
   antenna; and

   (iii)  Specify,  if  known, the adjacent channel D/U ratio that can be
   tolerated by any receiver(s) at the receive site.

   (2) The location (street address and geographic coordinates) of the main
   station or booster serving each EBS receive site entitled to protection,
   including:

   (i) The make and model of the antenna for that main station or booster,
   along  with  the  radiation  pattern  if it is not included within the
   Commission's database;

   (ii) The ground elevation, above mean sea level (AMSL), of the building or
   antenna  supporting  structure  on  which  the main station or booster
   transmission antenna is installed;

   (iii) The height above ground level (AGL) of the center of radiation of the
   transmission antenna;

   (iv) The orientation of the main lobe of the transmission antenna;

   (v) Any mechanical beamtilt or electrical beamtilt not reflected in the
   radiation pattern provided or included within the Commission's database;

   (vi) The bandwidth of each channel or subchannel, the emission type for each
   channel or subchannel, and the EIRP measured in the main lobe for each
   channel or subchannel; and

   (vii) The make and model of the receive antenna installed at that site,
   along  with  the  radiation  pattern  if it is not included within the
   Commission's database.

   (3)  The  number  and  identification of EBS video programming or data
   transmission tracks the EBS licensee is entitled to receive in the MBS (see
   § 27.1233(b)).

   [ 71 FR 35193 , June 19, 2006, as amended at  73 FR 26042 , May 8, 2008]

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