§ 90.1331   Restrictions on the operation of base and fixed stations.

   (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, base and
   fixed  stations  may not be located within 150 km of any grandfathered
   satellite earth station operating in the 3650-3700 MHz band. The coordinates
   of these stations are available at http://www.fcc.gov/ib/sd/3650/.

   (2) Base and fixed stations may be located within 150 km of a grandfathered
   satellite earth station provided that the licensee of the satellite earth
   station and the 3650-3700 MHz licensee mutually agree on such operation.

   (3) Any negotiations to enable base or fixed station operations closer than
   150 km to grandfathered satellite earth stations must be conducted in good
   faith by all parties.

   (b)(1) Except as specified in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, base and
   fixed stations may not be located within 80 km of the following Federal
   Government radiolocation facilities:

   St. Inigoes, MD—38° 10′ N., 76°, 23′ W

   Pensacola, FL—30° 21′ 28″ N., 87°, 16′ 26″ W

   Pascagoula, MS—30° 22′ N, 88° 29′

   Note to paragraph (b)(1): Licensees installing equipment in the 3650-3700
   MHz band should determine if there are any nearby Federal Government radar
   systems  that could affect their operations. Information regarding the
   location and operational characteristics of the radar systems operating
   adjacent to this band are provided in NTIA TR-99-361.

   (2) Requests for base or fixed station locations closer than 80 km to the
   Federal Government radiolocation facilities listed in paragraph (b)(1) of
   this section will only be approved upon successful coordination by the
   Commission with NTIA through the Frequency Assignment Subcommittee of the
   Interdepartmental Radio Advisory Committee.

   [ 70 FR 24726 , May 11, 2005, as amended at  77 FR 76248 , Dec. 27, 2012;  80 FR 36222 , June 23, 2015]

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