Technologie i telekomunikacja · 12.01.1999

Fixed Satellite Service and Terrestrial System in the Ku-Band

This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (``NPRM'') proposes to establish non-geostationary satellite orbit (``NGSO'') fixed satellite service (``FSS'') operations which could provide global broadband wireless services. This NPRM seeks to develop appropriate spectrum sharing criteria to allow the proposed NGSO FSS operations in the Ku band without interfering with incumbent operations. If appropriate sharing criteria are adopted, NGSO FSS operations could increase spectrum usage, provide a wide variety of broadband wireless services and increase competition within the satellite service industry. The NPRM also seeks to develop a more extensive record regarding the ability of terrestrial based service that would retransmit local television signals and provide one-way data services to direct broadcast satellite (``DBS'') subscribers in the 12.2-12.7 GHz band.