[Ground-station] FCC Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Modernizing and Expanding Access to the 70/80/90 GHz Bands

[Michelle Thompson]

An item on the agenda for the January 2024 FCC Open Meeting is a Report and
Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Modernizing and
Expanding Access to the 70/80/90 GHz Bands

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-399581A1.pdf

Are there any challenges or opportunities in this for amateur radio or
amateur radio satellite service that we (interested in amateur microwave
bands) can comment upon?

-Michelle Thompson

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What the Report and Order Would Do:
• Adopts rules to allow for point-to-point links to endpoints in motion in
the 70 GHz and 80 GHz bands under the part 101 rules, covering: (1) in the
aeronautical space, ground-to-air and air-to-ground transmissions between
ground stations and aircraft, and air-to-air transmission between aircraft
in flight; and (2) in the maritime space, ship-to-shore, shore-to-ship,
aerostat-to-ship, and aerostat-to-shore transmissions.

• Adopts changes to FCC rules to facilitate the use of the 70 and 80 GHz
bands for backhaul, including through the use of smaller antennas and
through adoption of a channelization plan
consistent with Recommendation ITU-R F.2006.

• Adopts rules to improve the accuracy of the link registration database
for the 70/80/90 GHz bands, including a requirement that licensees certify
that each link is constructed and operating
within 12 months of successful registration in the link registration
system. What the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Would Do:

• Seeks comment on the potential inclusion of FSS earth stations in the
third-party database registration regime in the 70 GHz and 80 GHz bands,
and changes necessary to implement inclusion of these stations.
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