Sec.  25.134   Licensing provisions of Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) and
C-band Small Aperture Terminal (CSAT) networks.

   (a)(1) VSAT networks operating in the 12/14 GHz bands. All applications for
   digital  VSAT networks granted on or before September 15, 2005, with a
   maximum outbound downlink EIRP density of +10.0 dBW/4 kHz per carrier and
   earth station antennas with maximum input power density of -14 dBW/4 kHz
   will be processed routinely. All applications for analog VSAT networks with
   maximum outbound downlink power densities of +17.0 dBW/4 kHz per carrier and
   maximum antenna input power densities of -8.0 dBW/4 kHz shall be processed
   routinely in accordance with Declaratory Order in the Matter of Routine
   Licensing of Earth Stations in the 6 GHz and 14 GHz Bands Using Antennas
   Less than 9 Meters and 5 Meters in Diameter, Respectively, for Both Full
   Transponder and Narrowband Transmissions, 2 FCC Rcd 2149 (1987) (Declaratory
   Order).

   (a)(2) Large Networks of Small Antennas operating in the 4/6 GHz frequency
   bands.  All  applications for digital and/or analog operations will be
   routinely processed provided the network employs antennas that are 4.5 meter
   or larger in diameter, that are consistent with  Sec. 25.209, the power levels
   are consistent with  Sec.  Sec. 25.211(d) and 25.212(d), and frequency coordination
   has  been  satisfactorily  completed.  The  use of smaller antennas or
   non-consistent  power  levels  require  the  filing of an initial lead
   application ( Sec. 25.115(c)(2)) that includes all technical analyses required to
   demonstrate that unacceptable interference will not be caused to any and all
   affected adjacent satellite operators by the operation of the non-conforming
   earth station.

   (b) VSAT networks operating in the 11.7–12.2 GHz and 14.0–14.5 GHz band.
   Each  applicant  for  digital and/or analog VSAT network authorization
   proposing to use transmitted satellite carrier EIRP densities and/or maximum
   antenna input power in excess of those specified in paragraph (a) of this
   Section must comply with the procedures set forth in  Sec. 25.220.

   (c) [Reserved]

   (d) An application for VSAT authorization shall be filed on FCC Form 312,
   Main Form and Schedule B.

   (e) VSAT operators in the 11.7–12.2 GHz and 14.0–14.5 GHz frequency bands
   are permitted to use more than one hub earth station in their networks.

   (f) VSAT operators in the 11.7–12.2 GHz and 14.0–14.5 GHz frequency bands
   are permitted to use temporary fixed earth stations as either hub earth
   stations or remote earth stations in their networks, but must specify the
   number of temporary fixed earth stations they plan to use in their networks
   at the time of their applications.

   (g) Starting March 10, 2005, all applications for VSAT service in the 12/14
   GHz band that meet the following requirements will be routinely processed:
   (1) The maximum transmitter power spectral density of a digital modulated
   carrier into any GSO FSS earth station antenna shall not exceed −14.0 −
   10log(N) dB(W/4 kHz). For a VSAT network using frequency division multiple
   access (FDMA) or time division multiple access (TDMA) technique, N is equal
   to  one. For a VSAT network using code division multiple access (CDMA)
   technique,  N  is  the  maximum  number of co-frequency simultaneously
   transmitting earth stations in the same satellite receiving beam.

   (2) The maximum GSO FSS satellite EIRP spectral density of the digital
   modulated  emission shall not exceed 10 dB (W/4kHz) for all methods of
   modulation and accessing techniques.

   (3) The maximum transmitter power spectral density of an analog carrier into
   any GSO FSS earth station antenna shall not exceed −8.0 dB(W/4kHz) and the
   maximum GSO FSS satellite EIRP spectral density shall not exceed +17.0
   dB(W/4kHz).

   (h) VSAT operators licensed pursuant to this section are prohibited from
   using remote earth stations in their networks that are not designed to stop
   transmissions from their remote earth stations when synchronization with the
   target satellite fails.

   [ 56 FR 66001 , Dec. 20, 1991, as amended at  62 FR 5929 , Feb. 10, 1997;  66 FR 31560 , June 12, 2001;  70 FR 32254 , June 2, 2005;  70 FR 33376 , June 8, 2005]