(a) CBSDs shall protect the FSS earth stations authorized to operate in the 3600-3650 MHz band listed at fcc.gov/cbrs-protected-fss-sites in accordance with the Commission's rules.
(b) CBSDs shall protect the FSS earth stations authorized to operate in the 3700-4200 MHz band listed at fcc.gov/cbrs-protected-fss-sites in accordance with the Commission's rules.
(c) These protection criteria will be enforced by the Spectrum Access System authorized consistent with subpart F of this part.
(d) FSS earth station licensees requesting protection under this part must register with the Commission annually, no later than 30 days before the end of the preceding calendar year, or upon making changes to any of the operational parameters listed in this section. Registration information will be made available to all approved SASs.
(1) Annual registration for each earth station shall include, at a minimum:
(i) The earth station's geographic location (Using NAD83 coordinates);
(ii) Antenna gain;
(iii) Azimuth and elevation antenna gain pattern;
(iv) Antenna azimuth relative to true north; and
(v) Antenna elevation angle.
(2) Such information must be made available to SAS Administrators and maintained consistent with Sec. 96.55.
(e) CBSDs may operate within areas that may cause interference to FSS earth stations provided that the licensee of the FSS earth station and the authorized user of the CBSD mutually agree on such operation and the terms of any such agreement are provided to an SAS Administrator that agrees to enforce them. The terms of any such agreement shall be communicated promptly to all other SAS Administrators.
Effective Date Note: At 80 FR 36222, June 23, 2015, Sec. 96.17 was added, however, paragraph (d) contains information collection and recordkeeping requirements and will not become effective until approval has been given by the Office of Management and Budget.