Sec. 25.134  Licensing provisions of Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) 
          networks.

    (a) All applications for digital VSAT networks with a maximum 
outbound downlink EIRP density of +6.0 dBW/4 kHz per carrier and earth 
station antennas with maximum input power density of -14 dBW/4 kHz and 
maximum hub EIRP of 78.3 dBW will be processed routinely. All 
applications for analog VSAT networks with maximum outbound downlink 
power densities of +13.0 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).
    (b) Each applicant for digital and/or analog VSAT network 
authorization proposing to use transmitted satellite carrier EIRP 
densities in excess of +6.0 dBW/4 kHz and +13.0 dBW/4 kHz, respectively, 
and/or maximum antenna input power densities of -14.0 dBW/4 kHz and 
maximum hub EIRPs of 78.3 dBW and -8.0 dBW/4 kHz per carrier, 
respectively, shall conduct an engineering analysis using the Sharp, 
Adjacent Satellite Interference Analysis (ASIA) program. Applicants 
shall submit a complete description of those baseline parameters they 
use in conducting their analysis and tabular summaries of the ASIA 
program's output detailing potential interference shortfalls. Applicants 
shall also submit a narrative summary which must indicate whether there 
are margin shortfalls in any of the current baseline services as a 
result of the addition of the new applicant's high power service, and if 
so, how the applicant intends to resolve those margin shortfalls. 
Applicants shall submit link budget analyses of

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the operations proposed along with a detailed written explanation of how 
each uplink and each transmitted satellite carrier density figure is 
derived. Applicants shall provide proof by affidavit that all 
potentially affected parties acknowledge and do not object to the use of 
the applicant's higher power density.
    (c) Licensees authorized pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section 
shall bear the burden of coordinating with any future applicants or 
licensees whose proposed compliant VSAT operations, as defined by 
paragraph (a) of this section, is potentially or actually adversely 
affected by the operation of the non-compliant licensee. If no good 
faith agreement can be reached, however, the non-compliant licensee 
shall reduce its power density levels to those compliant with the VSAT 
Order or the Declaratory Order, whichever is applicable.
    (d) An application for VSAT authorization shall be filed on FCC Form 
312, Main Form and Schedule B. A VSAT licensee applying to renew its 
license must include on FCC Form 405, the number of constructed VSAT 
units in its network.
[ 56 FR 66001 , Dec. 20, 1991, as amended at  62 FR 5929 , Feb. 10, 1997]