§  74.32   Operation in the 17.7-17.8 GHz and 17.8-19.7 GHz bands.

   (a) To minimize or avoid harmful interference to Federal Government
   Satellite Earth Stations located in the Denver, Colorado and
   Washington, DC areas, any application for a new station license to
   provide MVPD operations in the 17.7-17.8 GHz band or to operate in the
   17.8-19.7 GHz band for any service, or for modification of an existing
   station license in these bands which would change the frequency, power,
   emission, modulation, polarization, antenna height or directivity, or
   location of such a station, must be coordinated with the Federal
   Government by the Commission before an authorization will be issued, if
   the station or proposed station is located in whole or in part within
   any of the areas defined by the following rectangles or circles:

Denver, CO Area

   Rectangle 1:

      41DEG30'00'' N. Lat. on the north

      103DEG10'00'' W. Long. on the east

      38DEG30'00'' N. Lat. on the south

      106DEG30'00'' W. Long. on the west

   Rectangle 2:

      38DEG30'00'' N. Lat. on the north

      105DEG00'00'' W. Long. on the east

      37DEG30'00'' N. Lat. on the south

      105DEG50'00'' W. Long. on the west

   Rectangle 3:

      40DEG08'00'' N. Lat. on the north

      107DEG00'00'' W. Long. on the east

      39DEG56'00'' N. Lat. on the south

      107DEG15'00'' W. Long. on the west

Washington, DC Area

   Rectangle:

      38DEG40'00'' N. Lat. on the north

      78DEG50'00'' W. Long. on the east

      38DEG10'00'' N. Lat. on the south

      79DEG20'00'' W. Long. on the west

         or

   (b) Within a radius of 178 km of 38DEG48'00'' N. Lat./76DEG52'00'' W.
   Long.

   (c) In addition, no application seeking authority for MVPD operations
   in the 17.7-17.8 GHz band or to operate in the 17.8-19.7 GHz band for
   any service will be accepted for filing if the proposed station is
   located within 20 km of the following coordinates:

   Denver, CO area: 39DEG43'00'' N. Lat./104DEG46'00'' W. Long.

   Washington, DC area: 38DEG48'00'' N. Lat./76DEG52'00'' W. Long.

   Note to §  74.32: The coordinates cited in this section are specified
   in terms of the "North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83)" with an
   accuracy of +-30 meters with respect to the "National Spacial Reference
   System"

   [ 71 FR 69048 , Nov. 29, 2006;  71 FR 75614 , Dec. 15, 2006]

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