§ 25.145   Licensing provisions for the FSS in the 18.3-20.2 GHz and
28.35-30.0 GHz bands.

   (a) [Reserved]

   (b) System License. Applicants authorized to construct and launch a
   system of technically identical non-geostationary satellite orbit
   satellites will be awarded a single “blanket” license covering a
   specified number of space stations to operate in a specified number of
   orbital planes.

   (c) In addition to providing the information specified in § 25.114, each
   non-geostationary satellite orbit applicant shall demonstrate the
   following:

   (1) That the proposed system is capable of providing Fixed-Satellite
   Service to all locations as far north as 70�° North Latitude and as far
   south as 55�° South Latitude for at least 75% of every 24-hour period;
   and

   (2) That the proposed system is capable of providing Fixed-Satellite
   Service on a continuous basis throughout the fifty states, Puerto Rico
   and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

   (3) [Reserved]

   (d) [Reserved]

   (e) Prohibition of certain agreements. No license shall be granted to
   any applicant for a space station in the FSS operating in portions of
   the 18.3-20.2 GHz and 28.35-30.0 GHz bands if that applicant, or any
   persons or companies controlling or controlled by the applicant, shall
   acquire or enjoy any right, for the purpose of handling traffic to or
   from the United States, its territories or possessions, to construct or
   operate space segment or earth stations, or to interchange traffic,
   which is denied to any other United States company by reason of any
   concession, contract, understanding, or working arrangement to which
   the Licensee or any persons or companies controlling or controlled by
   the Licensee are parties.

   [ 62 FR 61456 , Nov. 18, 1997, as amended at  65 FR 54171 , Sept. 7, 2000;
    66 FR 63515 , Dec. 7, 2001;  67 FR 39310 , June 7, 2002;  68 FR 16966 , Apr.
   8, 2003;  68 FR 51505 , Aug. 27, 2003;  68 FR 59129 , Oct. 14, 2003;  70 FR 59277 , Oct. 12, 2005;  78 FR 8423 , Feb. 6, 2013;  79 FR 8320 , Feb. 12,
   2014;  81 FR 55333 , Aug. 18, 2016]

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