FCC 3650-3700 Notification

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Reminds Licensees  in the 3650-3700 Band Wireless Broadband Service and 3550-3650 Band Non-Federal Radiolocation Service of Requirements for Construction and Operations

Channel 51 - Bend, OR Update

Today, the FCC approved a Channel 51 transition in Bend, OR.  The movement of this TV station from Channel 51  to Channel 18, will eliminate the adjacent channel interference risk to USCellular's 700MHz A-Block spectrum in Eugene, OR and T-Mobile's A-Block spectrum in Linn, Deschutes, and Lake counties.  It eliminates interference concerns across a total of 7 counties with a total population of 709,258.    Below is a listing of the currently filed Channel 51 transitions.  Each of the Daily Digest dates is linked to the filed information.

Final Daily Digest	Initial Daily Digest	Market	Call Sign	Current Channel	Proposed Channel
	12/13/2013	Oklahoma City, OK	KSBI(TV)	51	23
	9/4/2014	Rome, GA	WPXA(TV)	51	31
	9/4/2014	Kansas City, MO	KPXE-TV	51	30
12/23/2014	9/18/2014	Dayton, OH	WKEF(TV)	51	18
12/16/2014	10/17/2014	Denver, CO	KCEC(TV)	51	26
	12/8/2014	Longview, TX	KCEB	51	26
2/11/2015	1/7/2015	Lansing, MI	WLAJ-TV	51	25
5/14/2015	4/10/2015	Bend, OR	KOHD	51	18
	4/21/2015	Providence, RI	WJAR(TV)	51	50

AT&T / Plateau FCC Competitive Market Review

The FCC just completed their market review of the AT&T purchase of Plateau/ENMR wireless spectrum and customers. Linked below is the review which includes an overview of the spectrum holdings of major carriers in each market, the available spectrum in each market, and the amount of spectrum that AT&T would hold post transition. This is a great example of the new enhanced review.

Applications of AT&T Inc., E.N.M.R. TelephoneCooperative, Plateau Telecommunications, Inc.,New Mexico RSA 4 East Limited Partnership, andTexas RSA 3 Limited Partnership 

Channel 51 Interference Mitigation - Boston (MA)

Yesterday, the FCC accepted a Channel 51 transition in Providence, RI.  The movement of this TV station from Channel 51  to Channel 50, will eliminate the adjacent channel interference risk to T-Mobile's 700MHz A-Block spectrum in Boston, MA.  It eliminates interference concerns across 22 counties with a total population of 8,228,649    Below is a listing of the currently filed Channel 51 transitions.  Each of the Daily Digest dates is linked to the filed information.

Final Daily Digest	Initial Daily Digest	Market	Call Sign	Current Channel	Proposed Channel
	12/13/2013	Oklahoma City, OK	KSBI(TV)	51	23
	9/4/2014	Rome, GA	WPXA(TV)	51	31
	9/4/2014	Kansas City, MO	KPXE-TV	51	30
12/23/2014	9/18/2014	Dayton, OH	WKEF(TV)	51	18
12/16/2014	10/17/2014	Denver, CO	KCEC(TV)	51	26
	12/8/2014	Longview, TX	KCEB	51	26
2/11/2015	1/7/2015	Lansing, MI	WLAJ-TV	51	25
	4/10/2015	Bend, OR	KOHD	51	18
	4/21/2015	Providence, RI	WJAR(TV)	51	50

 

Below are the markets, states, and counties affected by the Providence (RI) Channel 51 interference:

                        

AllNet's Spectrum Ownership Analysis Tool has incorporated the Channel 51 interference issue into our Spectrum Grid module.  From this module, you can see the 700MHz A-Block owner and an indication of whether Channel 51 is licensed in that particular county.  Green highlights over the Channel 51 call sign indicate that a transition plan has been approved, yellow highlights indicate that a transition plan has been filed, and red highlights indicate the markets where interference issues will persist.

Channel 51 - Bend OR and Market Updates

Yesterday, the FCC approved a Channel 51 transition in Bend, OR.  The movement of this TV station from Channel 51  to Channel 18, will eliminate the adjacent channel interference risk to T-Mobile's 700MHz A-Block spectrum in rural Oregon.  It eliminates interference concerns across 7 counties with a total population of 709,258    Below is a listing of the currently filed Channel 51 transitions.  Each of the Daily Digest dates is linked to the filed information.

Final Daily           Digest	Initial Daily          Digest	Market	Call Sign	Current  Channel	Proposed  Channel
	12/13/2013	Oklahoma City, OK	KSBI(TV)	51	23
	9/4/2014	Rome, GA	WPXA(TV)	51	31
	9/4/2014	Kansas City, MO	KPXE-TV	51	30
12/23/2014	9/18/2014	Dayton, OH	WKEF(TV)	51	18
12/16/2014	10/17/2014	Denver, CO	KCEC(TV)	51	26
	12/8/2014	Longview, TX	KCEB	51	26

2/11/2015           1/7/2015            Lansing, MI                          WLAJ-TV                  51                 25
                           4/10/2015          Bend, OR                              KOHD                        51                 18
                        

AllNet's Spectrum Ownership Analysis Tool has incorporated the Channel 51 interference issue into our Spectrum Grid module.  From this module, you can see the 700MHz A-Block owner and an indication of whether Channel 51 is licensed in that particular county.  Green highlights over the Channel 51 call sign indicate that a transition plan has been approved, yellow highlights indicate that a transition plan has been filed, and red highlights indicate the markets where interference issues will persist.

FCC Requests Comments on Commencing Operations in the 600MHz Band

Defining the Commencement of Operations in the 600MHz Band

Click the link above to review the FCC's initial proposal for the shutdown of low power and unlicensed operations in the 600MHz band.

T-Mobile's Promoting Innovation in the 3.5 GHz Band Presentation to the FCC

Promoting Innovation in the 3.5 GHz Band

Click the above link to access T-Mobile's filed presentation with the FCC.  When the presentation is opened in Adobe, right click to rotate the presentation clockwise for easier reading.

Verizon Wireless AWS Spectrum Holdings by Market

With the conclusion of Verizon's investor call, I thought it would be worthwhile putting together some facts behind Verizon's statement that they have accumlulated 40MHz or more AWS spectrum in 92 of the Top 100 markets.  Unfortunately, they don't define the markets, but from AllNet's Spectrum Ownership Analysis Tool, we have compiled Verizon's AWS spectrum holdings based upon CMA markets.  The markets below 40 MHz include:  San Juan, Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Oklahoma City, McAllen, Springfield, and the New Jersey 2 market.  This matches Verizon's statement of 40MHz of AWS spectrum in 92 of the Top 100 markets.

Channel 51 - Lansing MI

Yesterday, the FCC approved a Channel 51 transition in Lansing, MI.  The movement of this TV station from Channel 51  to Channel 25, will eliminate the adjacent channel interference risk to T-Mobile's 700MHz A-Block spectrum in Detroit.  Below is a listing of the currently filed Channel 51 transitions.  Each of the Daily Digest dates is linked to the filed information.

Final Daily           Digest	Initial Daily          Digest	Market	Call Sign	Current  Channel	Proposed  Channel
	12/13/2013	Oklahoma City, OK	KSBI(TV)	51	23
	9/4/2014	Rome, GA	WPXA(TV)	51	31
	9/4/2014	Kansas City, MO	KPXE-TV	51	30
12/23/2014	9/18/2014	Dayton, OH	WKEF(TV)	51	18
12/16/2014	10/17/2014	Denver, CO	KCEC(TV)	51	26
	12/8/2014	Longview, TX	KCEB	51	26

2/11/2015           1/7/2015            Lansing, MI                          WLAJ-TV                  51                 25                         

AllNet's Spectrum Ownership Analysis Tool has incorporated the Channel 51 interference issue into our Spectrum Grid module.  From this module, you can see the 700MHz A-Block owner and an indication of whether Channel 51 is licensed in that particular county.  Green highlights over the Channel 51 call sign indicate that a transition plan has been approved, yellow highlights indicate that a transition plan has been filed, and red highlights indicate the markets where interference issues will persist.

Increased Spectrum Depth - Top 100 Markets

For the next four days we will be posting a map each day for one of the national spectrum holders that indicates the amount of spectrum they are adding to their spectrum holdings in the Top 100 Cellular Market Areas.  The primary source of the additions on these maps are the AWS-3 spectrum licenses although other proposed (FCC filed) transactions are included.  For T-Mobile below, the additional spectrum depth in Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland relates to a 700MHz A-block acquisition from Vulcan while the Pittsburgh market reflects both a 700MHz A-block acquisition (from McBride) and a AWS-3 H block acquisition via the auction.

US - Carrier Aggregation Plans

In the charts below, we present the current carrier aggregation plans for AT&T, Verizon, USCellular, Dish, T-Mobile, and Sprint.  Green indicates that particular frequency block is used one time in the aggregation scheme.  Yellow indicates that particular frequency block is used twice in the aggregation scheme.  For both the green and yellow highlights, only one carrier can be utilized in each frequency block.  The blue highlights indicate that multiple carriers can be utilized in each frequency block (non contiguous).

AT&T

Verizon

T-Mobile

Sprint

Dish

 US Cellular

AWS-3 Auction Results - Spectrum Grid

AllNet's Spectrum Ownership Analysis Tool has been updated to include all of the AWS-3 auction results in all of its Analysis Modules.  Below in the Spectrum Grid Module, you can see which carrier acquired the spectrum rights for each  of the uplink channels in the Top 5 CMA markets.

The screenshot of the downlink channels also provides a view into where Dish's AWS-4 spectrum fits with their new AWS-3 spectrum.

Clearing Channel 51 - Dayton, OH

Yesterday, the FCC approved a Channel 51 transition in Dayton, OH.  The movement of this TV station from Channel 51  to Channel 18, will eliminate the adjacent channel interference risk to T-Mobile's 700MHz A-Block spectrum in Denver.  Below is a listing of the currently filed Channel 51 transitions.  The Dayton, OH transition is linked to the FCC filings.  The previous filings are linked in previous postings.  Previous postings can be accessed the the Channel 51 label.

Final Daily           Digest	Initial Daily          Digest	Market	Call Sign	Current Channel	Proposed Channel
	12/13/2013	Oklahoma City, OK	KSBI(TV)	51	23
	9/4/2014	Rome, GA	WPXA(TV)	51	31
	9/4/2014	Kansas City, MO	KPXE-TV	51	30
12/23/2014	9/18/2014	Dayton, OH	WKEF(TV)	51	18
12/16/2014	10/17/2014	Denver, CO	KCEC(TV)	51	26
	12/8/2014	Longview, TX	KCEB	51	26

Our Spectrum Ownership Analysis Tool has incorporated the Channel 51 interference issue into our Spectrum Grid module.  From this module, you can see the 700MHz A-Block owner and an indication of whether Channel 51 is licensed in that particular county.  Green highlights over the Channel 51 callsign indicate that a transition plan has been approved, yellow highlights indicate that a transition plan has been filed, and red highlights indicate the markets where interference issues will persist.

700MHz A-Block - Clearing Channel 51

Yesterday, the FCC approved a Channel 51 transition in Denver, CO.  The movement of this TV station from Channel 51  to Channel 26, will eliminate the adjacent channel interference risk to T-Mobile's 700MHz A-Block spectrum in Denver.  Below is a listing of the currently filed Channel 51 transitions.  Each of the Daily Digest dates is linked to the filed information.

Final Daily           Digest	Initial Daily          Digest	Market	Call Sign	Current Channel	Proposed Channel
	12/13/2013	Oklahoma City, OK	KSBI(TV)	51	23
	9/4/2014	Rome, GA	WPXA(TV)	51	31
	9/4/2014	Kansas City, MO	KPXE-TV	51	30
	9/18/2014	Dayton, OH	WKEF(TV)	51	18
12/16/2014	10/17/2014	Denver, CO	KCEC(TV)	51	26
	12/8/2014	Longview, TX	KCEB	51	26

Our Spectrum Ownership Analysis Tool has incorporated the Channel 51 interference issue into our Spectrum Grid module.  From this module, you can see the 700MHz A-Block owner and an indication of whether Channel 51 is licensed in that particular county.  Green highlights over the Channel 51 callsign indicate that a transition plan has been approved, yellow highlights indicate that a transition plan has been filed, and red highlights indicate the markets where interference issues will persist.

Enhanced Market Level Reports

The November 2014 Spectrum Ownership Analysis Tool includes several enhancements to the Market Level Reports.  Market Level Reports are available for Cellular Market Areas (CMA) and Economic Areas (EA).  Initially these market level reports only included spectrum depth values for each carrier by spectrum band.  With this update, you can see each selected carrier's total spectrum holdings, their spectrum holdings in each of the primary band classes (Low Band, Mid Band, and High Band), and their spectrum holdings in each spectrum band.

The band classes are defined as follows:

• Low Band
• 700MHz
• Cellular/SMR
• Mid Band
• L Band/S Band (AWS-4)
• AWS-1
• PCS
• AWS -3 (when the auction is complete)
• High Band
• WCS
• EBS/BRS

The user can select 8 carriers to be displayed in these reports from the 580 carriers available in the Spectrum Ownership Analysis Tool.  For the examples below, we have included most of the national wireless carriers as well as a few regional carriers.

The spectrum depth values for each of these reports are determined from the county-level spectrum ownership information in the Spectrum Ownership Analysis Tool using a population-weighted average.  This means that each of the county-level spectrum depth values is multiplied by a ratio of the county's population divided by the market population.  This provides for a higher weighting for spectrum depth in higher population counties.

CMA Market Report - Total Spectrum Depth and Spectrum Depth by Band Class

CMA Market Report - Spectrum Depth by Frequency Band