Rather, licensees are free to make and record such transactions by having the first licensee delete the registered station s from its license and having the second licensee register the station s under its license. Modifications to fixed or base station registrations must be done electronically through ULS. At this point, the licensee will be presented with a list of call signs assigned to their FRN.
Station registrations can be modified by clicking on the desired station link. The process described above must be repeated for each station to be modified. The process described above must be repeated for each pending registration that is to be amended. Private Mobile Radio Service is a mobile service that is neither a commercial mobile radio service nor the functional equivalent of a service that meets the definition of commercial mobile radio service.
Additional information about the fees is available in the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Fee Guide. See infra note Listing the current fees in this public notice would disserve applicants because the Commission adjusts filing and regulatory fees periodically as required by several statutes.
The public will be able to examine the registration database online, through ULS, to determine locations of fixed and base stations. More specifically, the database will allow applicants and licensees to identify the location of base and fixed stations in the MHz band to facilitate cooperation among users and protection of grandfathered stations from interference.
The database will also permit the Commission to monitor the use of this spectrum as new technologies and services develop. Over time, the utility of the database will be diminished if registration data becomes outdated or otherwise inaccurate. Thus, we emphasize that the requirement to register fixed and base stations prior to operation is ongoing--operating previously registered but subsequently modified equipment or operating parameters would subject the operator to enforcement action.
The Commission's rules also require registrations for unused fixed and base stations to be deleted. Additional reporting or periodic certification requirements may be necessary to maintain accurate and current data.
However, rather than adopting or seeking comment on additional measures at this juncture, the WTB is reserving the right to revisit this matter in the future after the Bureau, as well as licensees, have the opportunity to gauge the effectiveness of the existing requirements for this new service.
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Those licenses served as a prerequisite for registering individual fixed and base stations. In , the Commission established a new Citizens Broadband Radio Service for shared wireless broadband use of the MHz band 3. The Commission directed the Wireless Telecommunication Bureau WTB and Office of Engineering and Technology OET to issue a public notice seeking comment on the appropriate methodology for defining the grandfathered wireless protection zone contours.
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The facsimile displayed is the version of the manual form in use at the time the application was filed for applications filed after March, Click Help to access Application Search Help. Application Search Help. The respondents provided the rationale that given there where no longer any existing grandfathered FSS stations in the band, and with the proposal to transition FSS operations above MHz, that the primary FSS allocation was no longer necessary.
Conversely, Inmarsat and Intelsat opposed the proposal. Inmarsat objected to removing the primary FSS allocation as, similar to the MHz band, they have licensed operations that they continue to use. They additionally proposed that the same coordination procedure established in SRSP could be applied to reasonably accommodate the incoming flexible use operations, while allowing continued FSS operation in an area.
In addition, Intelsat expressed its view that allowing the continued operation of FSS in the band on a secondary basis promotes efficient use of the spectrum, especially given the fact that there is no potential for interference to primary services as FSS is operating in the space-to-Earth direction.
In addition, authorization of new FSS earth stations for large antenna applications, such as gateways, is limited to remote areas outside of urban centres. However, existing earth stations that are currently operating on a secondary basis may continue operating but on a no-protection basis from new flexible use operations. Some cited the benefit of having an aligned equipment ecosystem with the US. Both Rogers and Iristel were of the opinion that if MHz is designated for shared use then no guard band would be required between flexible use and FSS, given that the technical requirements in MHz may be subject to power restrictions similar to that of current WBS operations.
The use of a guard band in addition to appropriate technical requirements will protect FSS operations in the MHz band from flexible use operations in MHz band. ISED recognizes that this would allow Canadian providers and consumers to benefit from cost economies of scale from equipment ecosystems in the US market. ISED is also of the view that a guard band is only one component in addition to technical requirements that will be developed and implemented to ensure that FSS in the MHz band are protected from interference from flexible use operations.
Other potential technical requirements may include specifications such as transmitter power limits as well as receiver standards requirements. Consultation on these technical requirements will be held with stakeholders in the future. These respondents also supported the band plan with allowance to aggregate blocks to create larger contiguous blocks. Several stakeholders were of the view that larger block sizes are required.
Advanced Interactive Canada Inc proposed MHz blocks in rural areas to make it more economically viable. Qualcomm was of the view that the MHz band should be licensed in blocks larger than 10 MHz blocks, however, supported the aggregation of the 10 MHz blocks. Although ISED recognizes the value of large bandwidth channels for 5G technologies, 10 MHz blocks can be aggregated to create the larger bandwidths that are expected to be supported by equipment, including equipment created for the US.
ISED proposed to allow existing FSS earth stations to remain licensed in the entire MHz band in some rural or remote areas where communities depend on satellite services for telephony and broadband connectivity and sought comments on how to define these satellite-dependent areas. Bell stated that the use of smaller areas such as Tier 5 is too cumbersome and grouping them could lead to a longer boundary with more edges between satellite-dependent and non-satellite-dependent areas resulting in more interference-related issues.
SES indicated that the separation distance between FSS earth stations in MHz and flexible use in the same range require greater distances than those of the mmWave bands. RABC urged ISED to take all precautions to ensure continued service in these communities and to consider the complexity of migrating services so that the North may also benefit from new wireless services being proposed in the MHz band. RABC proposed the adoption of a principle that excludes areas where there is currently mobile or fixed terrestrial coverage from the definition of a satellite-dependent area.
Ericsson agreed with RABC and added that the definition of satellite-dependent areas should not be rigidly bound to a geographical notation Tier 4, Tier 5, etc.
TELUS disagreed with the use of Tier 4 areas since it does not sufficiently distinguish between the regions of Canada that may require C-band satellite service to support telephony and broadband connectivity and the more densely populated parts of rural Canada where terrestrial wireless and wireline connectivity options are available. Rogers also noted that some of the constituent Tier 5 areas contained in the Tier 4 areas listed in GL are currently well served by terrestrial broadband and wireless communications service providers.
Thus, Rogers proposed that ISED could adopt a principle that, areas where there is currently mobile or fixed terrestrial coverage in access bands would not be considered satellite-dependent. Similarly, Iristel commented that the Tier 4 designation includes communities served by terrestrial fiber in the list of satellite-dependent communities.
Thus, it submitted that the use of Tier 5 for the definition, though imperfect, is more representative of the reality. Many rural and remote communities depend on satellite services for telephony and broadband connectivity. Although there is a trend towards using higher frequencies as they provide a larger capacity, ISED notes that the propagation characteristics and existing infrastructure for FSS in MHz have made the band important for providing telecommunications, media and Internet to these communities.
However, existing satellite earth stations located in satellite-dependent Tiers will be protected from flexible use operations in the MHz band regardless of the service area from which the flexible use is operating, as described in the following sections. Through various interference mitigation techniques, as well as voluntary private commercial arrangements, a flexible use operator should be able to deploy and offer services in these areas, as well as in areas adjacent to these satellite-dependent tiers.
Consequently, ISED intends to make flexible use licences available in satellite-dependent areas, along with all other areas of the country through a future competitive licensing process. ISED recognizes that satellite communications have a critical role in providing broadband connectivity in rural and remote areas such as the Tier 4 areas listed in annex C , which are aligned with the interim guideline GL While a more granular approach to defining satellite-dependent areas, such as using Tier 5 service areas, may reduce the coordination requirements for future flexible use licensees in some areas, protecting existing FSS operations in rural and remote areas is paramount to ensuring connectivity for Canadians.
Satellite-dependent areas for the MHz band are listed in annex C. ISED recognizes that continued evolution of FSS into higher frequency bands and non-geostationary satellite orbit constellations may provide new service availability in satellite-dependent areas. Similarly, the deployment of terrestrial services will continue to expand over time in satellite-dependent Tiers.
ISED may therefore review the definition of satellite-dependent areas in the future, as appropriate. The following sections discuss the treatment and protection status of various incumbent users and related transition or displacement timelines. Further details regarding the transition processes for the various users of the band will be outlined in a future public release, which will be published prior to the application deadline to participate in the auction.
This section discusses the treatment of WBS incumbents in the MHz frequency range including the related transition timeline and revisions to the moratorium on new licences and deployments.
Option 1 would allow WBS licensees to remain in MHz but subject them to new technical rules that would align with the new band plan and require measures to improve coexistence with new flexible use. Option 2 would displace WBS licensees from MHz , while introducing a new licensing process for shared use in the MHz band. They indicated that blocks of MHz of contiguous spectrum are optimal to allow for efficient 5G deployments.
Xplornet specified that by interrupting the MHz range by maintaining the WBS band in MHz , flexible use licensees will be less able to obtain contiguous spectrum to support 5G deployments.
Additionally, Bell indicated that by allowing spectrum contiguity between the MHz and MHz bands, this will support the efficient use of spectrum as flexible use licensees would not need to incorporate two sets of technical specifications between the MHz and MHz bands.
Eastlink opposed Option 2, stating that it would require a complete replacement of equipment or the discontinuation of service. Redline Communications Group Inc opposed Option 2 due to the limited equipment ecosystem.
However, as part of their submissions, many also provided alternative proposals. While TELUS supported the proposal of designating MHz for shared use, it was of the view that this should only be applicable in rural and remote areas where the majority of WBS operators are currently providing service and proposed that the spectrum be auctioned in urban areas. Xplornet indicated that should additional spectrum be repurposed for flexible use above MHz in the future, the 20 MHz guard band should be incorporated for shared use, granting WBS operators access to MHz of spectrum.
They proposed varying amounts of spectrum in different frequency bands that could be designated for shared use. Some suggested making use of other sharing schemes to make efficient use of spectrum and grant access to as much spectrum as possible to as many users as possible. CanWISP expressed the need for additional spectrum in order to support the growth of consumer demand for Internet services and stated that 80 MHz would be the minimum amount of spectrum required.
Some respondents supported making all the of the MHz band available for shared use. Alternatively, Advanced Interactive Canada Inc. They indicated that by adopting this type of access scheme throughout the entire MHz band secondary users would have efficient access to additional spectrum that could be used in unserved or underserved areas or on a priority basis in times of emergency. By contrast, Bell and Rogers were of the opinion that the proposed 80 MHz was not needed by these operators and that the current 50 MHz was sufficient.
Rogers indicated that given the licence-exempt and lightly-licensed spectrum options available if WBS operators are displaced there is little evidence that they require more than 50 MHz.
ISED is of the view that displacing WBS and designating 80 MHz in MHz for shared use would provide long-term stability throughout the full MHz range, allowing for more efficient use of the spectrum for future 5G applications and other use cases, including wireless Internet access.
A new licensing process can be established to provide access to the spectrum in MHz with low barriers to entry. Furthermore, if WBS remains in the MHz band, coordination with flexible use systems in the adjacent bands could be challenging. ISED is of the view that additional technical or operational constraints would be required e. WBS operators may incur additional costs if they were to remain in this band since they may be required to install additional equipment to their existing systems to meet such constraints.
If WBS operations were to remain, these additional constraints would reduce the amount of spectrum available for both the MHz band as well as the adjacent blocks below MHz and above MHz. Due to the current low barrier licensing process and absence of licence fees, ISED recognizes the importance of the WBS band to WISPs for the provision of fixed-wireless broadband access in rural and remote areas, and other licensees for services such as automatic meter reading and video surveillance.
Under the current rules, there is no limit on the number of WBS licences that may be issued for the same spectrum and geographic area. Existing WBS stations are deployed in various densities in urban, rural and remote areas, often with overlapping coverage. Licensing is on an all-come, all-served basis and all licences have equal access to the spectrum.
While this has enabled a low barrier to entry, ISED recognizes that there have been some challenges e. These developments are expected to increase the challenges of inter-user coordination as the existing radiofrequency environment may become congested and create potential coordination challenges that may necessitate changes and could require licensees in the same area to upgrade their equipment at the same time to maintain services. Designating MHz for shared use would provide additional spectrum for flexible use, while enabling the leveraging of emerging equipment ecosystems for 5G NR technology in order to increase the capability of offering improved service.
In doing so, this increases opportunities for existing operators e. WISPs and utilities or new operators to deploy systems in rural and remote areas that could support increased speeds given the large blocks of spectrum that would be available through a new licensing process.
WBS licensees could also choose other bands that are either available or may become available in the near future. For example, higher power and outdoor RLAN devices are permitted in the MHz band, which is accessible under a light-licence regime and access to unused television channels is available on a licence-exempt basis using white space devices.
With the designation of RED Technologies as a white space database administrator announced in February and equipment now certified for use in Canada under RSS , White Space Devices WSDs , current WBS licensees have access to a large amount of licence-exempt low-band spectrum as a viable option to increase their coverage. As there has been no change to the Canadian or US use of the band by aeronautical and maritime radars, ISED will not be making changes to MHz at this time, and any changes to the use of the band will be subject to a future consultation.
Based on the above, ISED is adopting the proposal to displace current WBS licensees from the MHz band and designate the MHz band for shared use in which a new licensing process will be undertaken through a future consultation. Details on the timing of displacement is discussed in the following section. ISED had proposed that the 24 Tier 4 service areas, shown in annex D of the Consultation that contain large population centres, as defined by the Census of Population from Statistics Canada, would be considered urban areas.
Bell, Rogers and TELUS stated that the proposed timelines were too long particularly in urban areas, expressing concerns with impacts to flexible use deployment in the adjacent MHz band. They indicated that the transition deadline of December should apply to both urban and rural areas.
Bell indicated that it is critical to provide timely access to flexible use spectrum to facilitate the introduction of 5G technologies for Canadians. Rogers indicated that urban areas are where 5G deployment will happen first and where capacity needs would be the greatest.
TELUS further proposed a one-year notification of displacement for all urban WBS operations, consistent with previous displacement policies for urban areas.
Iristel expressed that the proposed timelines were unrealistic based on existing delays within ISED in making other priority spectrum available, such as the delay of the MHz band auction. It also suggested that the risk of displacing WBS licensees before new flexible use licensees were ready to make use of the spectrum would negatively impact WISPs. Similarly, the BCBA proposed that, beyond Tier 5 urban core areas, displacement be required on an as-needed basis, and only after five years from the date that the new band is available for licensing.
They also raised concerns over the lack of an available commercial ecosystem and the associated cost of replacing their equipment within this timeframe. CCSA, CanWISP and TekSavvy emphasized that their ability to serve rural customers would be jeopardized if a three-year transition period was adopted, while the Regional Municipality of Durham stated it would be unable to make the transition by in the urban service area it operates in. They proposed that five years would be the minimum amount of time necessary to transition.
They expressed concerns that the appropriate equipment to operate in the shared band may not be available prior to , and that new equipment would be offered at a premium price, which would generate additional challenges for smaller operators in all areas. Xplornet was also supportive of a four to five year transition period and indicated that one transition deadline should be applied to both urban and rural areas.
Although PSBN Innovation Alliance and Telesat deferred to the opinions of the affected operators, they expressed concerns that the proposed timeline might be too short to be feasible. ISED recognizes that many new flexible use licensees will be planning to launch mobile services in a timely manner, with the first deployments expected in large urban population centres. ISED notes that some WBS licensees, in particular smaller operators in rural and remote areas, may face challenges with transitioning to new spectrum within a new band plan.
In an effort to address the needs of the rural WBS incumbents and the needs of the new flexible use licensees wanting to deploy 5G services, ISED is of the view that a transition process and timelines need to provide for expedited transition in urban areas and longer transition in rural areas. ISED is also of the view that the transition process and timelines need to minimize the potential disruption of existing services, allowing additional time for rural licensees to continue operating at their current technical and operational parameters while they plan to move to the MHz band or to alternative options.
As such, ISED is implementing a transition plan that will allow for the timely deployment of 5G services in urban areas while providing rural users with more time to transition their existing systems.
Since there are many licensees and many sites, often with multiple sites overlapping, this would make sharing between existing WBS operation and future flexible use operations a challenge across the whole MHz range. Applying a where and when necessary approach, where licensees are overlapping in the same area and have a licence for the same 50 MHz, would mean transition would often be triggered throughout the whole Tier when a future flexible use licensee planned to deploy.
ISED would normally impose a six-month to one-year notification period for a where and when necessary approach, however, ISED is of the view that this could be onerous for existing and new licensees to manage and create an uncertain business environment. As such, ISED is of the view that a fixed displacement deadline respects the needs of urban and rural users, and would provide certainty for existing licensees, allowing them to plan a move to other bands or apply for the proposed new licensing process.
In the Consultation, ISED initially proposed that urban be defined as the 24 Tier 4 service areas that contain a large population centre, as defined by the Census of Population from Statistics Canada as listed in annex D of the Consultation. After further analysis of existing WBS operations, ISED is of the view that this would negatively impact services to Canadians, especially rural Canadians that live near urban population centres, given the high number of deployments found in these areas.
In an effort to provide timely access to flexible use spectrum and to facilitate the introduction of 5G technologies for Canadians, while also accommodating existing WBS operations in rural areas, ISED will be employing a Tier 5 based transition process for all existing WBS licence areas. To achieve the policy objectives set out for this band as detailed in section 3 , ISED believes that the displacement deadlines would balance the development of 5G in urban areas where 5G is first expected to be deployed while recognizing that a longer timeline may be required for WBS licensees that are offering services in rural and remote areas.
Additional time will also allow WBS licensees, choosing to transition to the MHz band, to take advantage of the anticipated equipment ecosystem developing in the US and other international markets. It should be noted that voluntary agreements between the new flexible use licensees and incumbent WBS licensees may be established to support mutually agreeable, earlier displacement timelines.
Prior to the applicable displacement deadlines, WBS stations can continue to operate as per their technical and operational parameters. Furthermore, new stations or modifications to existing WBS stations are subject to successful coordination with any deployed flexible use systems below MHz. New flexible use stations below MHz will be required to continue meeting the coordination requirements in SRSP until the applicable displacement deadlines.
Prior to the applicable displacement deadlines, flexible use licensees will be permitted to operate in the MHz band, however, they are required to protect existing, new or modified WBS stations from interference. Additionally, flexible use operations above MHz must protect existing, new or modified WBS stations from interference until the applicable displacement deadlines.
WBS stations will be protected from flexible use stations operating above MHz in metropolitan and urban Tier 5 service areas until March 31, and in all other areas until March 31, The technical details such as power flux density pfd limits to protect WBS systems from flexible use systems operating in the MHz band will be included in a future MHz transition manual.
Once all of the Tier 5 service areas that comprise a Tier 4 area have passed their displacement deadlines, all of the existing WBS licences issued for that tier will not be renewed. All WBS licensees that have licences in Tier 4 areas that contain a metropolitan or urban Tier 5 area as listed in annex D , will be required to cease operations within those metropolitan and urban Tier 5 areas by March 31, Licensees may continue to operate in licensed areas outside of the metropolitan and urban Tier 5 areas until March 31, Once all of the service areas have passed their displacement deadlines, the existing WBS licences issued for that tier will not be renewed.
ISED is adopting a March 31, displacement deadline for WBS operations in all metropolitan and urban Tier 5 service areas, as defined in annex D , and March 31, for rural and remote Tier 5 service areas. After the applicable displacement deadlines, WBS operations will no longer be authorized in MHz and must cease operation. As part of the Consultation, ISED instituted a moratorium on issuing new licences and permitting new deployments within the 24 Tier 4 service areas that contain large population centres.
ISED also consulted on whether the moratorium on authorizing new WBS licences and permitting new WBS station deployments for existing licensees should be expanded to additional areas beyond the proposed 24 Tier 4 service areas.
Bell, Rogers and TELUS were supportive of extending the moratorium to service areas outside of the 24 Tier 4 areas identified in the Consultation, with TELUS commenting that a moratorium is necessary to allow for transition plans to begin in and out of the band, and to give prospective licensees bidding at auction certainty around potential encumbrances. Iristel and Cogeco indicated support for a moratorium on new licences but stated that existing licensees should be permitted to continue deploying new equipment and expand their existing services.
The moratorium allowed existing WBS licensees to continue operating in the urban areas, while also allowing those in rural areas to continue to expand their services to rural Canadians. As WBS licences are issued on a Tier 4 basis, the moratorium was initially applied using the Tier 4 service areas. However, based on the comments received, and in order to balance the timely deployment of new flexible use services with the importance of rural broadband connectivity, ISED has come to the view that the definition of urban areas should be revised to enable WBS operations in the rural areas outside of urban centres, to continue providing services to Canadians.
As such, the moratorium is being revised to be based on Tier 5 areas, as described below. Effective the date of this Decision, ISED is rescinding the temporary moratorium, Decision 1 of the Consultation, and the following moratorium and deployment rules will apply to all current and prospective WBS licensees, as follows:.
WBS licensees may operate new or existing stations in accordance with the technical parameters that the licensee has provided to ISED in relation to that station.
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