Greetings! Your first step would be to apply for your FCC license so
that you will be assigned an FRN number. After completing that, you
may apply for the Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS)
but you must also have a Basic Trading Area (BTA) license.
In the FCC forms section, you will see "FCC Registration Number (FRN)
Requirement - To file applications manually or online through BLS, you
must have a valid FCC Registration Number (FRN). If you have an FRN
but do not have access to it, contact the CORES Help Desk by phone,
1-877-480-3201, or by email, CORES@fcc.gov. If you don't have an FRN,
you can register online with the FCC's Commission Registration System
(CORES) or submit Form 160 manually."
In the forms section, there is a statement that one must have a BTA
license. "Forms - The Commission is accepting applications from
existing ITFS and MDS licensees. Filing New MDS Main Stations (Holders
of BTA licenses only) Form 304
If I were you, I would contact the FCC and inquire on the availability
of BTA licenses as it appears from what I have read that they were
auctioned by the FCC:
From a news story about Band Information on ComSearch:
"Multipoint and/or Multichannel Distribution Services (MMDS)
MMDS consists of Multichannel Distribution Service (MDS), Multichannel
Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS), and Instructional Television
Fixed Service (ITFS). Traditionally considered a “Wireless Cable” band
for the provision of television channels, MMDS is increasingly being
considered for implementation of broadband wireless access systems.
These broadband wireless systems are intended to provide digital
services such as Internet access, wide-area networks (WANs), and
voice-over IP.
MDS and MMDS channels in the United States are authorized under FCC
Rule Part 21, while ITFS channels are authorized under FCC Rule Part
74. International recommendations for usage in this band are given in
International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Recommendation ITU-R
F.755-1, Annex 1.
Until the mid-1990s, MMDS/ITFS primarily delivered one-way analog
video service. Since then several FCC actions have changed the service
significantly. The Commission issued two Declaratory Ruling and Orders
allowing various digital modulation schemes to be used, auctioned the
spectrum by Basic Trading Area (BTA), and issued a Report and Order
and a Report and Order on Reconsideration on two-way transmission.
The FCC auctioned a total of 493 MDS licenses, one for each of the
Basic Trading Areas (BTAs) in the United States and territories. The
auction closed on March 28, 1996. View the MMDS band plan
</articles/mdsband.pdf>. Use of the MMDS channels is on a
non-interference basis to incumbent MMDS and ITFS licensees, whose
sites were awarded 35-mile radius-protected service areas. The 493
renewable 10-year licenses were awarded to 67 different winning
bidders. They are subject to a five-year buildout criterion to provide
coverage for 2/3 of the population of the BTA. The FCC also allows
partitioning of BTAs subject to certain conditions.
Under BTA licensing, MMDS licensees are allowed to enter into lease
agreements with ITFS users for access to those channels. MMDS users
may also license up to eight unused ITFS frequencies in an area,
provided that at least eight frequencies remain available for ITFS
usage."
The contact info for the FCC is:
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street SW
Washington, DC 20554
More FCC Contact Information... http://www.fcc.gov/contacts.html
Phone: 888-CALL-FCC (225-5322)
TTY: 888-TELL-FCC (835-5322)
Fax: 202-418-0232
E-mail: fccinfo@fcc.gov
I hope this information proves of assistance in your quest.
SEARCH TERMS and LINKS:
FCC license [Google search]
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=FCC+license
Universal Licensing System (apply for FCC license here)
http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/
Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service FCC [Google search]
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Multichannel+Multipoint+Distribution+Service+FCC
Wireless Services (ITFS & MDS Radio Services)
http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/itfs&mds/
[on this page, choose "broadband Licensing System" link in the first
paragraph]
FCC Registration Number (FRN) Requirement
http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/itfs&mds/licensing
Filing Applications
http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/itfs&mds/licensing/#filing
basic trading area license FCC [Google search]
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=BTA+license+FCC
Band Information - Comsearch
http://www.comsearch.com/broadband/design1.jsp |
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