Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (3.4 GHz unallocated lots band) 2017 (Cth)

Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (3.4 GHz unallocated lots band) 2017

The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes the following plan under section 39 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

Dated: 25 September 2017

Richard Bean [signed] Member

Brendan Byrne [signed] Member/General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name This is the Radiocommunications Spectrum Marketing Plan (3.4 GHz unallocated lots band) 2017.

2 Commencement This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

Note: The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed at www.legislation.gov.au.

3 Authority This instrument is made under section 39 of the Act.

4 Purpose of the instrument This instrument describes: (a) the procedures for issuing spectrum licences in the 3.4 GHz (unallocated lots) band; (b) the spectrum licences that will be allocated by the ACMA in accordance with this instrument; (c) some of the matters a licensee must take into account when operating radiocommunications devices under a spectrum licence allocated in accordance with this instrument; and (d) other matters which a person should take into account when deciding whether to apply for a spectrum licence under the allocation determination.

5 Definitions In this instrument: 3.4 GHz band means the following frequency ranges in Australia: (a) 3425 MHz to 3492.5 MHz; (b) 3542.5 MHz to 3575 MHz. 3.4 GHz lot has the meaning given by subsection 4(1) of the allocation determination. 3.4 GHz (unallocated lots) band means the following frequency ranges within the corresponding areas: (a) 3439 MHz to 3442.5 MHz in Adelaide, Hobart and Launceston; (b) 3489 MHz to 3490 MHz in Hobart and Launceston; (c) 3490 MHz to 3492.5 MHz in Brisbane B, Canberra A, Hobart, Launceston, Rockhampton and Toowoomba; (d) 3542.5 MHz to 3546 MHz in Brisbane B, Canberra A, Rockhampton, Sydney B and Toowoomba; (e) 3546 MHz to 3547 MHz in Brisbane B, Canberra A, Rockhampton and Toowoomba; and (f) 3547 MHz to 3575 MHz in Brisbane B; where each corresponding area is to be ascertained in accordance with subsection 5(2) of the designation notice. Note: Each named area is also a region specified in Schedule 2. Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992. advisory guidelines means one or both of the following: (a) Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Managing Interference from Spectrum Licensed Transmitters — 3.4 GHz Band) 2015; and (b) Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Managing Interference to Spectrum Licensed Receivers — 3.4 GHz Band) 2015. Note: The advisory guidelines are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation. allocation determination means the Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Allocation – Multi-band Auction) Determination 2017. applicant has the meaning given by subsection 4(1) of the allocation determination. applicant information package has the meaning given by subsection 4(1) of the allocation determination. auction has the meaning given by subsection 4(1) of the allocation determination. Australian spectrum map grid or ASMG means the Australian Spectrum Map Grid 2012 published by the ACMA on its website at https://www.acma.gov.au. balance of the pre-determined price has the meaning given by subsection 4(1) of the allocation determination. balance of the winning price has the meaning given by subsection 4(1) of the allocation determination. designation notice means the Radiocommunications (Spectrum Designation—2 GHz and 3.4 GHz Bands) Notice 2017. first and second rounds of the auction has the same meaning as in section 56 of the allocation determination. front-to-back ratio, for an antenna, is the response of the highest peak of the antenna radiation pattern in the region 180 degrees ± 40 degrees (i.e. azimuths from 140° to 220°) relative to the main beam. geographic area, for a spectrum licence, means the area within which operation of a radiocommunications device is authorised under the licence. HCIS identifier means an identifier used to describe a geographic area in the HCIS. hierarchical cell identifier scheme or HCIS means the cell grouping hierarchy scheme used to describe geographic areas in the ASMG. licence schedule means a schedule to the sample spectrum licence. lot means a 3.4 GHz lot. maximum true mean power means the true mean power measured in a specified rectangular bandwidth that is located within a specified frequency band such that the true mean power is the maximum of true mean powers produced. Note: The power within the specified rectangular bandwidth is normally established by taking measurements using either an adjacent channel power meter or a spectrum analyser. Estimation of the accuracy of the measuring equipment, measurement procedure and any adjustments made to measurements to take account of practical filter shape factors should be in accordance with good engineering practice. mean power means the average power measured during an interval of time that is at least 10 times the period of the lowest modulation frequency. non spurious emission means an unwanted emission that is not a spurious emission. occupied bandwidth, in relation to a radiocommunications transmitter, means the bandwidth of a frequency band, having fixed upper and lower limits, that is necessary to contain not less than 99 per cent of the true mean power of the transmitter's emissions at any time. post-auction application has the meaning given by subclause 2(1) of Schedule 4 to the allocation determination. post-auction process means the process for allocation of licences conducted in accordance with Schedule 4 of the allocation determination. pre-determined price has the meaning given by subsection 4(1) of the allocation determination. preferred lots has the meaning given by subsection 4(1) of the allocation determination. RALI MS 32 means the RALI MS 32 Coordination of Apparatus Licensed Services Within The Mid West Radio Quiet Zone, published on the ACMA's website at https://www.acma.gov.au. region: see Schedule 2. sample spectrum licence: see section 21. spurious emission means an emission that is not: (a) a modulation product; or (b) wide band noise; or (c) an emission caused by switching transients. true mean power means: (a) if an unmodulated carrier is present – the mean power measured while the unmodulated carrier is present; (b) if an unmodulated carrier is not present – the mean power measured while transmitter information is present. unwanted emission, in relation to the operation of a transmitter authorised by a spectrum licence, means an emission outside the lower and upper frequency limits of the licence. Note: A number of other expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following: (a) ACMA; (b) apparatus licence; (c) core conditions; (d) frequency band; (e) licensee; (f) radiocommunications device; (g) Register; and (h) spectrum licence.